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
Flood | (1985) | |
Strega | (1987) | |
Blue Belle | (1988) | |
Hard Candy | (1989) | |
Blossom | (1990) | |
Sacrifice | (1991) | |
Down in the Zero | (1994) | |
Footsteps of the Hawk | (1995) | |
False Allegations | (1996) | |
Safe House | (1998) | |
Choice of Evil | (1999) | |
Dead and Gone | (2000) | |
Pain Management | (2001) | |
Only Child | (2002) | |
Down Here | (2004) | |
Mask Market | (2006) | |
Terminal | (2007) | |
Another Life | (2008) |
Publication Order of Hap & Leonard Collections
Veil’s Visit | (1999) | |
Hap and Leonard | (2016) | |
Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade | (2017) | |
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Publication Order of Cross Books
Blackjack | (2012) | |
Urban Renewal | (2014) | |
Drawing Dead | (2016) |
Publication Order of Aftershock Books
Aftershock | (2013) | |
Shockwave | (2014) | |
Signwave | (2015) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Shella | (1993) | |
The Getaway Man | (2003) | |
Two Trains Running | (2005) | |
Haiku | (2009) | |
Heart Transplant | (2010) | |
The Weight | (2010) | |
That’s How I Roll | (2012) | |
A Bomb Built in Hell | (2012) | |
Mortal Lock | (2013) | |
Carbon | (2019) | |
Blood Line | (2022) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Born Bad | (1986) | |
Another Chance to Get It Right | (1993) | |
Everybody Pays | (1999) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
The Questioner | (2018) |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
(with Geof Darrow)
Hard Looks: Adapted Stories | (1994) | |
Harder Looks | (1994) | |
The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine | (2012) | |
Vachss: Underground | (2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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)
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories | (2010) | |
Black DahliaWhite Rose | (2011) | |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Cold Blood | (1991) | |
Dark at Heart | (1992) | |
Erbarmungslose Stiere | (2000) | |
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.