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Nolan Books in Order

Max Allan Collins has written 11 Nolan books, published between 1973 and 2021. The first book is Bait Money (1973) and the newest is Double Down (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1973–2021
Pages on record
904 in 5 of 11 books
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Nolan, also catalogued as Frank Nolan, is a character in hard-boiled crime novels by Max Allan Collins. Bait Money and Blood Money (both 1973) are the first of 11 books, and Double Down (2021) is the newest. Fly Paper, Hard Cash and Hush Money date from 1981, Spree from 1987, Mourn the Living from 1988 and Skim Deep from 2020. The Mafia is among the catalogue subjects.

How many Nolan books are there?

Nolan has 11 books, released between 1973 and 2021.

Nolan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Nolan 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 Bait Money by Max Allan Collins, book 1 of the Frank Nolan series (1973)
  2. Cover of Fly Paper by Max Allan Collins, book 3 of the Frank Nolan series (1981)
  3. Cover of Hush Money by Max Allan Collins, book 4 of the Frank Nolan series (1981)
  4. Cover of Scratch Fever by Max Allan Collins, book 6 of the Frank Nolan series (1982)
  5. Cover of Skim Deep by Max Allan Collins, book 10 of the Frank Nolan series (2020)
  1. 1
    Bait MoneyFrank Nolan #11973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973–
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  2. 2
    Blood MoneyFrank Nolan #21973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973–
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  3. 3
    Fly PaperFrank Nolan #31981 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981164
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  4. 4
    Hush MoneyFrank Nolan #41981 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981180
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  5. 5
    Hard CashFrank Nolan #51981 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981140
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  6. 6
    Scratch FeverFrank Nolan #61982 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982164
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  7. 7
    SpreeFrank Nolan #71987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  8. 8
    Mourn the LivingFrank Nolan #81988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  9. 9
    Tough TenderFrank Nolan #91991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  10. 10
    Skim DeepFrank Nolan #102020 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020256
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  11. 11
    Double DownFrank Nolan #112021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Do you have to read Nolan books in order?

You should read the Nolan books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Nolan book also stands alone.

Where to start with Nolan

Start with Bait Money (1973), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nolan book?

Double Down (2021) is the newest Nolan book released so far.

Is there a new Nolan book coming?

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

Nolan at a glance

Paused
No new Nolan title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Nolan books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
904 pages across the 5 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 164 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nolan books, 6 of 11, were published in the 1980s.

What the Nolan books are about

3 of the 11 Nolan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Max Allan Collins

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.