A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Mike Hammer Books in Order

The complete Mike Hammer reading order — 40 books from 1950–2016.

  1. 01 My gun is quick 1950 Amazon — buy My gun is quick Bookshop — buy My gun is quick ThriftBooks — buy My gun is quick eBooks.com — buy My gun is quick
  2. 02 Vengeance Is Mine, A Mike Hammer Thriller 1950 Amazon — buy Vengeance Is Mine, A Mike Hammer Thriller ThriftBooks — buy Vengeance Is Mine, A Mike Hammer Thriller eBooks.com — buy Vengeance Is Mine, A Mike Hammer Thriller
  3. 03 Kiss me, deadly 1952 Amazon — buy Kiss me, deadly Bookshop — buy Kiss me, deadly ThriftBooks — buy Kiss me, deadly eBooks.com — buy Kiss me, deadly
  4. 04 The Girl Hunters 1962 Amazon — buy The Girl Hunters Bookshop — buy The Girl Hunters ThriftBooks — buy The Girl Hunters eBooks.com — buy The Girl Hunters
  5. 05 The Snake (A Mike Hammer Mystery) 1964 Amazon — buy The Snake (A Mike Hammer Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy The Snake (A Mike Hammer Mystery) eBooks.com — buy The Snake (A Mike Hammer Mystery)
  6. 06 The Snake A Mike Hammer Mystery Thriller 1964 Amazon — buy The Snake A Mike Hammer Mystery Thriller ThriftBooks — buy The Snake A Mike Hammer Mystery Thriller eBooks.com — buy The Snake A Mike Hammer Mystery Thriller
  7. 07 The body lovers 1967 Amazon — buy The body lovers Bookshop — buy The body lovers ThriftBooks — buy The body lovers eBooks.com — buy The body lovers
  8. 08 Mike Hammer the Comic Strip 1982 Amazon — buy Mike Hammer the Comic Strip Bookshop — buy Mike Hammer the Comic Strip ThriftBooks — buy Mike Hammer the Comic Strip eBooks.com — buy Mike Hammer the Comic Strip
  9. 09 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, the comic strip 1982 Amazon — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, the comic strip ThriftBooks — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, the comic strip eBooks.com — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, the comic strip
  10. 10 One lonely knight 1984 Amazon — buy One lonely knight Bookshop — buy One lonely knight ThriftBooks — buy One lonely knight eBooks.com — buy One lonely knight
  11. 11 1 Lonely Knight 1984 Amazon — buy 1 Lonely Knight Bookshop — buy 1 Lonely Knight ThriftBooks — buy 1 Lonely Knight eBooks.com — buy 1 Lonely Knight
  12. 12 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1985 Amazon — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Bookshop — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer ThriftBooks — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer eBooks.com — buy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
  13. 13 A. R. Penck 1985 Amazon — buy A. R. Penck ThriftBooks — buy A. R. Penck eBooks.com — buy A. R. Penck
  14. 14 Mike Hammer Konsequenzen 1985 Amazon — buy Mike Hammer Konsequenzen ThriftBooks — buy Mike Hammer Konsequenzen eBooks.com — buy Mike Hammer Konsequenzen
  15. 15 Mickey Spillane 1987 Amazon — buy Mickey Spillane Bookshop — buy Mickey Spillane ThriftBooks — buy Mickey Spillane eBooks.com — buy Mickey Spillane
  16. 16 The Hammer strikes again 1989 Amazon — buy The Hammer strikes again Bookshop — buy The Hammer strikes again ThriftBooks — buy The Hammer strikes again eBooks.com — buy The Hammer strikes again
  17. 17 City of Quartz 1990 Amazon — buy City of Quartz Bookshop — buy City of Quartz ThriftBooks — buy City of Quartz eBooks.com — buy City of Quartz
  18. 18 Black Alley 1996 Amazon — buy Black Alley Bookshop — buy Black Alley ThriftBooks — buy Black Alley eBooks.com — buy Black Alley
  19. 19 The Mike Hammer collection 2001 Amazon — buy The Mike Hammer collection Bookshop — buy The Mike Hammer collection ThriftBooks — buy The Mike Hammer collection eBooks.com — buy The Mike Hammer collection
  20. 20 The Mike Hammer Omnibus 2002 Amazon — buy The Mike Hammer Omnibus Bookshop — buy The Mike Hammer Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy The Mike Hammer Omnibus eBooks.com — buy The Mike Hammer Omnibus
  21. 21 Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer 2004 Amazon — buy Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Bookshop — buy Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer ThriftBooks — buy Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer eBooks.com — buy Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
  22. 22 Mike Hammer Omnibus 2006 Amazon — buy Mike Hammer Omnibus Bookshop — buy Mike Hammer Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Mike Hammer Omnibus eBooks.com — buy Mike Hammer Omnibus
  23. 23 Hammering Hank 2006 Amazon — buy Hammering Hank Bookshop — buy Hammering Hank ThriftBooks — buy Hammering Hank eBooks.com — buy Hammering Hank
  24. 24 The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer 2008 Amazon — buy The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer Bookshop — buy The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer ThriftBooks — buy The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer eBooks.com — buy The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer
  25. 25 The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2 2009 Amazon — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2
  26. 26 The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer : Oil and Wanter and Dangerous Days 2009 Amazon — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer : Oil and Wanter and Dangerous Days Bookshop — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer : Oil and Wanter and Dangerous Days ThriftBooks — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer : Oil and Wanter and Dangerous Days eBooks.com — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer : Oil and Wanter and Dangerous Days
  27. 27 The big bang 2010 Amazon — buy The big bang Bookshop — buy The big bang ThriftBooks — buy The big bang eBooks.com — buy The big bang
  28. 28 The Mike Hammer collection, volume 3 2010 Amazon — buy The Mike Hammer collection, volume 3 Bookshop — buy The Mike Hammer collection, volume 3 ThriftBooks — buy The Mike Hammer collection, volume 3 eBooks.com — buy The Mike Hammer collection, volume 3
  29. 29 The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer 2010 Amazon — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer Bookshop — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer ThriftBooks — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer eBooks.com — buy The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer
  30. 30 Kiss her goodbye 2011 Amazon — buy Kiss her goodbye Bookshop — buy Kiss her goodbye ThriftBooks — buy Kiss her goodbye eBooks.com — buy Kiss her goodbye
  31. 31 Lady, go die! 2012 Amazon — buy Lady, go die! Bookshop — buy Lady, go die! ThriftBooks — buy Lady, go die! eBooks.com — buy Lady, go die!
  32. 32 Real Mike Hammer 2012 Amazon — buy Real Mike Hammer Bookshop — buy Real Mike Hammer ThriftBooks — buy Real Mike Hammer eBooks.com — buy Real Mike Hammer
  33. 33 Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of Mike Hammer 2012 Amazon — buy Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of Mike Hammer Bookshop — buy Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of Mike Hammer ThriftBooks — buy Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of Mike Hammer eBooks.com — buy Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of Mike Hammer
  34. 34 Complex 90 2013 Amazon — buy Complex 90 Bookshop — buy Complex 90 ThriftBooks — buy Complex 90 eBooks.com — buy Complex 90
  35. 35 It's in the Book 2013 Amazon — buy It's in the Book Bookshop — buy It's in the Book ThriftBooks — buy It's in the Book eBooks.com — buy It's in the Book
  36. 36 99 Things Every Guy Should Know 2013 Amazon — buy 99 Things Every Guy Should Know Bookshop — buy 99 Things Every Guy Should Know ThriftBooks — buy 99 Things Every Guy Should Know eBooks.com — buy 99 Things Every Guy Should Know
  37. 37 King of the Weeds 2014 Amazon — buy King of the Weeds Bookshop — buy King of the Weeds ThriftBooks — buy King of the Weeds eBooks.com — buy King of the Weeds
  38. 38 Mike Hammer 2016 Amazon — buy Mike Hammer Bookshop — buy Mike Hammer ThriftBooks — buy Mike Hammer eBooks.com — buy Mike Hammer
  39. 39 The Hammer of Thor 2016 Amazon — buy The Hammer of Thor Bookshop — buy The Hammer of Thor ThriftBooks — buy The Hammer of Thor eBooks.com — buy The Hammer of Thor
  40. 40 Murder never knocks 2016 Amazon — buy Murder never knocks Bookshop — buy Murder never knocks ThriftBooks — buy Murder never knocks eBooks.com — buy Murder never knocks

