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Elmore Leonard

American author Elmore Leonard, best known for his crime novels and short stories like *Get Shorty* and *Rum Punch*, sold over 40 million copies and influenced modern noir. This page provides the Elmore Leonard books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1953Three-Ten to Yuma and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1953The Bounty HuntersPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1954The Law at RandadoPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1956Escape from Five ShadowsPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1959Last Stand at Saber RiverPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1961HombrePOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1969The Big BouncePOoJRB · 1Buy ↗

1969The Moonshine WarPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1970Valdez Is ComingPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1972Forty Lashes Less OnePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

197452 Pick UpPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1974Mr MajestykPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1975The Tonto Woman and Other Western StoriesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1976Swag / Ryan's RulesPOoFRB · 1Buy ↗

1977Unknown Man #89POoJRB · 2Buy ↗

1977The HuntedPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1978The SwitchPOoOR&LGB · 1Buy ↗

1979GunsightsPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1980Gold CoastPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1980City Primeval: High Noon in DetroitPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1981Split ImagesPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1982StickPOoFRB · 2Buy ↗

1982Cat ChaserPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1983LaBravaPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1985Dutch TreatPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1985GlitzPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

1987BanditsPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

1987TouchPOoSN · 20Buy ↗

1988Freaky DeakyPOoSN · 21Buy ↗

1989KillshotPOoSN · 22Buy ↗

1990NotebooksPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1990Get ShortyPOoCPB · 1Buy ↗

1991Maximum BobPOoSN · 23Buy ↗

1992Rum PunchPOoOR&LGB · 2Buy ↗

1993ProntoPOoRGB · 1Buy ↗

1995Riding the RapPOoRGB · 2Buy ↗

1996Out Of SightPOoJFB · 1Buy ↗

1998Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1POoELWRB · 1Buy ↗

1998Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2POoELWRB · 2Buy ↗

1998Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3POoELWRB · 3Buy ↗

1998Cuba LibrePOoSN · 24Buy ↗

1999Be CoolPOoCPB · 2Buy ↗

2000Pagan BabiesPOoSN · 25Buy ↗

2001Fire in the HolePOoRGB · 3Buy ↗

2001When the Women Come Out to DancePOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2002San Francisco NoirPOoANB · 1Buy ↗

2002Tishomingo BluesPOoSN · 26Buy ↗

2003Seattle NoirPOoANB · 2Buy ↗

2003Bronx NoirPOoANB · 3Buy ↗

2004Brooklyn NoirPOoANB · 4Buy ↗

2004The Complete Western Stories of Elmore LeonardPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2004Hasidic NoirPOoANB · 5Buy ↗

2004The Complete Western StoriesPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2004Mr. ParadisePOoSN · 27Buy ↗

2004A Coyote's in the HousePOoSN · 28Buy ↗

2005The Hot KidPOoCWB · 1Buy ↗

2005Brooklyn Noir 2POoANB · 6Buy ↗

2005Chicago NoirPOoANB · 7Buy ↗

2005Dublin NoirPOoANB · 8Buy ↗

2006Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of WritingPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2006Moment of Vengeance and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2006Blood Money and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2006Manhattan NoirPOoANB · 9Buy ↗

2006Miami NoirPOoANB · 10Buy ↗

2006D.C. NoirPOoANB · 11Buy ↗

2006Baltimore NoirPOoANB · 12Buy ↗

2006Twin Cities NoirPOoANB · 13Buy ↗

2006London NoirPOoANB · 14Buy ↗

2007Up in Honey's RoomPOoCWB · 2Buy ↗

2007Trail of the Apache and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2007New Orleans NoirPOoANB · 15Buy ↗

2007Los Angeles NoirPOoANB · 16Buy ↗

2007Wall Street NoirPOoANB · 17Buy ↗

2007Havana NoirPOoANB · 18Buy ↗

2007Detroit NoirPOoANB · 19Buy ↗

2008Queens NoirPOoANB · 20Buy ↗

2008Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the TruthPOoANB · 21Buy ↗

2008Toronto NoirPOoANB · 22Buy ↗

2008Las Vegas NoirPOoANB · 23Buy ↗

2008Trinidad NoirPOoANB · 24Buy ↗

2008D.C. Noir 2POoANB · 25Buy ↗

2008Manhattan Noir 2POoANB · 26Buy ↗

2008Paris NoirPOoANB · 27Buy ↗

2008Istanbul NoirPOoANB · 28Buy ↗

2009Road DogsPOoJFB · 2Buy ↗

2009Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster StoriesPOoCWB · 3Buy ↗

2009Boston NoirPOoANB · 29Buy ↗

2009Rome NoirPOoANB · 30Buy ↗

2009San Francisco Noir 2POoANB · 31Buy ↗

2009Portland NoirPOoANB · 32Buy ↗

2009Delhi NoirPOoANB · 33Buy ↗

2009Phoenix NoirPOoANB · 34Buy ↗

2010DjiboutiPOoSN · 29Buy ↗

2010Los Angeles Noir 2POoANB · 35Buy ↗

2010Mexico City NoirPOoANB · 36Buy ↗

2010Richmond NoirPOoANB · 37Buy ↗

2010Orange County NoirPOoANB · 38Buy ↗

2010Indian Country NoirPOoANB · 39Buy ↗

2010Moscow NoirPOoANB · 40Buy ↗

2010Lone Star NoirPOoANB · 41Buy ↗

2010Philadelphia NoirPOoANB · 42Buy ↗

2010Haiti NoirPOoANB · 43Buy ↗

2010Copenhagen NoirPOoANB · 44Buy ↗

2011RaylanPOoRGB · 4Buy ↗

2011Pittsburgh NoirPOoANB · 45Buy ↗

2011San Diego NoirPOoANB · 46Buy ↗

2011Barcelona NoirPOoANB · 47Buy ↗

2011Cape Cod NoirPOoANB · 48Buy ↗

2011New Jersey NoirPOoANB · 49Buy ↗

2012Staten Island NoirPOoANB · 50Buy ↗

2012Mumbai NoirPOoANB · 51Buy ↗

2012Long Island NoirPOoANB · 52Buy ↗

2012Venice NoirPOoANB · 53Buy ↗

2012Kingston NoirPOoANB · 54Buy ↗

2012St. Petersburg NoirPOoANB · 55Buy ↗

2012Kansas City NoirPOoANB · 56Buy ↗

2012Boston Noir 2POoANB · 57Buy ↗

2013The TrespassersPOoSN · 30Buy ↗

2013ConfessionPOoSN · 31Buy ↗

2013USA NoirPOoANB · 58Buy ↗

2013Manila NoirPOoANB · 59Buy ↗

2013Buffalo NoirPOoANB · 60Buy ↗

2013Dallas NoirPOoANB · 61Buy ↗

2013Haiti Noir 2POoANB · 62Buy ↗

2014Singapore NoirPOoANB · 63Buy ↗

2014Prison NoirPOoANB · 64Buy ↗

2014Tel Aviv NoirPOoANB · 65Buy ↗

2014Tehran NoirPOoANB · 66Buy ↗

2014Belfast NoirPOoANB · 67Buy ↗

2014Helsinki NoirPOoANB · 68Buy ↗

2014Rio NoirPOoANB · 69Buy ↗

2015Charlie Martz and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2015Providence NoirPOoANB · 70Buy ↗

