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Lawrence Block Books in Order

23 series including Matthew Scudder Series, Bernie Rhodenbarr Series and more

★ 1 NYT bestseller 23 series 315 books Latest: The Amber Waves of Autumn (2024)

Lawrence Block has written 315 books since 1958. Those titles are spread across 23 series, led by Matthew Scudder with 23 books. The newest book on our shelves is The Amber Waves of Autumn (2024).

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1 Bernie Rhodenbarr 2 Chip Harrison 3 Chronological Chip Harrison 4 Evan Tanner 5 Jill Emerson Series as Jill Emerson 6 John Keller 7 Kit Tolliver 8 Lou Largo Series with William Ard 9 Manhattan Noir 10 Matthew Scudder 11 Murderous Christmas Stories 12 Paul Kavanagh Series as Paul Kavanagh 13 Seven Deadly Sins 14 Transgressions 15 Lawrence Block Other Novels 16 Lawrence Block Short Stories/Novellas 17 Lawrence Block Short Story Collections 18 Lawrence Block Plays 19 Lawrence Block Non-Fiction Books 20 Matthew Scudder Short Story Collections 21 L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Series with Joe R. Lansdale, Joyce Carol Oates, Megan Abbott, Duane Swierczynski, Andrew Vachss, Francine Prose, Jonathan Santlofer 22 The Men's Adventure Library Journal 23 Lawrence Block Anthologies

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Lawrence Block has placed one book on the New York Times bestseller lists.

Cover of Hope to Die
Hope to Die
Matthew Scudder Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #16 · debuted Nov 2001

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Reading Order

23 series · 315 books
Burglars Can't Be Choosers by Lawrence Block

Bernie Rhodenbarr Series

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1 Burglars Can't Be Choosers 1977 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Burglar in the Closet 1978 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling 1979 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza 1980 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Like a Thief in the Night (Short Story) 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Burglar Takes a Cat (Short Story) 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Burglar in the Library 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Burglar in the Rye 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Burglar on the Prowl 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 A Bad Night for Burglars (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Burglar in Short Order 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
No Score by Lawrence Block

Chip Harrison Series

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1 No Score 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Chip Harrison Scores Again 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Make Out with Murder 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Topless Tulip Caper 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 As Dark as Christmas Gets (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Death of the Mallory Queen 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
No Score by Lawrence Block

Chip Harrison Series Chronological

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1 No Score 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Chip Harrison Scores Again 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Make Out with Murder 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Topless Tulip Caper 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 As Dark as Christmas Gets (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Death of the Mallory Queen 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep by Lawrence Block

Evan Tanner Series

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1 The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Canceled Czech 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Tanner's Twelve Swingers 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Here Comes a Hero / Tanner's Virgin 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Scoreless Thai / Two for Tanner 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Tanner's Tiger 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Me Tanner, You Jane 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Tanner on Ice 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Hit Man by Lawrence Block

John Keller Series

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1 Hit Man 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Hit List 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Hit Parade 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Hit and Run 2008 Gold Dagger 2009Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Keller in Dallas 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Hit Me 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Keller's Adjustment 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Keller on the Spot 2013 🏆 Edgar Awards 1998Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Keller's Therapy (Short Story) 2013 🏆 Edgar Awards 1994Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Keller's Horoscope 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Keller's Fedora (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Keller's Homecoming (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Keller's Designated Hitter (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Keller the Dogkiller (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Keller in Des Moines (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Quotidian Keller (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Keller on Horseback (Short Story) 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Kit Tolliver Series

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1 If You Can't Stand the Heat 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Rude Awakening 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 You Can Call Me Lucky 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Clean Slate 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Waitress Wanted 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Jilling (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Conjugal Rites 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 One Kind Favor I Ask of You 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Don't Get in the Car 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Fun with Brady and Angelica 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Zeroing In 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Unfinished Business 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Lou Largo Series

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1 Babe in the Woods 1960 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Manhattan Noir Series

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1 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block

Matthew Scudder Series

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1 The Sins of the Fathers 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Time to Murder and Create 1976 Edgar Awards 1978Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 In the Midst of Death 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 A Stab in the Dark 1981 Shamus Award 1982Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Eight Million Ways to Die 1982 🏆 Shamus Award 1983Edgar Awards 1983Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 1986 🏆 Falcon Award 1987Anthony Award 1987Shamus Award 1987Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Out on the Cutting Edge 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 A Ticket to the Boneyard 1990 🏆 Falcon Award 1992Anthony Award 1991Shamus Award 1991Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1991 🏆 Edgar Awards 1992Shamus Award 1992Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 A Walk Among the Tombstones 1992 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Devil Knows You're Dead 1993 🏆 Shamus Award 1994Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 A Long Line of Dead Men 1994 Shamus Award 1995Edgar Awards 1995Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Even the Wicked 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Out the Window (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Everybody Dies 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Hope to Die 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 A Moment of Wrong Thinking (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 All the Flowers are Dying 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 A Drop of the Hard Stuff 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Let's Get Lost (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 A Candle for the Bag Lady (Short Story) 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 A Time to Scatter Stones 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Murderous Christmas Stories Series

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1 Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Murder on Christmas Eve 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Murder on a Winter's Night 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Murder in the Falling Snow 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Such Men are Dangerous by Lawrence Block

Paul Kavanagh Series as Paul Kavanagh

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1 Such Men are Dangerous 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Triumph of Evil 1972 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Not Comin' Home to You 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Seven Deadly Sins Series

3 books · 2001–2002

Transgressions Series

4 books · 2005–2006

Lawrence Block Other Novels

38 books · 1958–2020

Lawrence Block Short Stories/Novellas

19 books · 1979–2016

Lawrence Block Short Story Collections

11 books · 1984–2019

Lawrence Block Plays

1 book · 2011

Lawrence Block Non-Fiction Books

24 books · 1970–2021

Matthew Scudder Short Story Collections

2 books · 1999–2011

L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Series

2 books · 2010–2011

The Men's Adventure Library Journal Series

16 books · 2013–2023 · full reading order

Lawrence Block Anthologies

85 books · 1983–2024

About the Author

Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I.

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