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Lawrence Sanders

American author Lawrence Sanders is best known for his bestselling crime and suspense series, including the Edward X. Delaney and Archy McNally novels. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of the thriller genre. This page provides the Lawrence Sanders books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1970The Anderson TapesPOoEXDB · 1Buy ↗

1971The Pleasures of HelenPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1972Love SongsPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1973The First Deadly SinPOoEXDB · 2Buy ↗

1975The Tomorrow FilePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1976The Tangent ObjectivePOoPTB · 1Buy ↗

1977The Second Deadly SinPOoEXDB · 3Buy ↗

1977The Marlow ChroniclesPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1978The Sixth CommandmentPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1978The Tangent FactorPOoPTB · 2Buy ↗

1980The Tenth CommandmentPOoCB · 2Buy ↗

1980Caper(As: Lesley Andress)POoSN · 5Buy ↗

1980Dark Summer(As: Mark Upton)POoSN · 6Buy ↗

1981The Third Deadly SinPOoEXDB · 4Buy ↗

1982The Case of Lucy Bending / The Case of Lucy B.POoSN · 7Buy ↗

1983The Seduction of Peter S.POoSN · 8Buy ↗

1984The Passion of Molly T.POoSN · 9Buy ↗

1985The Fourth Deadly SinPOoEXDB · 5Buy ↗

1985The Loves of Harry Dancer / The Loves of Harry D.POoSN · 10Buy ↗

1986The Eighth CommandmentPOoCB · 3Buy ↗

1986The Dream LoverPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1987The Timothy FilesPOoTCB · 1Buy ↗

1988Tales of the WolfPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1988Timothy's GamePOoTCB · 2Buy ↗

1989Capital CrimesPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1989Stolen BlessingsPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1990Sullivan's StingPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1991McNally's SecretPOoAMB · 1Buy ↗

1991The Seventh CommandmentPOoCB · 4Buy ↗

1992McNally's LuckPOoAMB · 2Buy ↗

1992Private PleasuresPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1993McNally's Risk(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 3Buy ↗

1994McNally's CaperPOoAMB · 4Buy ↗

1995McNally's TrialPOoAMB · 5Buy ↗

1996McNally's PuzzlePOoAMB · 6Buy ↗

1997McNally's Gamble(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 7Buy ↗

1998Guilty PleasuresPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1999McNally's Dilemma(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 8Buy ↗

2000McNally's Folly(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 9Buy ↗

2001McNally's Chance(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 10Buy ↗

2002McNally's Alibi(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 11Buy ↗

2003McNally's Dare(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 12Buy ↗

2004McNally's Bluff(With: Vincent Lardo)POoAMB · 13Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Timothy Cone Books2 books · 1987–1988

01The Timothy Files1987Buy ↗

02Timothy's Game1988Buy ↗

Publication Order of Archy McNally Books13 books · 1991–2004

01McNally's Secret1991Buy ↗

02McNally's Luck1992Buy ↗

03McNally's Risk(With: Vincent Lardo)1993Buy ↗

04McNally's Caper1994Buy ↗

05McNally's Trial1995Buy ↗

06McNally's Puzzle1996Buy ↗

07McNally's Gamble(With: Vincent Lardo)1997Buy ↗

08McNally's Dilemma(With: Vincent Lardo)1999Buy ↗

09McNally's Folly(With: Vincent Lardo)2000Buy ↗

10McNally's Chance(With: Vincent Lardo)2001Buy ↗

11McNally's Alibi(With: Vincent Lardo)2002Buy ↗

12McNally's Dare(With: Vincent Lardo)2003Buy ↗

13McNally's Bluff(With: Vincent Lardo)2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of Edward X. Delaney Books5 books · 1970–1985

01The Anderson Tapes1970Buy ↗

02The First Deadly Sin1973Buy ↗

03The Second Deadly Sin1977Buy ↗

04The Third Deadly Sin1981Buy ↗

05The Fourth Deadly Sin1985Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 1988

01Tales of the Wolf1988Buy ↗

Publication Order of Commandment Books4 books · 1978–1991

01The Sixth Commandment1978Buy ↗

02The Tenth Commandment1980Buy ↗

03The Eighth Commandment1986Buy ↗

04The Seventh Commandment1991Buy ↗

Publication Order of Peter Tangent Books2 books · 1976–1978

01The Tangent Objective1976Buy ↗

02The Tangent Factor1978Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels16 books · 1971–1998

01The Pleasures of Helen1971Buy ↗

02Love Songs1972Buy ↗

03The Tomorrow File1975Buy ↗

04The Marlow Chronicles1977Buy ↗

05Caper(As: Lesley Andress)1980Buy ↗

06Dark Summer(As: Mark Upton)1980Buy ↗

07The Case of Lucy Bending / The Case of Lucy B.1982Buy ↗

08The Seduction of Peter S.1983Buy ↗

09The Passion of Molly T.1984Buy ↗

10The Loves of Harry Dancer / The Loves of Harry D.1985Buy ↗

11The Dream Lover1986Buy ↗

12Capital Crimes1989Buy ↗

13Stolen Blessings1989Buy ↗

14Sullivan's Sting1990Buy ↗

15Private Pleasures1992Buy ↗

16Guilty Pleasures1998Buy ↗

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