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Mike Hammer

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 My gun is quick 1950
2 Vengeance Is Mine, A Mike Hammer Thriller 1950
3 Kiss me, deadly 1952
4 The Girl Hunters 1962
5 The Snake (A Mike Hammer Mystery) 1964
6 The Snake A Mike Hammer Mystery Thriller 1964
7 The body lovers 1967
8 Mike Hammer the Comic Strip 1982
9 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, the comic strip 1982
10 One lonely knight 1984
11 1 Lonely Knight 1984
12 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1985
13 A. R. Penck 1985
14 Mike Hammer Konsequenzen 1985
15 Mickey Spillane 1987
16 The Hammer strikes again 1989
17 City of Quartz 1990
18 Black Alley 1996
19 The Mike Hammer collection 2001
20 The Mike Hammer Omnibus 2002
21 Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer 2004
22 Mike Hammer Omnibus 2006
23 Hammering Hank 2006
24 The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer 2008
25 The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2 2009
26 The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer : Oil and Wanter and Dangerous Days 2009
27 The big bang 2010
28 The Mike Hammer collection, volume 3 2010
29 The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer 2010
30 Kiss her goodbye 2011
31 Lady, go die! 2012
32 Real Mike Hammer 2012
33 Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of Mike Hammer 2012
34 Complex 90 2013
35 It's in the Book 2013
36 99 Things Every Guy Should Know 2013
37 King of the Weeds 2014
38 Mike Hammer 2016
39 The Hammer of Thor 2016
40 Murder never knocks 2016

Mike Hammer reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with My gun is quick (1950). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Mike Hammer — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Mike Hammer books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1950–2016.

What is the newest Mike Hammer book?

Murder never knocks, published in 2016.