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Publication Order of Nameless Detective Books
| The Snatch | (1971) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Vanished | (1973) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Undercurrent | (1973) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Blowback | (1977) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Twospot | (1978) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Labyrinth | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Hoodwink | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Scattershot | (1982) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Dragonfire | (1982) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Bindlestiff | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Quicksilver | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Nightshades | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Double | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Bones | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Deadfall | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Shackles | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Jackpot | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Breakdown | (1991) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Quarry | (1991) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Epitaphs | (1992) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Demons | (1993) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Hardcase | (1995) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Sentinels | (1996) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Illusions | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Boobytrap | (1998) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Crazybone | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Bleeders | (2001) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Spook | (2002) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Nightcrawlers | (2005) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mourners | (2006) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Savages | (2007) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Fever | (2008) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Schemers | (2009) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Betrayers | (2010) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Camouflage | (2011) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Hellbox | (2012) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Nemesis | (2013) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Strangers | (2014) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Vixen | (2015) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Zigzag | (2016) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Endgame | (2017) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Nameless Detective Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Nameless Detective Collections
| Casefile | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Spadework | (1994) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Scenarios | (2003) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of John Quincannon Books
| Quincannon | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Beyond the Grave | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Quincannon’s Game | (2005) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Books
| The Bughouse Affair | (2013) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Spook Lights Affair | (2013) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Body Snatchers Affair | (2015) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Plague of Thieves Affair | (2016) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Dangerous Ladies Affair | (2017) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Bags of Tricks Affair | (2018) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Flimflam Affair | (2019) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Stolen Gold Affair | (2020) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Paradise Affair | (2021) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Collections
| Carpenter & Quincannon, Professional Detective Services | (1998) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Quincannon’s Game | (2005) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Charlie Chan Books
Publication Order of Academy Mystery Books
| Police Procedurals | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Locked Room Puzzles | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Oxman and Tobin Mysteries Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Stalker | (1971) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Panic! | (1972) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Jade Figurine | (1972) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Snowbound / Games | (1974) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Dead Run | (1975) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Freebooty | (1976) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Games | (1976) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Running of Beasts | (1976) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Acts of Mercy | (1977) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Wildfire | (1978) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| A killing in Xanadu | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Prose Bowl | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Duel at Gold Buttes | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Cambodia File | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Masques | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Border Fever | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Day of the Moon | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Gallows Land | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Starvation Camp | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Lighthouse | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Firewind | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Hangings | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Carmody’s Run | (1993) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| With an Extreme Burning | (1994) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Blue Lonesome | (1995) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| A Wasteland of Strangers | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Nothing But the Night | (1999) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| All the Long Years | (2001) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| In an Evil Time | (2001) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Step to the Graveyard Easy | (2002) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Alias Man | (2004) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Crimes of Jordan Wise | (2006) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Other Side of Silence | (2008) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Hidden | (2010) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Violated | (2017) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Give-A-Damn Jones | (2018) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave | (2019) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Cat’s Paw | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Here Comes Santa Claus | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Home Is The Place Where | (1995) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Big Bite | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Devil’s Brew | (2006) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Pumpkin | (2012) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Graveyard Plots | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Small Felonies | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Stacked Deck | (1991) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Sleuths | (1999) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Problems Solved | (2003) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Burgade’s Crossing | (2003) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| On Account of Darkness and Other Stories | (2004) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Coyote and Quarter-Moon | (2006) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Crucifixion River | (2007) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Dago Red | (2008) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Small Felonies 2 | (2022) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Mammoth Book of… Collection Books
| Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mammoth Book of World War II Stories | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels | (1996) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of New Frontiers Collection Books
| New Frontiers, Vol. 1 | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| New Frontiers, Vol. 2 | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Gun in Cheek | (1982) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| San Francisco | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| 1001 Midnights | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Son of Gun in Cheek | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Six Gun In Cheek | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Wondermakers 2 | (1974) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mystery Writers’ Choice 1977 | (1976) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Midnight Specials | (1977) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Dark Sins, Dark Dreams | (1979) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Werewolf!: A Chrestomathy of Lycanthropy | (1979) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The End of Summer | (1979) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Night Screams | (1979) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Shared Tomorrows | (1979) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Chrysalis 5 | (1979) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Chrysalis 6 | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Voodoo | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mummy! | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Bug-Eyed Monsters | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Edgar Winners | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Other Worlds Volume 2 | (1980) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Arbor House Necropolis | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Giant Book Of Horror Stories | (1981) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense | (1982) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Web She Weaves | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps | (1983) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Baker’s Dozen | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Western Hall of Fame | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Child’s Ploy | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Outlaws | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Reel West | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Witches’ Brew | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| 13 Short Mystery Novels | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Eyes Have It | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Mystery Hall of Fame | (1984) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Chapter and Hearse | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Cowboys | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Dark Lessons | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| She Won the West | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Warriors | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Deadly Arts | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Second Reel West | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Murder in the First Reel | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Wickedest Show on Earth | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Police Procedurals | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Ethnic Detectives | (1985) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Tales of Mystery | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Tales of the Dead | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Cattlemen | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Railroaders | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mean Streets | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Steamboaters | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Great Modern Police Stories | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Third Reel West | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mystery in the Mainstream | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| 101 Mystery Stories | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Wild Westerns | (1986) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Prime Suspects | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Horse Soldiers | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Uncollected Crimes | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Suspicious Characters | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Manhattan Mysteries | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| 13 Short Detective Novels | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Gunfighters | (1987) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Lady on the Case | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Cloak and Dagger | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Texans | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Best of the West | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Homicidal Acts | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Criminal Elements | (1988) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Kill or Cure | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Californians | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Felonious Assaults | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Arizonans | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| More Wild Westerns | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Deadly Doings | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Mistletoe Mysteries | (1989) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Northwesterners | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Crime and Crime Again | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Northerners | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Best of the West 2 | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Best of the West III | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Christmas Out West | (1990) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| A Treasury of World War II Stories | (1991) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| A Treasury of Civil War Stories | (1991) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Montanans | (1991) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Combat! | (1992) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories | (1992) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Criminal Intent | (1993) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Great Tales of the West | (1994) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural | (1994) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Hardboiled | (1995) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Torture Trek and Eleven Other Action-Packed Stories of the Wild West | (1995) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Gunfight! | (1996) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| A Century of Mystery | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Giant Book of War Stories | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Giant Book of Short Crime Stories | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Detective Duos | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories | (1997) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Pure Pulp | (1999) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Irreconcilable Differences | (1999) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Oddments | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| A Century of Great Suspense Stories | (2001) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| More Oddments | (2001) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics | (2009) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Masters of Horror and the Supernatural | (2010) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Coast to Coast: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea | (2015) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |
| Deadly Anniversaries | (2020) | Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle |