Mystery Novels

Sheriff Dan Rhodes Series

* Too Late to Die (Walker, l986; Ivy, 1989) - Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel

* Shotgun Saturday Night (Walker, l987; Ivy, 1989)

* Cursed to Death (Walker, l988; Ivy, 1990)

* Death on the Move (Walker, 1989; Ivy, 1990)

* Evil at the Root (St. Martin's, 1990; Ivy, 1991)

* Booked for a Hanging (St. Martin's, 1992)

* Murder Most Fowl (St. Martin's, 1994)

* Winning Can Be Murder (St. Martin's, 1996; Worldwide, 2000)

* Death by Accident (St. Martin's, 1998; Worldwide, 2000)

* A Ghost of a Chance (St Martins, July 2000; Worldwide, October 2001)

* A Romantic Way to Die (St. Martins, November 2001)

* Red, White, and Blue Murder (St. Martin's, October 2003)

* "The Empty Manger" (Worldwide, November 2001) - novella included in the collection Murder, Mayhem, and Mistletoe

* A Mammoth Murder (St. Martin's, April 2006)

* Murder Among the O.W.L.S. (St. Martin's, January 2007)

* Of All Sad Words (St. Martin's, February 2008)

Carl Burns Series

* One Dead Dean (Walker, l988)

* Dying Voices (St. Martin's, 1989)

* . . . A Dangerous Thing (Walker, 1994; Worldwide, 1996)

* Dead Soldiers (Five Star, June 2004)

Truman Smith Series

* Dead on the Island ( Walker, 1991) - nominated for the Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel

* Gator Kill ( Walker, 1992)

* When Old Men Die (Walker, 1994)

* The Prairie Chicken Kill (Walker, 1996)

* Murder Takes a Break (Walker, 1996)

Stanley Waters Series

* Murder under Blue Skies (Dutton, 1998; Onyx, 1999)

* Murder in the Mist (Dutton, 1999; Onyx, 2000)

Sally Good Series

* Murder Is An Art (St. Martin's, 1999)

* A Knife in the Back (St. Martin's, 2002)

* A Bond with Death (St. Martin's, 2004)

Stand-Alone Mystery and Suspense Novels

* Blood Marks (St. Martin's, 1991; Gold Medal, 1993)

* The Texas Capitol Murders (St. Martin's, 1992 )

* Houston Homicide (with Clyde Wilson) (Five Star, December 2007)

House-Name Spy Fiction

* The Coyote Connection (a Nick Carter book, in collaboration with Jack Davis) (Charter, 1981)

Western Novels

* Ryan Rides Back (M. Evans, l988)

* Galveston Gunman (M. Evans, l989)

* A Time for Hanging (M. Evans, 1989)

* Medicine Show (M. Evans, 1990)

* Outrage at Blanco (Dell, 1999)

* Texas Vigilante (Dell, 1999)

Horror Novels

* Keepers of the Beast (Zebra, l988)

* Goodnight, Moom (Zebra, l989)

* Blood Dreams (Zebra,1989)

* Rest in Peace (Zebra,1990)

* Just before Dark (Zebra, 1990)

Stone: M.I.A. Hunter Series

* Miami War Zone (Stone: MIA Hunter #10) (Jove, 1988)

* Desert Death Raid (Stone: MIA Hunter #12) (Jove, 1989)

* Back to 'Nam (Stone: MIA Hunter #14) (Jove, 1990)

Books for Young Readers

* A Vampire Named Fred (Temple Books, 1990)

* Muttketeer: A Wishbone Book (Big Red Chair Books, 1997)

* Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster (Minstrel.1996)

* Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man (Minstrel, 1996)

* Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror (Minstrel, 1997) - Winner of the 1997 Golden Duck Award for Best Juvenile SF Novel

Short Story Collections

* The Nighttime is the Right Time (Five Star, 2000)