Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kill Quick or Die | 1971 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 2 | Flawed | 2014 | Francette Phal | N/A |
| 3 | Carnage | - | Francette Phal | N/A |
| 4 | Come Watch Him Die | 1971 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 5 | Blood Debt | 1972 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 6 | Keepers of Death | 1973 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 7 | Fire Bomb | 1973 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 8 | Deadly Deal | 1973 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 9 | Valley of Death | 1974 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 10 | Deadly Doctor | 1974 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 11 | Blood Vengeance | 1975 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 12 | African Contract | 1975 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 13 | Suicide in San Juan | 1975 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 14 | The Cubano Caper | 1976 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 15 | The U.N. Affair | 1976 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 16 | Mayday Over Manhattan | 1976 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 17 | Hollywood Assassin | 1976 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 18 | Instant Dead | 1976 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 19 | Grecian Bloodbath | 1976 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 20 | Venetian Vendetta | 1977 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 21 | The Corporate Caper | 1977 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 22 | The Terror Truckers | 1977 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 23 | The Judas Judge | 1979 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 24 | September Slaughter | 1980 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 25 | Kill Them Silently | 1980 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 26 | Coffin Corner, U.S.A. | 1981 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 27 | The Hoodoo Horror | 1981 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 28 | Go Die in Afghanistan | 1981 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 29 | The Man from White Hat | 1982 | Francette Phal | Buy |
| 30 | Gotham Gore | 1982 | Francette Phal | Buy |
The Butcher is a men’s action-adventure series. Kill Quick or Die (1971) launched the long-running series, which features a vigilante figure taking on missions involving organized crime, espionage, and international threats. The original series ran through Gotham Gore (1982).
Thirty books were published across eleven years, with titles that leave no doubt about the genre: Blood Debt, Valley of Death, Hollywood Assassin, Grecian Bloodbath. The settings span the globe, from San Juan and Africa to Manhattan and Afghanistan. Each book is a self-contained mission, so readers can pick up almost any entry without needing prior knowledge.
The Butcher is a product of the 1970s men’s adventure paperback boom, sitting alongside series like The Executioner and The Destroyer. These were short, cheap, disposable thrillers designed for quick consumption. The series has gained some collector interest in the years since, and several titles remain available through used book markets.