Brett Halliday

Brett Halliday

Brett Halliday also wrote as: Davis Dresser.

Brett Halliday was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 31st, 1904 and passed away at the age of 72 on February 4th, 1977.

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Brett Halliday Stats: The highest rated book by Brett Halliday on Book Notification is Murder is My Business, the 11th novel in the Michael Shayne series. The second-highest rated book is The Private Practice of Michael Shayne (Michael Shayne #2).

The most read book by Brett Halliday on Book Notification is Murder is My Business, the 11th novel in the Michael Shayne series. The second most read book is The Private Practice of Michael Shayne (Michael Shayne #2).

Below is a complete list of Brett Halliday books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Brett Halliday is the Michael Shayne Series.

List of Michael Shayne Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8
Dividend on Death
1939
2
8
The Private Practice of Michael Shayne
1940
3
The Uncomplaining Corpses
1940
4
Tickets for Death
1941
5
Bodies Are Where You Find Them
1941
6
The Case of the Walking / Corpse Came Calling
1943
7
Murder Wears a Mummer's Mask / In a Deadly Vein
1943
8
Blood on the Black Market
1943
9
Michael Shayne's Long Chance
1944
10
Murder and the Married Virgin
1944
11
10
Murder is My Business
1945
12
Marked For Murder
1945
13
Blood on Biscayne Bay
1946
14
Counterfeit Wife
1947
15
Blood on the Stars / Murder Is a Habit
1948
16
A Taste for Violence
1949
17
Call for Michael Shayne
1949
18
This is it, Michael Shayne
1950
19
Framed in Blood
1951
20
When Dorinda Dances
1951
21
A Taste for Cognac
1951
22
What Really Happened
1952
23
One Night with Nora / The Lady Came By Night
1953
24
She Woke to Darkness
1954
25
Death Has Three Lives
1955
26
Stranger in Town
1955
27
The Blonde Cried Murder
1956
28
Heads You Lose
1956
29
Weep for a Blonde
1957
30
Shoot the works
1957
31
Murder and the Wanton Bride
1958
32
Fit to Kill
1958
33
Date with a Dead Man
1959
34
Target
1959
35
Die Like A Dog
1959
36
Murder Takes No Holiday
1960
37
Dolls Are Deadly
1960
38
The Homicidal Virgin
1960
39
Killers from the Keys
1961
40
Murder in Haste
1961
41
The Careless Corpse
1961
42
Pay-Off in Blood
1962
43
Murder by Proxy
1962
44
Never Kill a Client
1962
45
Too Friendly, Too Dead
1962
46
The Corpse That Never Was
1963
47
The Body Came Back
1963
48
A Redhead
1964
49
Shoot to Kill
1964
50
The Violent World of Michael Shayne
1965
51
Nice Fillies Finish Last
1965
52
Murder Spins the Wheel
1966
53
Armed... Dangerous...
1966
54
Mermaid on the Rocks
1967
55
Guilty as Hell
1967
56
So Lush, So Deadly
1968
57
Lady, be Bad
1969
58
Six Seconds to Kill
1970
59
Fourth Down to Death
1970
60
Count Backwards to Zero
1971
61
I Come To Kill You
1971
62
Caught Dead
1972
63
Kill All the Young Girls
1973
64
Blue Murder
1973
65
Last Seen Hitchhiking
1974
66
At The Point of A .38
1974
67
Million Dollar Handle
1976
68
Win Some, Lose Some
1976

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Books in Publication Order (as)

List of Brett Halliday Anthologies in Publication Order

Brett Halliday: Biography

Brett Halliday (Davis Dresser) was born on July 31st, 1904. Brett passed away February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old. Brett Halliday was born in Chicago, IL, USA.

Brett Halliday was the author of the Michael Shayne series which consists of 68 novels. The Michael Shayne series started in 1939 with the novel Dividend on Death. The most recently released novel in the Michael Shayne series was Win Some, Lose Some which was released in 1976. There are no upcoming novels for the Michael Shayne series.

Brett Halliday has a wife who is also an author, Helen McCloy. Brett Halliday has co-authored the novel with .

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Brett Halliday: F.A.Q

When was Brett Halliday Born?

Brett Halliday was born on July 31st, 1904.

When did Brett Halliday die?

Brett Halliday died on February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old.

Where was Brett Halliday Born?

Brett Halliday was born in Chicago, IL, USA.

What was the first book Brett Halliday wrote?

The first novel written by Brett Halliday was Dividend on Death, published in 1939.

What was the most recent book Brett Halliday wrote?

His most recently released work was The Kissed Corpse on January 3rd, 2016.

How many books has Brett Halliday written?

Brett Halliday has written 77 books. 68 books in the Michael Shayne Series, 5 Standalone Novels, 4 books in the Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series.

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