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Michael Avallone Books in Order

106 books are credited to Michael Avallone, published between 1953 and 2019; 6 of them appeared after Michael Avallone's death in 1999. The first book is The Spitting Image (1953) and the newest is The Walking Wounded (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Michael Avallone also publishes as Amanda Jean Jarreet, Dora Highland, Dorothea Nile, Fred Fraser, James Blaine, Jean-Anne de Pre, Mark Dane, Michele Arlen, Nick Carter, Priscilla Dalton, Troy Conway.

Books
106
Published
1953–2019
Confirmed
1 of 106 titles
Pages on record
3,873 in 24 of 106 books
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Michael Angelo Avallone (October 27, 1924 - February 26, 1999) was an American writer of mystery and secret agent fiction who also novelized television programs and films. Avallone produced more than 223 works under Avallone's own name and seventeen pseudonyms, though Avallone claimed over 1,000. The catalogue lists 106 books, opening with The Spitting Image and The Tall Dolores in 1953. Series include Ed Noon, Butcher, Satan Sleuth, Craghold, The Girl From UNCLE, Hawaii Five-0 and The Partridge Family. Subjects range across mystery, the Mafia, vintage horror, werewolves and satanists.

How many Michael Avallone books are there?

Michael Avallone has 106 books, released between 1953 and 2019. 6 of them were published after Michael Avallone's death in 1999. They include 7 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

Michael Avallone Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 106 Michael Avallone 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.

  1. Cover of Tales Of The Frightened by Michael Avallone (1963)
  2. Cover of Shock Corridor by Michael Avallone (1963)
  3. Cover of The Thousand Coffins Affair by Michael Avallone, book 1 of the Man From U.N.C.L.E. series (1965)
  4. Cover of The Birds of a Feather Affair by Michael Avallone, book 1 of the Girl From UNCLE series (1966)
  5. Cover of Krakatoa East of Java by Michael Avallone (1969)
  6. Cover of Killing Star by Michael Avallone (1969)
  7. Cover of Keith, The Hero by Michael Avallone, book 2 of the Partridge Family series (1970)
  8. Cover of Kill Quick or Die by Michael Avallone, book 1 of the Butcher series (1971)
  9. Cover of The Craghold Curse by Michael Avallone, book 2 of the Craghold series (1971)
  10. Cover of Black Prince (As:Stuart Jason) by Michael Avallone (1972)
  11. Cover of Deadly Deal by Michael Avallone, book 6 of the Butcher series (1973)
  12. Cover of The Werewolf Walks Tonight by Michael Avallone, book 2 of the Satan Sleuth series (1974)
  13. Cover of Devil, Devil by Michael Avallone, book 3 of the Satan Sleuth series (1975)
  14. Cover of Blood Vengeance by Michael Avallone, book 9 of the Butcher series (1975)
  15. Cover of Suicide in San Juan by Michael Avallone, book 11 of the Butcher series (1975)
  16. Cover of The Cubano Caper by Michael Avallone, book 12 of the Butcher series (1976)
  17. Cover of Mayday Over Manhattan by Michael Avallone, book 14 of the Butcher series (1976)
  18. Cover of Instant Dead by Michael Avallone, book 16 of the Butcher series (1976)
  19. Cover of Venetian Vendetta by Michael Avallone, book 18 of the Butcher series (1977)
  20. Cover of The Big Stiffs by Michael Avallone, book 26 of the Ed Noon series (1977)
  21. Cover of 5 Minute Mysteries by Michael Avallone, book 27 of the Ed Noon series (1978)
  22. Cover of September Slaughter by Michael Avallone, book 22 of the Butcher series (1980)
  23. Cover of Kill Them Silently by Michael Avallone, book 23 of the Butcher series (1980)
  24. Cover of Death in Yellow (As:Stuart Jason) by Michael Avallone (1981)
  1. 1
    The Spitting ImageEd Noon #11953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  2. 2
    The Tall DoloresEd Noon #21953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  3. 3
    Dead GameEd Noon #31954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  4. 4
    Violence in VelvetEd Noon #41956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  5. 5
    The Voodoo MurdersEd Noon #51957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  6. 6
    The Crazy Mixed-Up CorpseEd Noon #61957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  7. 7
    The Alarming ClockEd Noon #71957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  8. 8
    The Case of the Violent VirginEd Noon #81960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  9. 9
    The February Doll MurdersEd Noon #91960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  10. 10
    Meanwhile Back at the MorgueEd Noon #101960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  11. 11
    Tales Of The Frightened1963 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963124
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  12. 12
    Shock Corridor1963 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963176
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  13. 13
    There Is Something about a DameEd Noon #111963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  14. 14
    The Bedroom BoleroEd Noon #121963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  15. 15
    The Living BombEd Noon #131963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  16. 16
    Lust Is No LadyEd Noon #141964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  17. 17
    The Thousand Coffins AffairMan From U.N.C.L.E. #11965 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965160
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  18. 18
    The Birds of a Feather AffairGirl From UNCLE #11966 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966128
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  19. 19
    The Blazing AffairGirl From UNCLE #21966 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966128
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  20. 20
    The Evil Men Do (As:Dorothea Nile)1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  21. 21
    Terror At Deepcliff (As:Dorothea Nile)1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  22. 22
    The Fat DeathEd Noon #151966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  23. 23
    The Man From Avon1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  24. 24
    Hawaii Five-OHawaii Five-0 #11968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  25. 25
    Terror in the SunHawaii Five-0 #21969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  26. 26
    Kingblood (As:Stuart Jason)1969 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969175
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  27. 27
    Missing1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  28. 28
    Krakatoa East of Java1969 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969142
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  29. 29
    Killing Star1969 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969191
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  30. 30
    The Flower-Covered CorpseEd Noon #161969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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Michael Avallone series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Michael Avallone 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.