2015Chicago Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 71Buy ↗

2015Memphis NoirPOoANB · 72Buy ↗

2015Zagreb NoirPOoANB · 73Buy ↗

2015Marseille NoirPOoANB · 74Buy ↗

2015Beirut NoirPOoANB · 75Buy ↗

2016New Orleans Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 76Buy ↗

2016Stockholm NoirPOoANB · 77Buy ↗

2016Brussels NoirPOoANB · 78Buy ↗

2016Mississippi NoirPOoANB · 79Buy ↗

2016St. Louis NoirPOoANB · 80Buy ↗

2016Prague NoirPOoANB · 81Buy ↗

2016San Juan NoirPOoANB · 82Buy ↗

2017Oakland NoirPOoANB · 83Buy ↗

2017Trinidad Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 84Buy ↗

2017Atlanta NoirPOoANB · 85Buy ↗

2017New Haven NoirPOoANB · 86Buy ↗

2017Montana NoirPOoANB · 87Buy ↗

2017Buenos Aires NoirPOoANB · 88Buy ↗

2017Montreal NoirPOoANB · 89Buy ↗

2018Raylan Goes to Detroit(By: Peter Leonard)POoRGB · 5Buy ↗

2018Berlin NoirPOoANB · 90Buy ↗

2018S�o Paulo NoirPOoANB · 91Buy ↗

2018Santa Cruz NoirPOoANB · 92Buy ↗

2018Lagos NoirPOoANB · 93Buy ↗

2018Marrakech NoirPOoANB · 94Buy ↗

2018Baghdad NoirPOoANB · 95Buy ↗

2018Vancouver NoirPOoANB · 96Buy ↗

2018Sydney NoirPOoANB · 97Buy ↗

2018Hong Kong NoirPOoANB · 98Buy ↗

2019Amsterdam NoirPOoANB · 99Buy ↗

2019Milwaukee NoirPOoANB · 100Buy ↗

2019Houston NoirPOoANB · 101Buy ↗

2020Nairobi NoirPOoANB · 102Buy ↗

2020Columbus NoirPOoANB · 103Buy ↗

2020Santa Fe NoirPOoANB · 104Buy ↗

2020Alabama NoirPOoANB · 105Buy ↗

2020Berkeley NoirPOoANB · 106Buy ↗

2020Addis Ababa NoirPOoANB · 107Buy ↗

2020Tampa Bay NoirPOoANB · 108Buy ↗

2020Miami Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 109Buy ↗

2020Accra NoirPOoANB · 110Buy ↗

2020Belgrade NoirPOoANB · 111Buy ↗

2021Palm Springs NoirPOoANB · 112Buy ↗

2022Paris Noir: The SuburbsPOoANB · 113Buy ↗

2022Denver NoirPOoANB · 114Buy ↗

2022South Central NoirPOoANB · 115Buy ↗

2023Cleveland NoirPOoANB · 116Buy ↗

2023East Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 117Buy ↗

2023West Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 118Buy ↗

2024Honolulu NoirPOoANB · 119Buy ↗

2025Picket LinePOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2025Sacramento NoirPOoANB · 120Buy ↗

2025Hamburg NoirPOoANB · 121Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Books2 books · 1978–1992

01The Switch1978Buy ↗

02Rum Punch1992Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2025

01Picket Line2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup Books3 books · 1998–1998

01Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #11998Buy ↗

02Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #21998Buy ↗

03Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #31998Buy ↗

Publication Order of Raylan Givens Books5 books · 1993–2018

01Pronto1993Buy ↗

02Riding the Rap1995Buy ↗

03Fire in the Hole2001Buy ↗

04Raylan2011Buy ↗

05Raylan Goes to Detroit(By: Peter Leonard)2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Carl Webster Books3 books · 2005–2009

01The Hot Kid2005Buy ↗

02Up in Honey's Room2007Buy ↗

03Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Chili Palmer Books2 books · 1990–1999

01Get Shorty1990Buy ↗

02Be Cool1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Frank Ryan Books2 books · 1976–1982

01Swag / Ryan's Rules1976Buy ↗

02Stick1982Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections10 books · 1953–2015

01Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories1953Buy ↗

02The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories1975Buy ↗

03Dutch Treat1985Buy ↗

04When the Women Come Out to Dance2001Buy ↗

05The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard2004Buy ↗

06The Complete Western Stories2004Buy ↗

07Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories2006Buy ↗

08Blood Money and Other Stories2006Buy ↗

09Trail of the Apache and Other Stories2007Buy ↗

10Charlie Martz and Other Stories2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 1990–2006

01Notebooks1990Buy ↗

02Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books121 books · 2002–2025

