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ⓘ About Joe McKinney
Author Joe McKinney has written novels from many genres, some of which include: ghost story, horror, virus thriller, science fiction, and crime. With all that he has written, he is also with the San Antonio Police Department working as a sergeant and works as a patrol supervisor for San Antonio’s west side. Before this, he worked as a detective in homicide, and a specialist in disaster mitigation. He also assisted with the running of the 911 Dispatch Center. He works and lives in a tiny town outside of San Antonio with a wife and two kids. Much of his fiction work features a sense of realism and quite a bit of realism that comes from his years spent working in the field of law enforcement.
All Book Series by Joe McKinney
Lost Girl of the Lake
Book 7 of 8 · published 2013 Co-authored · Michael McCarty
Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 1
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2010 Anthology · James Roy Daley,JessicaBrown
Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 2
Book 2 of 4 · published 2010 Anthology · David Niall Wilson,Tim Waggoner,Steven A. Roman,Mort Castle,John Everson,Cody Goodfellow,James Newman,Nate Kenyon,James Roy Daley,Derek Gunn
Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 3
Book 3 of 4 · published 2011 Co-authored · Nancy Kilpatrick,Nate Southard,Paul Kane,Jeremy C. Shipp
The HMS Swift Adventures
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2014 Anthology · Derek Gunn
Demonic Visions 50 Horror Tales #6
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2016
Only the Thunder Knows – East End Girls
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2013 Anthology · Gord Rollo
Smog - Baggage of Eternal Night
Book 2 of 7 · published 2013 Anthology · Eric J. Guignard,Lisa Morton
Dog Days - Deadly Passage
Book 3 of 7 · published 2013 Co-authored · Sanford Allen
Secrets / Outcast
Book 5 of 7 · published 2014 Anthology · John R. Little,Mark Allan Gunnells
Paleo - The Doomsday Prepper
Book 6 of 7 · published 2015 Anthology · David Liss,Eileen Curtright
Frozen Shadows/WildWoman
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2015 Anthology · Gene O'Neill,Chris Marrs
Welcome To Hell: An Anthology Of Western Weirdness
Book 12 of 29 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joe McKinney?
Author Joe McKinney has written novels from many genres, some of which include: ghost story, horror, virus thriller, science fiction, and crime. With all that he has written, he is also with the San Antonio Police Department working as a sergeant and works as a patrol supervisor for San Antonio's west side. Before this, he worked as a detective in homicide, and a specialist in disaster mitigation.
Which Joe McKinney series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dead World series, the earliest of Joe McKinney's multi-book series: it opens with Dead City (2006) and runs to 4 books across 2006–2012, ending with Mutated (2012). Joe McKinney's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Joe McKinney written?
Joe McKinney has 70 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2022. 29 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Journalstone's DoubleDown series with 7 books — and 41 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Joe McKinney's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joe McKinney's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dead World (2006–2012, 4 books), Best New Zombie Tales (2010–2014, 4 books) and Journalstone's DoubleDown (2013–2015, 7 books), plus 3 more.
How are Joe McKinney's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joe McKinney's 70 books into 6 named series and 41 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Journalstone's DoubleDown (7 books, 2013–2015); Demonic Visions: 50 Horror Tales (6 books, 2013–2016); The Retreat (6 books, 2013–2022); Dead World (4 books, 2006–2012); Best New Zombie Tales (4 books, 2010–2014), plus 1 further series.