Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some Die Hard | 1979 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 2 | Cold In The Grave | 2018 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 3 | The Devil’s Music | 2019 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 4 | Sweet Blackmail | 2019 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
The Kilroy Mystery series began with Some Die Hard in 1979, one of Stephen Mertz’s earliest published novels. After nearly four decades away from the character, Mertz returned with three new Kilroy books in 2018-2019, picking up the hard-boiled detective story where he had left off.
The revival books (Cold In The Grave, The Devil’s Music, Sweet Blackmail) show Mertz’s continued affection for the private eye genre and his ability to write tight, lean mysteries.