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Stephen Leather Books in Order

Find every Stephen Leather book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 135 books / 14 series

British author best known for the Dan "Spider" Shepherd thriller series. His books have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Stephen Leather books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Stephen Leather Books in Chronological Order

1987 Pay Off POoSN / 1 Buy
1989 The Fireman POoSN / 2 Buy
1991 Hungry Ghost POoSN / 3 Buy
1992 The Chinaman / The Foreigner POoMCB / 1 Buy
1993 The Vets POoSN / 4 Buy
1995 The Long Shot POoMCB / 2 Buy
1996 The Double Tap POoMCB / 3 Buy
1996 The Birthday Girl POoSN / 5 Buy
1997 The Solitary Man POoSN / 6 Buy
1998 The Tunnel Rats POoSN / 7 Buy
1999 The Bombmaker POoSN / 8 Buy
2000 The Stretch POoSN / 9 Buy
2002 Tango One POoSN / 10 Buy
2004 Hard Landing POoSSB / 1 Buy
2004 The Eyewitness POoSN / 11 Buy
2005 Soft Target POoSSB / 2 Buy
2005 Private Dancer POoSN / 12 Buy
2006 Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye POoNB / 1 Buy
2006 Cold Kill POoSSB / 3 Buy
2007 Hot Blood POoSSB / 4 Buy
2008 Dead Men POoSSB / 5 Buy
2009 Live Fire POoSSB / 6 Buy
2010 Nightfall POoJNB / 1 Buy
2010 Rough Justice POoSSB / 7 Buy
2010 Dreamer's Cat POoSN / 13 Buy
2010 Once Bitten POoSN / 14 Buy
2010 The Basement POoSN / 15 Buy
2011 Cursed POoJNSS / 1 Buy
2011 Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish POoIZB / 1 Buy
2011 Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster POoIZB / 2 Buy
2011 Midnight POoJNB / 2 Buy
2011 Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman POoIZB / 3 Buy
2011 Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs POoIZB / 4 Buy
2011 Fair Game POoSSB / 8 Buy
2011 Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon POoSN / 16 Buy
2011 The Bestseller POoSN / 17 Buy
2012 Short Fuses POoSSC / 1 Buy
2012 Friendly Fire POoSSSS / 1 Buy
2012 Banging Bill's Wife POoAHB / 1 Buy
2012 Still Bleeding POoJNSS / 2 Buy
2012 The Alphabet Game POoAHB / 2 Buy
2012 Nightmare POoJNB / 3 Buy
2012 The Pregnant Wife POoAHB / 3 Buy
2012 The Threesome POoAHB / 4 Buy
2012 Inspector Zhang and The Perfect Alibi POoIZB / 5 Buy
2012 Inspector Zhang Goes To Harrogate POoIZB / 6 Buy
2012 False Friends POoSSB / 9 Buy
2013 Dead Drop POoSSSS / 2 Buy
2013 Hard Targets POoSSSS / 3 Buy
2013 Nightshade POoJNB / 4 Buy
2013 Kill Zone POoSSSS / 4 Buy
2013 Natural Selection POoSSSS / 5 Buy
2013 Warning Order POoSSSS / 6 Buy
2013 Hostile Territory POoSSSS / 7 Buy
2013 Inspector Zhang and the Island of the Dead POoIZB / 7 Buy
2013 Rough Diamonds POoSSSS / 8 Buy
2013 True Colours POoSSB / 10 Buy
2013 Take Two POoSN / 18 Buy
2014 The Eight Curious Cases of Inspector Zhang POoSSC / 2 Buy
