Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mean Streets | 1986 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 2 | An Eye for Justice | 1988 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 3 | Dick Tracy: The Secret Files | 1990 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 4 | Dante’s Disciples | 1991 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 5 | Deadly Allies | 1992 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 6 | Dark Crimes 2 | 1993 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 7 | Deadly After Dark | 1994 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 8 | Murder is My Business | 1994 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 9 | Vampire Detectives | 1995 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 10 | First Cases, Volume 1 | 1996 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 11 | Kiss and Kill | 1997 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 12 | Vengeance is Hers | 1997 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 13 | Hot Blood X | 1998 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 14 | Private Eyes | 1998 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 15 | Diagnosis Dead | 1999 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 16 | Crafty Cat Crimes | 2000 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 17 | The Shamus Game | 2000 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 18 | …And the Dying is Easy | 2001 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 19 | Mystery Street | 2001 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 20 | A Century of Noir | 2002 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 21 | The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 22 | Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2 | 2002 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 23 | Fatal Attractions | 2003 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 24 | Flesh and Blood | 2003 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 25 | Greatest Hits | 2005 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 26 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles | 2005 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 27 | These Guns for Hire | 2006 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 28 | My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence | 2006 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 29 | At the Scene of the Crime | 2008 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 30 | Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense | 2009 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 31 | By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year | 2010 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 32 | Crimes by Moonlight | 2010 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 33 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 | 2011 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 34 | In Pursuit of Spenser | 2012 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 35 | Writing Crime Fiction | 2012 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 36 | The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction | 2012 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 37 | Inherit the Dead | 2013 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 38 | Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats | 2013 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 39 | The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs | 2013 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 40 | Chicago Blues | 2014 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 41 | Trust No One | 2015 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 42 | A Time For Violence | 2019 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 43 | Ink and Daggers | 2023 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 44 | Murderers’ Row: Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1 | 2025 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
Max Allan Collins has contributed stories to dozens of multi-author anthologies over a career spanning nearly four decades. The 44 collections listed here range from mystery fiction compilations like Mean Streets (1986) and Private Eyes (1998) to themed anthologies like Vampire Detectives (1995) and Crimes by Moonlight (2010). Collins has also edited several anthologies and contributed introductions and essays alongside his fiction.
Notable entries include Dick Tracy: The Secret Files (1990), which draws on Collins’ work with the Dick Tracy comic strip, and The Best American Mystery Stories 2011, which represents recognition from the broader literary mystery community. His anthology work covers crime, noir, horror, and pop culture genres, reflecting the same range found in his novels and series.