• THE ROCK YEARBOOK (w. Michael Gross; Virgin Books, 1981)
  • THE COMPLETE BOOKS OF SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY LISTS (aka THE SF BOOK OF LISTS; w. Malcolm Edwards) (Berkley/Panther, 1983)
  • THE ROCK ALBUM (Muller, 1983)
  • THE WIT AND WISDOM OF ROCK AND ROLL (Allen & Unwin, 1983)
  • THE MTV BOOK OF WHO’S WHO IN ROCK VIDEO (Wm. Morrow, 1984)
  • THE ROCK ALBUM 2 (Zomba Books, 1984)
  • THE GREAT MOVIES LIVE ( w. Ron Van Der Meer; Simon & Schuster/Ebury Press, 1987)
  • THE PROFESSION OF SCIENCE FICTION (w. Edward James; Macmillan, 1992)
  • 100 GREAT DETECTIVES (Xanadu, 1993) – Winner of the Anthony Award, 1994
  • THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF JACK THE RIPPER (w. Nathan Braund; Robinson, 1999; revised edition, 2005; alternate edition as JACK THE RIPPER: COMPREHENSIVE A-Z)
  • FOLLOWING THE DETECTIVES (New Holland Books, 2010)