Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Killing Man | 1989 | Max Allan Collins | N/A |
| 2 | So Long, Chief | 2013 | Max Allan Collins | N/A |
| 3 | A Dangerous Cat | 2017 | Max Allan Collins | N/A |
| 4 | Antiques Roadkill | 2006 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 5 | Antiques Maul | 2007 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 6 | Antiques Flee Market | 2008 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 7 | Antiques Bizarre | 2010 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 8 | Antiques Knock-Off | 2011 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 9 | Antiques Disposal | 2012 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 10 | Antiques Chop | 2013 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 11 | Antiques Slay Ride | 2013 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 12 | Antiques Con | 2014 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 13 | Antiques Fruitcake | 2014 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 14 | Antiques St. Nicked | 2015 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 15 | Antiques Swap | 2015 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 16 | Antiques Fate | 2016 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 17 | Antiques Frame | 2018 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 18 | Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicides | 2018 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 19 | Antiques Wanted | 2018 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 20 | Antiques Ravin' | 2019 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 21 | Antiques Fire Sale | 2020 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 22 | Antiques Carry on | 2021 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 23 | Antiques Liquidation | 2022 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 24 | Antiques Foe | 2023 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
This collection brings together shorter works connected to Max Allan Collins’ role as the literary executor of Mickey Spillane’s estate. After Spillane’s death in 2006, Collins was tasked with completing unfinished manuscripts and short fiction that Spillane had left behind. The earliest pieces in this list date back to 1989.
The collection also includes the Trash ’n’ Treasures mystery series, which Collins co-wrote with his wife Barbara Collins under joint authorship. Starting with Antiques Roadkill in 2006, this cozy mystery series follows a mother-daughter duo who run an antiques business and stumble into murder investigations. The series ran for nearly two decades with regular new entries.
Together, these short stories and novellas cover a wide range of Collins’ collaborative and co-authored work, from hard-boiled Spillane continuations to lighthearted cozy mysteries.