E. Michael Helms Books in Order
E. Michael Helms has written 8 books, published between 1990 and 2017. The first book is The Proud Bastards (1990) and the newest is Deadly Spirits (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1990–2017
- Pages on record
- 1,495 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 25–37 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,495 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
E. Michael Helms has eight catalogued books published between 1990 and 2017. Subjects across the catalogue record the United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War personal narratives and the American Civil War, alongside retired military personnel, murder and investigation set in Florida. Mac McClellan Mystery and Of Blood and Brothers are the two series filed under the Helms name. The Proud Bastards (1990) is the earliest title, followed by Deadly Catch (2013), Deadly Ruse (2014), The Private War of Corporal Henson (2014), Deadly Dunes (2016) and Deadly Spirits (2017).
How many E. Michael Helms books are there?
E. Michael Helms has 8 books, released between 1990 and 2017. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
E. Michael Helms Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 E. Michael Helms books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Proud Bastards1990 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419902731/4
- 220132071/4
- 320132821/4
- 4The Private War of Corporal Henson2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 520142391/4
- 620142741/4
- 720162201/4
- 82017–1/4
E. Michael Helms books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Mac McClellan Mystery in order
4 booksOf Blood and Brothers in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 E. Michael Helms titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read E. Michael Helms books in order?
You only need to read E. Michael Helms books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with E. Michael Helms
Start with The Proud Bastards (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest E. Michael Helms book?
Deadly Spirits (2017) is the newest E. Michael Helms book released so far.
Is there a new E. Michael Helms book coming?
No next E. Michael Helms book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
E. Michael Helms at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest E. Michael Helms title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- E. Michael Helms books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,495 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most E. Michael Helms books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the E. Michael Helms books are about
6 of the 8 E. Michael Helms books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: florida is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Florida 3 of 6 books
- Retired military personnel 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 6 books
- Investigation 2 of 6 books
- Marines 2 of 6 books
- Murder 2 of 6 books
- United States Civil War, 1861-1865 2 of 6 books
- War & military 2 of 6 books