Max Allan Collins

b. 1948

1 series 1 book in order

Max Allan Collins is an American mystery writer noted for his graphic literature, screenplays, and comics, including Ms. Tree and Road to Perdition. He also wrote the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for many years and created long-running literary series characters such as the hitman Quarry and private investigator Nate Heller. He is credited here with Bones Buried Deep, a novel in the Temperance Brennan series. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1948
Known for
Temperance Brennan

Series by Max Allan Collins

Temperance Brennan

14 books in order · 1998–2008

  1. Cover of Déjà Dead

    Déjà Dead

    1998 · Kathy Reichs

    In a Montreal summer, a dismembered woman's body arrives at the provincial police forensic lab. Dr. Temperance Brennan is assigned to perform the…

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  2. Cover of Death du jour

    Death du jour

    1999 · Kathy Reichs

    Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan digs for a corpse in Montreal where Sister Elisabeth Nicolet, dead over a century and a candidate for…

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  3. Cover of Fatal Voyage

    Fatal Voyage

    2001 · Kathy Reichs

    Tempe Brennan finds a shocking, multilayered tale of deceit and depravity, along with a disembodied foot that could not have been involved in the…

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  4. Cover of Grave Secrets

    Grave Secrets

    2002 · Kathy Reichs

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  5. Cover of Bones to Ashes

    Bones to Ashes

    2007 · Kathy Reichs

    Tempe Brennan discovers the skeleton of a young girl in the neighborhood of a childhood best friend who had gone missing thirty years earlier. She…

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  6. Cover of Devil Bones

    Devil Bones

    2008 · Kathy Reichs

    Devil Bones is the eleventh Temperance Brennan thriller by forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, author of Break No Bones and Bones to Ashes.…

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  7. Cover of Spider bones

    Spider bones

    Year unknown · Kathy Reichs

    Dr. Temperance Brennan, who spends her life working amongst the decomposed, mutilated, and skeletal, examines a body dead only two days that holds…

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  8. Cover of Flash and bones

    Flash and bones

    Year unknown · Kathy Reichs

    A body is found in a barrel of asphalt near Lowes Motor Speedway outside Charlotte as 200,000 fans arrive for race week. A NASCAR crew member tells…

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  9. Cover of Bones never lie

    Bones never lie

    Year unknown · Kathy Reichs

    Called to Charlotte PD's Cold Case Unit, Dr. Temperance Brennan learns that two child murders separated by thousands of miles share the same killer:…

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  10. Cover of Evil Bones

    Evil Bones

    Year unknown · Kathy Reichs

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Max Allan Collins written?

We list 1 book by Max Allan Collins across 1 series, published between 1998–2008 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Max Allan Collins's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Déjà Dead.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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