Ed Gorman published 76 novels, 3 novellas, 11 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book and 2 other books, beginning with Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Book Two (2005). 7 feature Sam McCain and 3 feature Robert Payne.
Updated September 2026
Books featuring Sam McCain (7)
The Day the Music Died (1999)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2001)
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (2004)
Fools Rush in (2007)
Ticket to Ride (2009)
Bad Moon Rising (2011)
Riders on the Storm (2014)
Where to start with Ed Gorman
Start here
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Book Two
Ed Gorman's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
New, Improved Murder (1985)
Rough Cut (1985)
Murder in the Wings (1986)
Toys in the Attic (1986)
Guild (1987)
The Autumn Dead (1987)
The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction (1987)
Death Ground (1988)
Several Deaths Later (1988)
Westeryear (1988)
Blood Game (1989)
Graves' Retreat (1989)
Stalkers: All New Tales of Terror and Suspense (1989)
A Cry of Shadows (1990)
Night of Shadows (1990)
Nightmare Child (1990)
Cat Crimes (1991)
Invitation to Murder (1991)
Werewolf (1991)
Cat Crimes II (1992)
Ride into Yesterday (1992)
Serpent's Kiss (1992)
The Long Midnight (1992)
Danger in D.C (1993)
Predators (1993)
A Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries (1994)
Feline and Famous (1994)
Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation (1995)
Cold Blue Midnight (1995)
Hawk Moon (1995)
The Fugitive Stars (1995)
The Marilyn Tapes (1995)
Black River Falls (1996)
Cage of Night (1996)
Night Screams (1996)
Runner in the Dark (1996)
Love Kills (1997)
The Poker Club (1997)
Daughter of Darkness (1998)
Night Kills (1998)
UFO Files (1998)
Wake Up Little Susie (1998)
Storm Riders (1999)
Lawless (2000)
Such a Good Girl and Other Crime Stories (2001)
The Blue and the Gray Undercover (2001)
The Dark Fantastic (2001)
Everybody's Somebody's Fool (2002)
Guns of the West (2002)
Rituals (2002)
Save the Last Dance for Me (2002)
Vendetta (2002)
Lynched (2003)
Stagecoach (2003)
Branded (2004)
City of Night (2005), with Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Book Two (2005)
The Adventure of the Missing Detective (2005)
Fast Track (2006)
Shoot First (2006)
A Prisoner of Memory (2008)
Sleeping Dogs (2008)
The Midnight Room (2009)
Stranglehold (2010)
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction (2012)
Flashpoint (2013)
Novellas in order
Murder Straight Up (1986)
Santa's Twin (1996)
What The Dead Men Say (2000)
Short story collections in order
Solved (1991)
Dark Crimes 2 (1992)
Moonchasers & Other Stories (1996)
Once Upon a Crime [24 Stories] (1998)
The Best of the American West (1998)
The Year's 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories (1998)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories (2000)
Different Kinds of Dead and Other Tales (2005)
The Deadly Bride, and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories (2006)
Wolf Woman Bay and 9 More of the Finest Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year! (2007)
Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business (2016)
Non-fiction in order
Speaking of Murder (1998)
Other books in order
Trapped [adaptation] (1993)
Cavalry Man
About Ed Gorman
Edward Joseph Gorman Jr. was an American writer and short fiction anthologist. He published in almost every genre, but is best known for his work in the crime, mystery, western, and horror fields. His non-fiction work has been published in such publications as The New York Times and Redbook.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Ed Gorman FAQ
- How many books has Ed Gorman written?
- Ed Gorman published 76 novels, 3 novellas, 11 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Ed Gorman's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Book Two.
- What is Ed Gorman's last book?
- Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business (2016).
- What is Ed Gorman's most famous book?
- Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Book Two (2005) is Ed Gorman's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.