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Elmore Leonard Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Elmore Leonard in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 186 books / 13 series

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.

Books by Elmore Leonard in Publication Order

1953 The Bounty Hunters POoSN / 1 Buy
1953 Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1954 The Law at Randado POoSN / 2 Buy
1956 Escape from Five Shadows POoSN / 3 Buy
1959 Last Stand at Saber River POoSN / 4 Buy
1961 Hombre POoSN / 5 Buy
1969 The Big Bounce POoJRB / 1 Buy
1969 The Moonshine War POoSN / 6 Buy
1970 Valdez Is Coming POoSN / 7 Buy
1972 Forty Lashes Less One POoSN / 8 Buy
1974 52 Pick Up POoSN / 9 Buy
1974 Mr Majestyk POoSN / 10 Buy
1975 The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
1976 Swag / Ryan's Rules POoFRB / 1 Buy
1977 Unknown Man #89 POoJRB / 2 Buy
1977 The Hunted POoSN / 11 Buy
1978 The Switch POoOR&LGB / 1 Buy
1979 Gunsights POoSN / 12 Buy
1980 Gold Coast POoSN / 13 Buy
1980 City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit POoSN / 14 Buy
1981 Split Images POoSN / 15 Buy
1982 Stick POoFRB / 2 Buy
1982 Cat Chaser POoSN / 16 Buy
1983 LaBrava POoSN / 17 Buy
1985 Dutch Treat POoSSC / 3 Buy
1985 Glitz POoSN / 18 Buy
1987 Bandits POoSN / 19 Buy
1987 Touch POoSN / 20 Buy
1988 Freaky Deaky POoSN / 21 Buy
1989 Killshot POoSN / 22 Buy
1990 Get Shorty POoCPB / 1 Buy
1990 Notebooks POoNB / 1 Buy
1991 Maximum Bob POoSN / 23 Buy
1992 Rum Punch POoOR&LGB / 2 Buy
1993 Pronto POoRGB / 1 Buy
1995 Riding the Rap POoRGB / 2 Buy
1996 Out Of Sight POoJFB / 1 Buy
1998 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1 POoELWRB / 1 Buy
1998 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2 POoELWRB / 2 Buy
1998 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3 POoELWRB / 3 Buy
1998 Cuba Libre POoSN / 24 Buy
1999 Be Cool POoCPB / 2 Buy
2000 Pagan Babies POoSN / 25 Buy
2001 Fire in the Hole POoRGB / 3 Buy
2001 When the Women Come Out to Dance POoSSC / 4 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2002 Tishomingo Blues POoSN / 26 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard POoSSC / 5 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2004 The Complete Western Stories POoSSC / 6 Buy
2004 Mr. Paradise POoSN / 27 Buy
2004 A Coyote's in the House POoSN / 28 Buy
2005 The Hot Kid POoCWB / 1 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2006 Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing POoNB / 2 Buy
2006 Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories POoSSC / 7 Buy
2006 Blood Money and Other Stories POoSSC / 8 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2007 Up in Honey's Room POoCWB / 2 Buy
2007 Trail of the Apache and Other Stories POoSSC / 9 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2009 Road Dogs POoJFB / 2 Buy
2009 Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories POoCWB / 3 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2010 Djibouti POoSN / 29 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 Raylan POoRGB / 4 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 The Trespassers POoSN / 30 Buy
2013 Confession POoSN / 31 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 Charlie Martz and Other Stories POoSSC / 10 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 Raylan Goes to Detroit(By: Peter Leonard) POoRGB / 5 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Picket Line POoSS / 1 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy

Complete Elmore Leonard Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Switch 1978 Buy
02 Rum Punch 1992 Buy
01 Picket Line 2025 Buy
01 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1 1998 Buy
02 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2 1998 Buy
03 Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3 1998 Buy
Raylan Givens Reading Order 5 books / 1993-2018
01 Pronto 1993 Buy
02 Riding the Rap 1995 Buy
03 Fire in the Hole 2001 Buy
04 Raylan 2011 Buy
05 Raylan Goes to Detroit(By: Peter Leonard) 2018 Buy
Carl Webster Reading Order 3 books / 2005-2009
01 The Hot Kid 2005 Buy
02 Up in Honey's Room 2007 Buy
03 Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories 2009 Buy
Chili Palmer Reading Order 2 books / 1990-1999
01 Get Shorty 1990 Buy
02 Be Cool 1999 Buy
Frank Ryan Reading Order 2 books / 1976-1982
01 Swag / Ryan's Rules 1976 Buy
02 Stick 1982 Buy
01 Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories 1953 Buy
02 The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories 1975 Buy
03 Dutch Treat 1985 Buy
04 When the Women Come Out to Dance 2001 Buy
05 The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard 2004 Buy
06 The Complete Western Stories 2004 Buy
07 Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories 2006 Buy
08 Blood Money and Other Stories 2006 Buy
09 Trail of the Apache and Other Stories 2007 Buy
10 Charlie Martz and Other Stories 2015 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 1990-2006
01 Notebooks 1990 Buy
02 Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing 2006 Buy
Akashic Noir Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy
Jack Ryan Reading Order 2 books / 1969-1977
01 The Big Bounce 1969 Buy
02 Unknown Man #89 1977 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 31 books / 1953-2013
01 The Bounty Hunters 1953 Buy
02 The Law at Randado 1954 Buy
03 Escape from Five Shadows 1956 Buy
04 Last Stand at Saber River 1959 Buy
05 Hombre 1961 Buy
06 The Moonshine War 1969 Buy
07 Valdez Is Coming 1970 Buy
08 Forty Lashes Less One 1972 Buy
09 52 Pick Up 1974 Buy
10 Mr Majestyk 1974 Buy
11 The Hunted 1977 Buy
12 Gunsights 1979 Buy
13 Gold Coast 1980 Buy
14 City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit 1980 Buy
15 Split Images 1981 Buy
16 Cat Chaser 1982 Buy
17 LaBrava 1983 Buy
18 Glitz 1985 Buy
19 Bandits 1987 Buy
20 Touch 1987 Buy
21 Freaky Deaky 1988 Buy
22 Killshot 1989 Buy
23 Maximum Bob 1991 Buy
24 Cuba Libre 1998 Buy
25 Pagan Babies 2000 Buy
26 Tishomingo Blues 2002 Buy
27 Mr. Paradise 2004 Buy
28 A Coyote's in the House 2004 Buy
29 Djibouti 2010 Buy
30 The Trespassers 2013 Buy
31 Confession 2013 Buy
Jack Foley Reading Order 2 books / 1996-2009
01 Out Of Sight 1996 Buy
02 Road Dogs 2009 Buy

Where to start with Elmore Leonard

What is the best order to read Elmore Leonard books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

More authors

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.