Barbara Collins

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1990
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • Homefront

    in Dick Tracy: The Secret Files

    CRIMESTOPPERS' CASEBOOK: 1944 -- Everyone knew the beautiful Hollywood starlet's death was suicide. Everyone but a hack screen- writer -- and DICK TRACY... 1955 -- A new music called rock'n'roll is sweeping the country -- but someone wants one...

  • To Kill a Cat

    in Cat Crimes 2
    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    From the pens of today's most prolific, popular, and feline-fancying mystery writers comes CAT CRIMES 2, a chilling collection of original stories that will leave cat- and mystery-lovers purring for more. Inside you'll encounter the Bogart drawl of P...

  • Seeing Red

    in Women on the Edge

    Women become the protagonists in an anthology of fourteen mystery stories by Sara Paretsky, Barbara Michaels, Nancy Pickard, Loren D. Estleman, John D. MacDonald, and Bill Pronzini, among others. Reprint....

  • To Grandmother's House We Go

    in Cat Crimes for the Holidays

    CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY AND FELINES

    In these nineteen original tail-twitching tales of mystery, cats from Maine coon to Scottish fold, tabby to Siamese, white Persian to calico crack all manner of holiday capers. Arbor Day reminds a...

  • Lethal Ladies

    Sixteen suspenseful murder mysteries highlight the investigations of daring female sleuths and include the works of such writers as Sara Paretsky, Janet Dawson, Sue Dunlap, and Marcia Muller. Original....

  • Too Many Tomcats and Other Feline Tales of Suspense

    Eleven cat-themed mysteries feature an elderly woman trying to beat a murder rap by claiming that her cat is her reincarnated husband, and a saloon brawl where Carry Nation's cat is killed by the saloon keeper who is later found murdered....

  • Of Pike and Men

    A father and daughter spend 5 twelve hour days fishing in the Northwest Territories with a local guide. By day one, hour two, the daughter has fallen for the guide and analyzes her situation while trying to reel in huge fish and enjoy the rare one on...

  • Water Baby Learns to Ski

    Look! A Baby on Skis! At 9 months old, most babies are just learning to climb. Not Water Baby! In this true story, author Barbara Collins brings to the life the journey of a baby who learns to ski and goes on to become a national champion. The first ...

  • Water Baby Goes Boarding

    WATER BABY began his water skiing journey at nine months old. Now he's ready to try something new, like wakeboarding! Follow Water Baby and his sister as they search for the perfect wave, first at their lake, then at the beach! WATER BABY GOES BOARDI...



  • Aunt Emma's Defense

    A Short Story by Acclaimed Short Story Author Barbara CollinsExcerpt Emma Pratt sat very still at the front of the court-room, waiting for the jury to file in with their verdict. Seated next to her at the small oak table-for-two, was her lawyer, Li...

  • Cat Got Your Tongue

  • A Cruise to Forget

  • Dead and Breakfast

    A delightful short story from acclaimed short-story writer Barbara Collins.Ever wonder what health and culinary standards apply to those cozy little bed and breakfasts that dot the countryside? In "Dead and Breakfast," the menu choices would tempt ev...

  • Eddie Haskell in a Short Skirt

  • Obeah, My Love

    A Short Story by Acclaimed Short Story Author Barbara CollinsExcerptA bitterly cold Chicago wind, carrying a miserable mixture of sleet and snow, swept across Oak Street, making the simple act of walking almost impossible for a few daring pedestrians...

  • Reunion Queen

  • The Ten Lives of Talbert

    Excerpt At eight a.m. on Rodeo Drive, the immaculate street was devoid of its native Jaguars, Rolls-Royces and Ferraris. The only vehicles, prowling or parked, were of the dreary domes-tic variety--Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge--but for the occasional Jap...

  • That Damn Cat

    A Short Story by Acclaimed Short Story Author Barbara CollinsExcerpt The Silver Sorrel Somali walked in the gutter along Pennsylvania Avenue, its bushy red fox-like tail dragging in the dirt, a miniature street-sweeper.Suddenly the cat stopped, ...

  • Too Many Tomcats

    A Short Story by Acclaimed Short Story Author Barbara CollinsExcerptIt was a little after 10 p.m. when Ernie and Marie Finley climbed the steps of their modest white stucco house, after a Saturday evening out. Ernie was a small man, about five foot f...



  • World's Greatest Mother

  • Carry's Cat

    A Short Story by Acclaimed Short Story Author Barbara CollinsExcerptThe Annex, in Wichita, Kansas, was considered one of the finest saloons in the whole country, second only to the Alcazar in Peoria, Illinois. But most people felt the Annex was more ...

  • The Night It Rained Cats and Cats

    A Short Story by Acclaimed Short Story Author Barbara CollinsExcerptOfficer John Steele was sorry to hear the news about Mrs. Strebel, a childhood neighbor of his, having a serious heart attack.After finishing his rounds for the day, the thirty-five ...

  • A Proper Burial

    Excerpt Officer John Steele didn't want to do it. He didn't want to tell Ernie and Marie Finley that the police had found their Sarah -- who'd been missing for several days -- dead. As Steele stood on the doorstep of the Finley's modest, white ...

  • Water Baby Goes Kayaking and More

    WATER BABY began his water skiing journey at nine months old. Now he's ready to try something new, like kayaking! Follow Water Baby and his family as they go to the mountains for lots of fun on the water....

  • Trailer Trashed

    in Deadly Housewives

    A heart-stopping mystery anthology from fourteen of today’s best-loved and bestselling female mystery and suspense writers.

    In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready...

  • Sore Today Strong Tomorrow Fitness Planner

    Sore Today Strong Tomorrow Fitness Planner in 90Days make it easy to track your progress with our beautifully created Fitness Planner for women. This planner is made with YOU in mind. The 184page book. There are 90 days' worth of daily records Schedu...

  • Too Many Tom Cats

    A collection of eleven of Barbara Collins's best cat-themed stories, edited by Max Allan Collins. In A Proper Burial, a childless couple is driven to extremes to get back the remains of their beloved dead cat, held as evidence in a murder case. In a ...

  • Cutout

    A young woman from the Midwest, recipient of an unexpected college scholarship, is recruited into a lucrative courier job that shuttles her from Manhattan to Washington, DC. There’s a slight drawback: the previous two “cutouts” ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara Collins has published 28 books.

Barbara Collins does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Cutout, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Barbara Collins, Homefront, was published in June 1990.

No. Barbara Collins does not write books in series.
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