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Elmore Leonard Books in Order

12 series including Raylan Givens, Carl Webster and more

★ 17 NYT bestsellers 12 series 79 books Latest: Miami Noir (2020)

Publishing since 1953, Elmore Leonard has 79 books to their name. The work is organised into 12 series; the longest is Raylan Givens at 5 books. The most recent release we track is Miami Noir (2020).

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1 Jack Ryan 2 Frank Ryan 3 Chili Palmer 4 Raylan Givens 5 Jack Foley 6 Carl Webster 7 Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara 8 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup 9 Elmore Leonard Other Novels 10 Elmore Leonard Short Story Collections 11 Elmore Leonard Non-Fiction Books 12 Elmore Leonard Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

17 books

Elmore Leonard has placed 17 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 107 weeks on the charts.

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Glitz
Elmore Leonard Other Novels

18 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Feb 1985

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Freaky Deaky
Elmore Leonard Other Novels

11 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted May 1988

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Elmore Leonard’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

12 series · 79 books

Jack Ryan Series

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1 The Big Bounce 1969 🎬 2 adaptations → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Unknown Man # 89 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Frank Ryan Series

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1 Swag / Ryan's Rules 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Stick 1982 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Chili Palmer Series

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1 Get Shorty 1990 🎬 2 adaptations → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Be Cool 1999 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jack Foley Series

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1 Out Of Sight 1996 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 1999Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Road Dogs 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Carl Webster Series

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1 The Hot Kid 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Up in Honey's Room 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Series

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1 The Switch 1978 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Rum Punch 1992 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup Series

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1 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup # 1 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup # 2 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup # 3 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Elmore Leonard Other Novels

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1 The Bounty Hunters 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Law at Randado 1954 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Escape from Five Shadows 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Last Stand at Saber River 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Hombre 1961 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Moonshine War 1969 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Valdez Is Coming 1970 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Forty Lashes Less One 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 52 Pick Up 1974 🎬 2 adaptations → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Mr Majestyk 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Hunted 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Gunsights 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Gold Coast 1980 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit 1980 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Split Images 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Cat Chaser 1982 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 LaBrava 1983 🏆 Martin Beck Award 1985🏆 Edgar Awards 1984Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Glitz 1985 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Bandits 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Touch 1987 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Freaky Deaky 1988 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Killshot 1989 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Maximum Bob 1991 🏆 Hammett Prize 1991Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Cuba Libre 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Pagan Babies 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Tishomingo Blues 2002 🏆 Audie Award 2003Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Mr. Paradise 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 A Coyote's in the House 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Djibouti 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 The Trespassers (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Confession (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Elmore Leonard Short Story Collections

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1 Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Dutch Treat 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 When the Women Come Out to Dance 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Complete Western Stories 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Blood Money and Other Stories 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Trail of the Apache and Other Stories 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Charlie Martz and Other Stories 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Elmore Leonard Non-Fiction Books

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1 Notebooks 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Elmore Leonard Anthologies

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1 Western Roundup 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Florida Stories 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Murder For Love 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Naked Came the Manatee 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Western Movies 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Murder On The Railways 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Books to Die For 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Long Night 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Miami Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.

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