Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, “hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land”. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures. Among his best-known works are Hombre, Swag, City Primeval, LaBrava, Glitz, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of Sight and Tishomingo Blues.
Books in order of publication:
Jack Ryan Books
| The Big Bounce | (1969) |
| Unknown Man #89 | (1977) |
Publication Order of Frank Ryan Books
| Swag / Ryan’s Rules | (1976) |
| Stick | (1982) |
Publication Order of Chili Palmer Books
| Get Shorty | (1990) |
| Be Cool | (1999) |
Publication Order of Raylan Givens Books
| Pronto | (1993) |
| Riding the Rap | (1995) |
| Fire in the Hole | (2001) |
| Raylan | (2011) |
Publication Order of Jack Foley Books
| Out Of Sight | (1996) |
| Road Dogs | (2009) |
Publication Order of Carl Webster Books
| The Hot Kid | (2005) |
| Up in Honey’s Room | (2007) |
| Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories | (2009) |
Publication Order of Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Books
| The Switch | (1978) |
| Rum Punch | (1992) |
Publication Order of Elmore Leonard’s Western Roundup Books
| Elmore Leonard’s Western Roundup #1 | (1998) |
| Elmore Leonard’s Western Roundup #2 | (1998) |
| Elmore Leonard’s Western Roundup #3 | (1998) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Bounty Hunters | (1953) |
| The Law at Randado | (1954) |
| Escape from Five Shadows | (1956) |
| Last Stand at Saber River | (1959) |
| Hombre | (1961) |
| The Moonshine War | (1969) |
| Valdez Is Coming | (1970) |
| Forty Lashes Less One | (1972) |
| 52 Pick Up | (1974) |
| Mr Majestyk | (1974) |
| The Hunted | (1977) |
| Gunsights | (1979) |
| Gold Coast | (1980) |
| City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit | (1980) |
| Split Images | (1981) |
| Cat Chaser | (1982) |
| LaBrava | (1983) |
| Glitz | (1985) |
| Bandits | (1987) |
| Touch | (1987) |
| Freaky Deaky | (1988) |
| Killshot | (1989) |
| Maximum Bob | (1991) |
| Cuba Libre | (1998) |
| Pagan Babies | (2000) |
| Tishomingo Blues | (2002) |
| Mr. Paradise | (2004) |
| A Coyote’s in the House | (2004) |
| Djibouti | (2010) |
| The Trespassers | (2013) |
| Confession | (2013) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Picket Line | (2025) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories | (1953) |
| The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories | (1975) |
| Dutch Treat | (1985) |
| When the Women Come Out to Dance | (2001) |
| The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard | (2004) |
| The Complete Western Stories | (2004) |
| Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories | (2006) |
| Blood Money and Other Stories | (2006) |
| Trail of the Apache and Other Stories | (2007) |
| Charlie Martz and Other Stories | (2015) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Notebooks | (1990) |
| Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing | (2006) |
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