2014 Blood Bath(By: Matt Hilton) POoJNSS / 3 Buy
2014 My Name Is Lydia POoJNSS / 4 Buy
2014 Tracks POoJNSS / 5 Buy
2014 Lastnight POoJNB / 5 Buy
2014 San Francisco Night POoJNB / 6 Buy
2014 Narrow Escape POoSSSS / 9 Buy
2014 Personal Protection POoSSSS / 10 Buy
2014 White Lies POoSSB / 11 Buy
2014 More Short Fuses POoSSSS / 11 Buy
2015 I Know Who Did It POoJNSS / 6 Buy
2015 New York Night POoJNB / 7 Buy
2015 The Whisper Man POoJNSS / 7 Buy
2015 Black Ops POoSSB / 12 Buy
2015 The Rope POoSSSS / 12 Buy
2015 Planning Pack POoSSSS / 13 Buy
2015 Remote Control POoSSSS / 14 Buy
2016 The Sandpit POoSSSB / 1 Buy
2016 Children of the Dark POoJNSS / 8 Buy
2016 Dark Forces POoSSB / 13 Buy
2016 First Response POoSN / 19 Buy
2016 Penalties POoSN / 20 Buy
2017 Takedown POoLHB / 1 Buy
2017 Nightingale - A Short Story Collection POoSSC / 3 Buy
2017 The Creeper POoJNSS / 9 Buy
2017 The Asylum POoJNSS / 10 Buy
2017 The Undead POoJNSS / 11 Buy
2017 The Doll POoJNSS / 12 Buy
2017 The Mansion POoJNSS / 13 Buy
2017 Light Touch POoSSB / 14 Buy
2017 Wrong Turn POoJNSS / 14 Buy
2017 The Cards POoJNSS / 15 Buy
2017 Possession POoJNSS / 16 Buy
2018 Moving Targets POoSSSB / 2 Buy
2018 Nightingale 2 - A Short Story Collection POoSSC / 4 Buy
2018 Tennessee Night POoJNB / 8 Buy
2018 Tall Order POoSSB / 15 Buy
2018 The House on Gable Street POoJNSS / 17 Buy
2018 Knock Knock POoJNSS / 18 Buy
2018 Watery Grave POoJNSS / 19 Buy
2018 Claws POoJNSS / 20 Buy
2018 The Shout POoSN / 21 Buy
2019 Rogue Warrior POoRYSS / 1 Buy
2019 Last Man Standing POoMSB / 1 Buy
2019 Plausible Deniability (Short Story) POoLHB / 2 Buy
2019 Short Range POoSSB / 16 Buy
2019 The Bag Carrier POoSN / 22 Buy
2020 Breakout POoLHB / 3 Buy
2020 Slow Burn POoSSB / 17 Buy
2020 The Runner POoSN / 23 Buy
2021 Russian Roulette POoSSSB / 3 Buy
2021 New Orleans Night POoJNB / 9 Buy
2021 Fast Track POoSSB / 18 Buy
2021 Witch Hunt POoJNSS / 21 Buy
2021 Desperate Measures POoSN / 24 Buy
2021 The Hunting POoSN / 25 Buy
2021 Killing Time POoSN / 26 Buy
2022 The Chase POoRYSS / 2 Buy
2022 Standing Alone POoMSB / 2 Buy
2022 Drop Zone POoSSSB / 4 Buy
2022 Las Vegas Night POoJNB / 10 Buy
2022 Rio Grande Night POoJNB / 11 Buy
2022 Dirty War POoSSB / 19 Buy
2023 Still Standing POoMSB / 3 Buy
2023 The Chinaman: The 1992 Breakout Thriller From Stephen Leather POoMCB / 4 Buy
2023 Baltic Black Ops POoSSSB / 5 Buy
2023 Clean Kill POoSSB / 20 Buy
2023 Triggers POoSN / 27 Buy
2024 Standing Strong POoMSB / 4 Buy
2024 First Strike POoSSB / 21 Buy
2025 Houston Night POoJNB / 12 Buy
2025 Last Chance POoSSB / 22 Buy
2025 Recall: The Man Who Forgot Who He Was POoSN / 28 Buy
2026 Chicago Night POoJNB / 13 Buy
2026 Direct Action POoSSB / 23 Buy
2026 Underdogs POoSN / 29 Buy
2027 Broken Promises POoSSB / 24 Buy

