The Frank Burly series

The Frank Burly series is a self-published comedy book series about the klutzy detective named Frank Burly written by The Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder. As of late 2020, ten books in the series, beginning with The Time Machine Did It, and two short stories, have been released through Kennydale Books. In November, Swartzwelder announced on Twitter that an eleventh book, entitled The Spy With No Pants, is the be released in December 2020, "probably."

Novels
As of 2021, ten Frank Burly novels have been released.

Short stories
In 2015, Swartzwelder published two short stories set in the Frank Burly universe, entitled "The Monster That Wouldn't Sink" and "Earth's Biggest Fan." The first follows Frank Burly as he travels back in time to the Titanic before it sinks to apprehend Jack the Ripper for a spot on a talk show, and the latter follows the same character as he visits the house of an alien who loves Earth more than anything else in the world.