Partridge Family in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Haunted Hall
  2. 2. Keith, The Hero
  3. 3. The Partridge Family
  4. 6. The Fat and Skinny Murder Mystery (As:Vance Stanton)

Satan Sleuth in order

4 books
  1. 1. Fallen Angel
  2. 2. The Werewolf Walks Tonight
  3. 3. Devil, Devil
  4. 4. The Mandarin

Craghold in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Craghold Legacy
  2. 2. The Craghold Curse
  3. 3. The Craghold Creatures

Girl From UNCLE in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Birds of a Feather Affair
  2. 2. The Blazing Affair

Hawaii Five-0 in order

2 books
  1. 1. Hawaii Five-O
  2. 2. Terror in the Sun

Man From U.N.C.L.E. in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Thousand Coffins Affair

Charlie Chan in order

1 book
  1. 1. Charlie Chan And The Curse Of The Dragon Queen

Planet of the Apes in order

1 book
  1. 2. Beneath The Planet of The Apes

Standalone books

28 books

28 Michael Avallone titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Avallone books in order?

You only need to read Michael Avallone books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Michael Avallone

Start with the first book of the Michael Avallone series you want to read: Butcher starts with Kill Quick or Die (1971) and Ed Noon starts with The Spitting Image (1953). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Spitting Image (1953).

What is the newest Michael Avallone book?

The Walking Wounded (2019) is the newest Michael Avallone book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Avallone book coming?

No next Michael Avallone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Michael Avallone at a glance

Died
Michael Avallone died in 1999, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Michael Avallone are still being published after Michael Avallone's death in 1999; the newest appeared in 2019.
Release pace
Michael Avallone books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,873 pages across the 24 of 106 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Avallone books, 54 of 106, were published in the 1970s.

What the Michael Avallone books are about

15 of the 106 Michael Avallone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Mystery & detective 4 of 15 books
  • Mafia 3 of 15 books
  • Horror 2 of 15 books
  • Paperbacks From Hell 2 of 15 books
  • Romans, nouvelles 2 of 15 books
  • Vintage horror 2 of 15 books