01San Francisco Noir2002Buy ↗

02Seattle Noir2003Buy ↗

03Bronx Noir2003Buy ↗

04Brooklyn Noir2004Buy ↗

05Hasidic Noir2004Buy ↗

06Brooklyn Noir 22005Buy ↗

07Chicago Noir2005Buy ↗

08Dublin Noir2005Buy ↗

09Manhattan Noir2006Buy ↗

10Miami Noir2006Buy ↗

11D.C. Noir2006Buy ↗

12Baltimore Noir2006Buy ↗

13Twin Cities Noir2006Buy ↗

14London Noir2006Buy ↗

15New Orleans Noir2007Buy ↗

16Los Angeles Noir2007Buy ↗

17Wall Street Noir2007Buy ↗

18Havana Noir2007Buy ↗

19Detroit Noir2007Buy ↗

20Queens Noir2008Buy ↗

21Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth2008Buy ↗

22Toronto Noir2008Buy ↗

23Las Vegas Noir2008Buy ↗

24Trinidad Noir2008Buy ↗

25D.C. Noir 22008Buy ↗

26Manhattan Noir 22008Buy ↗

27Paris Noir2008Buy ↗

28Istanbul Noir2008Buy ↗

29Boston Noir2009Buy ↗

30Rome Noir2009Buy ↗

31San Francisco Noir 22009Buy ↗

32Portland Noir2009Buy ↗

33Delhi Noir2009Buy ↗

34Phoenix Noir2009Buy ↗

35Los Angeles Noir 22010Buy ↗

36Mexico City Noir2010Buy ↗

37Richmond Noir2010Buy ↗

38Orange County Noir2010Buy ↗

39Indian Country Noir2010Buy ↗

40Moscow Noir2010Buy ↗

41Lone Star Noir2010Buy ↗

42Philadelphia Noir2010Buy ↗

43Haiti Noir2010Buy ↗

44Copenhagen Noir2010Buy ↗

45Pittsburgh Noir2011Buy ↗

46San Diego Noir2011Buy ↗

47Barcelona Noir2011Buy ↗

48Cape Cod Noir2011Buy ↗

49New Jersey Noir2011Buy ↗

50Staten Island Noir2012Buy ↗

51Mumbai Noir2012Buy ↗

52Long Island Noir2012Buy ↗

53Venice Noir2012Buy ↗

54Kingston Noir2012Buy ↗

55St. Petersburg Noir2012Buy ↗

56Kansas City Noir2012Buy ↗

57Boston Noir 22012Buy ↗

58USA Noir2013Buy ↗

59Manila Noir2013Buy ↗

60Buffalo Noir2013Buy ↗

61Dallas Noir2013Buy ↗

62Haiti Noir 22013Buy ↗

63Singapore Noir2014Buy ↗

64Prison Noir2014Buy ↗

65Tel Aviv Noir2014Buy ↗

66Tehran Noir2014Buy ↗

67Belfast Noir2014Buy ↗

68Helsinki Noir2014Buy ↗

69Rio Noir2014Buy ↗

70Providence Noir2015Buy ↗

71Chicago Noir: The Classics2015Buy ↗

72Memphis Noir2015Buy ↗

73Zagreb Noir2015Buy ↗

74Marseille Noir2015Buy ↗

75Beirut Noir2015Buy ↗

76New Orleans Noir: The Classics2016Buy ↗

77Stockholm Noir2016Buy ↗

78Brussels Noir2016Buy ↗

79Mississippi Noir2016Buy ↗

80St. Louis Noir2016Buy ↗

81Prague Noir2016Buy ↗

82San Juan Noir2016Buy ↗

83Oakland Noir2017Buy ↗

84Trinidad Noir: The Classics2017Buy ↗

85Atlanta Noir2017Buy ↗

86New Haven Noir2017Buy ↗

87Montana Noir2017Buy ↗

88Buenos Aires Noir2017Buy ↗

89Montreal Noir2017Buy ↗

90Berlin Noir2018Buy ↗

91S�o Paulo Noir2018Buy ↗

92Santa Cruz Noir2018Buy ↗

93Lagos Noir2018Buy ↗

94Marrakech Noir2018Buy ↗

95Baghdad Noir2018Buy ↗

96Vancouver Noir2018Buy ↗

97Sydney Noir2018Buy ↗

98Hong Kong Noir2018Buy ↗

99Amsterdam Noir2019Buy ↗

100Milwaukee Noir2019Buy ↗

101Houston Noir2019Buy ↗

102Nairobi Noir2020Buy ↗

103Columbus Noir2020Buy ↗

104Santa Fe Noir2020Buy ↗

105Alabama Noir2020Buy ↗

106Berkeley Noir2020Buy ↗

107Addis Ababa Noir2020Buy ↗

108Tampa Bay Noir2020Buy ↗

109Miami Noir: The Classics2020Buy ↗

110Accra Noir2020Buy ↗

111Belgrade Noir2020Buy ↗

112Palm Springs Noir2021Buy ↗

113Paris Noir: The Suburbs2022Buy ↗

114Denver Noir2022Buy ↗

115South Central Noir2022Buy ↗

116Cleveland Noir2023Buy ↗

117East Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

118West Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

119Honolulu Noir2024Buy ↗

120Sacramento Noir2025Buy ↗

121Hamburg Noir2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Jack Ryan Books2 books · 1969–1977

01The Big Bounce1969Buy ↗

02Unknown Man #891977Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels31 books · 1953–2013

01The Bounty Hunters1953Buy ↗

02The Law at Randado1954Buy ↗

03Escape from Five Shadows1956Buy ↗

04Last Stand at Saber River1959Buy ↗

05Hombre1961Buy ↗

06The Moonshine War1969Buy ↗

07Valdez Is Coming1970Buy ↗

08Forty Lashes Less One1972Buy ↗

0952 Pick Up1974Buy ↗

10Mr Majestyk1974Buy ↗

11The Hunted1977Buy ↗

12Gunsights1979Buy ↗

13Gold Coast1980Buy ↗

14City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit1980Buy ↗

15Split Images1981Buy ↗

16Cat Chaser1982Buy ↗

17LaBrava1983Buy ↗

18Glitz1985Buy ↗

19Bandits1987Buy ↗

20Touch1987Buy ↗

21Freaky Deaky1988Buy ↗

22Killshot1989Buy ↗

23Maximum Bob1991Buy ↗

24Cuba Libre1998Buy ↗

25Pagan Babies2000Buy ↗

26Tishomingo Blues2002Buy ↗

27Mr. Paradise2004Buy ↗

28A Coyote's in the House2004Buy ↗

29Djibouti2010Buy ↗

30The Trespassers2013Buy ↗

31Confession2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Jack Foley Books2 books · 1996–2009

01Out Of Sight1996Buy ↗

02Road Dogs2009Buy ↗

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