Order of Andrew Vachss Books

Andrew Vachss is an American novelist of hardboiled crime fiction, best known for his Burke series. Aside from his writing career, Andrew is a child protection consultant and an attorney who represents only children and youth. He is also an advocate against animal abuse.
Andrew Vachss became a published author in 1973 with the standalone novel A Bomb Built in Hell. He would not write another standalone novel for 20 years, instead focusing on the Burke character among other projects. Below is a list of Andrew Vachss’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Burke Books
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Flood |
(1985) |
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Strega |
(1987) |
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Blue Belle |
(1988) |
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Hard Candy |
(1989) |
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Blossom |
(1990) |
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Sacrifice |
(1991) |
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Down in the Zero |
(1994) |
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Footsteps of the Hawk |
(1995) |
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False Allegations |
(1996) |
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Safe House |
(1998) |
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Choice of Evil |
(1999) |
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Dead and Gone |
(2000) |
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Pain Management |
(2001) |
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Only Child |
(2002) |
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Down Here |
(2004) |
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Mask Market |
(2006) |
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Terminal |
(2007) |
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Another Life |
(2008) |
Publication Order of Hap & Leonard Collections
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Veil’s Visit |
(1999) |
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Hap and Leonard |
(2016) |
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Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade |
(2017) |
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Publication Order of Cross Books
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Blackjack |
(2012) |
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Urban Renewal |
(2014) |
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Drawing Dead |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Aftershock Books
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Aftershock |
(2013) |
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Shockwave |
(2014) |
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Signwave |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Shella |
(1993) |
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The Getaway Man |
(2003) |
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Two Trains Running |
(2005) |
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Haiku |
(2009) |
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Heart Transplant |
(2010) |
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The Weight |
(2010) |
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That’s How I Roll |
(2012) |
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A Bomb Built in Hell |
(2012) |
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Mortal Lock |
(2013) |
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Carbon |
(2019) |
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Blood Line |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Born Bad |
(1986) |
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Another Chance to Get It Right |
(1993) |
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Everybody Pays |
(1999) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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The Questioner |
(2018) |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
(with Geof Darrow)
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Hard Looks: Adapted Stories |
(1994) |
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Harder Looks |
(1994) |
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The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine |
(2012) |
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Vachss: Underground |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Life Style Violent Juvenile |
(1979) |
Publication Order of L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Books
(with Lawrence Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Joyce Carol Oates, Megan Abbott, Duane Swierczynski, Francine Prose, Jonathan Santlofer)
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L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories |
(2010) |
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Black DahliaWhite Rose |
(2011) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Cold Blood |
(1991) |
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Dark at Heart |
(1992) |
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Erbarmungslose Stiere |
(2000) |
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L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories |
(2010) |
Notes: Veil’s Visit was co-authored by Joe R. Lansdale. Heart Transplant was co-authored by Frank Caruso.