Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unusual Suspects | 1996 | James Grady | Buy |
| 2 | Watchlist | 2009 | James Grady | Buy |
| 3 | Son of Retro Pulp Tales | 2009 | James Grady | Buy |
| 4 | Home Improvement: Undead Edition | 2011 | James Grady | Buy |
| 5 | Inherit the Dead | 2013 | James Grady | Buy |
| 6 | Explosions: Stories of Our Landmined World | 2014 | James Grady | Buy |
| 7 | Invisible Blood | 2019 | James Grady | Buy |
| 8 | Reports from the Deep End | 2023 | James Grady | Buy |
| 9 | Birds, Strangers and Psychos | 2025 | James Grady | Buy |
James Grady’s anthology work covers a span from 1996 to 2025, placing his short fiction in collections alongside other crime and thriller authors. These contributions give Grady the chance to write stories that stand on their own outside his series characters and ongoing storylines, often experimenting with themes or settings he might not explore at novel length.
The anthology format has been a consistent part of Grady’s output throughout his career. His contributions to multi-author collections keep him connected to the broader crime fiction community, and the shorter format lets him deliver the paranoid intensity of his best work in concentrated doses.