Jason Starr Books in Order
Explore Ken Bruen's books with Jason Starr in order, with quick summaries, background on their noir partnership, and tips on where to start.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
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Publication Order
23 books
Cold Caller
by Jason Starr
1997
Nothing Personal
by Jason Starr
1998
Fake I.D.
by Jason Starr
2000
Hard Feelings
by Jason Starr
2002
Tough Luck
by Jason Starr
2003
Twisted City
by Jason Starr
2004
The Pack
by Jason Starr
2005
Bust
by Ken Bruen
2006
Max and his secretary Angela think murdering his wife will buy them a better life together. Instead they unleash psychopaths, gangsters, and a chain of disasters far beyond their talent to manage.
Lights Out
by Jason Starr
2006
Slide
by Ken Bruen
2007
Trying to stay ahead after an earlier catastrophe, Max and Angela stumble into bigger crimes, worse company, and a trail of bodies. Every grab for a clean escape only slides them deeper into the muck.
The Follower
by Jason Starr
2007
The Max
by Ken Bruen
2008
Max lands in Attica while Angela winds up in a prison on the Greek island of Lesbos. Separate cells do not make their lives simpler, they just spread the chaos across two countries.
Panic Attack
by Jason Starr
2009
Escape to L.A.
by Jason Starr
2012
Permanent Rage
by Jason Starr
2012
The Craving
by Jason Starr
2012
Vegas
by Jason Starr
2014
Savage Lane
by Jason Starr
2015
Pimp
by Ken Bruen
2016
Max Fisher and Angela resurface in Hollywood, a place every bit as crooked and hungry as they are. Sex, scams, and desperation turn their latest reinvention into another bloody mess.
City of Monsters
by Jason Starr
2017
Dawn of Darkness
by Jason Starr
2017
Too Far / Fugitive Red
by Jason Starr
2019
The Next Time I Die
by Jason Starr
2022
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