About
Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) was an American author known for his crime and Western novels. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Leonard served in the Navy during World War II and worked in advertising before becoming a full-time writer in 1969. Leonard's breakthrough novel was "The Big Bounce" (1969), the first in a series featuring the character Jack Ryan. His other notable works include "Get Shorty" (1990), "Rum Punch" (1992), and "Out of Sight" (1996). Leonard's novels are characterized by their sharp dialogue, realistic characters, and dark humor. He received numerous awards, including the National Book Award for Fiction in 1998 for "Get Shorty" and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 2010. His work has been praised by critics for its originality, style, and influence on the crime fiction genre.
Book Series by Elmore Leonard
Jack Ryan Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Big Bounce | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| Unknown Man # 89 | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
Frank Ryan Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Swag / Ryan's Rules | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stick | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
Chili Palmer Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Get Shorty | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Be Cool | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
Raylan Givens Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Pronto | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Riding the Rap | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fire in the Hole | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Raylan | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Raylan Goes to Detroit ( By: Peter Leonard) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Jack Foley Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Out Of Sight | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Road Dogs | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
Carl Webster Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Hot Kid | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Up in Honey's Room | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Switch | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rum Punch | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup # 1 | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup # 2 | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup # 3 | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
Elmore Leonard Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Bounty Hunters | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Law at Randado | 1954 | Buy on Amazon |
| Escape from Five Shadows | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| Last Stand at Saber River | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hombre | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Moonshine War | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| Valdez Is Coming | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| Forty Lashes Less One | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| 52 Pick Up | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mr Majestyk | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hunted | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gunsights | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gold Coast | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Split Images | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cat Chaser | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| LaBrava | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Glitz | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bandits | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Touch | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Freaky Deaky | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killshot | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Maximum Bob | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cuba Libre | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pagan Babies | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tishomingo Blues | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mr. Paradise | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Coyote's in the House | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Djibouti | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Trespassers (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Confession (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
Elmore Leonard Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dutch Treat | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| When the Women Come Out to Dance | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Complete Western Stories | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Money and Other Stories | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trail of the Apache and Other Stories | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Martz and Other Stories | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Elmore Leonard Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Notebooks | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
Elmore Leonard Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Western Roundup | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| Florida Stories | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder For Love | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naked Came the Manatee | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Western Movies | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder On The Railways | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Books to Die For | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Night | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miami Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
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