Stephen Leather Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 29 books / 1987-2026
01 Pay Off 1987 Buy
02 The Fireman 1989 Buy
03 Hungry Ghost 1991 Buy
04 The Vets 1993 Buy
05 The Birthday Girl 1996 Buy
06 The Solitary Man 1997 Buy
07 The Tunnel Rats 1998 Buy
08 The Bombmaker 1999 Buy
09 The Stretch 2000 Buy
10 Tango One 2002 Buy
11 The Eyewitness 2004 Buy
12 Private Dancer 2005 Buy
13 Dreamer's Cat 2010 Buy
14 Once Bitten 2010 Buy
15 The Basement 2010 Buy
16 Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon 2011 Buy
17 The Bestseller 2011 Buy
18 Take Two 2013 Buy
19 First Response 2016 Buy
20 Penalties 2016 Buy
21 The Shout 2018 Buy
22 The Bag Carrier 2019 Buy
23 The Runner 2020 Buy
24 Desperate Measures 2021 Buy
25 The Hunting 2021 Buy
26 Killing Time 2021 Buy
27 Triggers 2023 Buy
28 Recall: The Man Who Forgot Who He Was 2025 Buy
29 Underdogs 2026 Buy
01 Rogue Warrior 2019 Buy
02 The Chase 2022 Buy
01 Friendly Fire 2012 Buy
02 Dead Drop 2013 Buy
03 Hard Targets 2013 Buy
04 Kill Zone 2013 Buy
05 Natural Selection 2013 Buy
06 Warning Order 2013 Buy
07 Hostile Territory 2013 Buy
08 Rough Diamonds 2013 Buy
09 Narrow Escape 2014 Buy
10 Personal Protection 2014 Buy
11 More Short Fuses 2014 Buy
12 The Rope 2015 Buy
13 Planning Pack 2015 Buy
14 Remote Control 2015 Buy
01 The Chinaman / The Foreigner 1992 Buy
02 The Long Shot 1995 Buy
03 The Double Tap 1996 Buy
04 The Chinaman: The 1992 Breakout Thriller From Stephen Leather 2023 Buy
01 Nightfall 2010 Buy
02 Midnight 2011 Buy
03 Nightmare 2012 Buy
04 Nightshade 2013 Buy
05 Lastnight 2014 Buy
06 San Francisco Night 2014 Buy
07 New York Night 2015 Buy
08 Tennessee Night 2018 Buy
09 New Orleans Night 2021 Buy
10 Las Vegas Night 2022 Buy
11 Rio Grande Night 2022 Buy
12 Houston Night 2025 Buy
13 Chicago Night 2026 Buy
01 Hard Landing 2004 Buy
02 Soft Target 2005 Buy
03 Cold Kill 2006 Buy
04 Hot Blood 2007 Buy
05 Dead Men 2008 Buy
06 Live Fire 2009 Buy
07 Rough Justice 2010 Buy
08 Fair Game 2011 Buy
09 False Friends 2012 Buy
10 True Colours 2013 Buy
11 White Lies 2014 Buy
12 Black Ops 2015 Buy
13 Dark Forces 2016 Buy
14 Light Touch 2017 Buy
15 Tall Order 2018 Buy
16 Short Range 2019 Buy
17 Slow Burn 2020 Buy
18 Fast Track 2021 Buy
19 Dirty War 2022 Buy
20 Clean Kill 2023 Buy
21 First Strike 2024 Buy
22 Last Chance 2025 Buy
23 Direct Action 2026 Buy
24 Broken Promises 2027 Buy
Lex Harper Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2017-2020
01 Takedown 2017 Buy
02 Plausible Deniability (Short Story) 2019 Buy
03 Breakout 2020 Buy
01 Cursed 2011 Buy
02 Still Bleeding 2012 Buy
03 Blood Bath(By: Matt Hilton) 2014 Buy
04 My Name Is Lydia 2014 Buy
05 Tracks 2014 Buy
06 I Know Who Did It 2015 Buy
07 The Whisper Man 2015 Buy
08 Children of the Dark 2016 Buy
09 The Creeper 2017 Buy
10 The Asylum 2017 Buy
11 The Undead 2017 Buy
12 The Doll 2017 Buy
13 The Mansion 2017 Buy
14 Wrong Turn 2017 Buy
15 The Cards 2017 Buy
16 Possession 2017 Buy
17 The House on Gable Street 2018 Buy
18 Knock Knock 2018 Buy
19 Watery Grave 2018 Buy
20 Claws 2018 Buy
21 Witch Hunt 2021 Buy
01 The Sandpit 2016 Buy
02 Moving Targets 2018 Buy
03 Russian Roulette 2021 Buy
04 Drop Zone 2022 Buy
05 Baltic Black Ops 2023 Buy
01 Short Fuses 2012 Buy
02 The Eight Curious Cases of Inspector Zhang 2014 Buy
03 Nightingale - A Short Story Collection 2017 Buy
04 Nightingale 2 - A Short Story Collection 2018 Buy
01 Last Man Standing 2019 Buy
02 Standing Alone 2022 Buy
03 Still Standing 2023 Buy
04 Standing Strong 2024 Buy
01 Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye 2006 Buy
Asian Heat Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2012-2012
01 Banging Bill's Wife 2012 Buy
02 The Alphabet Game 2012 Buy
03 The Pregnant Wife 2012 Buy
04 The Threesome 2012 Buy
01 Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish 2011 Buy
02 Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster 2011 Buy
03 Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman 2011 Buy
04 Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs 2011 Buy
05 Inspector Zhang and The Perfect Alibi 2012 Buy
06 Inspector Zhang Goes To Harrogate 2012 Buy
07 Inspector Zhang and the Island of the Dead 2013 Buy

Where to start with Stephen Leather

What is the best order to read Stephen Leather 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.

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