Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on October 11th, 1925 and passed away at the age of 87 on August 20th, 2013.

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Elmore Leonard Stats: The highest rated book by Elmore Leonard on Book Notification is The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is Maximum Bob, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Elmore Leonard on Book Notification is Pronto, the first novel in the Raylan Givens series. The second most read book is Get Shorty (Chili Palmer #1).

Below is a complete list of Elmore Leonard books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Jack Ryan Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
The Big Bounce
1969
Go
2
9
Unknown Man #89
1977
Go

List of Frank Ryan Books in Publication Order

Crime stories about small-time criminals in Detroit.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Swag / Ryan's Rules
1976
Go
2
9
Stick
1982
Go

List of Chili Palmer Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.4
Get Shorty
1990
Go
2
6.5
Be Cool
1999
Go

List of Raylan Givens Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Raylan Givens books are Pronto, Raylan, and Riding the Rap.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Pronto
1993
Go
2
7.3
Riding the Rap
1995
Go
3
9
Fire in the Hole
2001
Go
4
6.9
Raylan
2011
Go
5
9
Raylan Goes to Detroit (By: Peter Leonard)
2018
Go
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List of Jack Foley Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Out Of Sight
1996
Go
2
8.3
Road Dogs
2009
Go

List of Carl Webster Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Hot Kid
2005
Go
2
7.3
Up in Honey's Room
2007
Go
3
8
Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories
2009
Go

List of Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
The Switch
1978
Go
2
7.3
Rum Punch
1992
Go

List of Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1
1998
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2
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2
1998
Go
3
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3
1998
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Tishomingo Blues, Maximum Bob, and Killshot.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Bounty Hunters
1953
Go
2
7
The Law at Randado
1954
Go
3
7
Escape from Five Shadows
1956
Go
4
7
Last Stand at Saber River
1959
Go
5
8
Hombre
1961
Go
6
8
The Moonshine War
1969
Go
7
7
Valdez Is Coming
1970
Go
8
8
Forty Lashes Less One
1972
Go
9
7.2
52 Pick Up
1974
Go
10
8
Mr Majestyk
1974
Go
11
7.3
The Hunted
1977
Go
12
7
Gunsights
1979
Go
13
8
Gold Coast
1980
Go
14
7.3
City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit
1980
Go
15
6.6
Split Images
1981
Go
16
8
Cat Chaser
1982
Go
17
6.7
LaBrava
1983
Go
18
8
Glitz
1985
Go
19
6.6
Bandits
1987
Go
20
7.7
Touch
1987
Go
21
6.4
Freaky Deaky
1988
Go
22
8.3
Killshot
1989
Go
23
8
Maximum Bob
1991
Go
24
6
Cuba Libre
1998
Go
25
6.4
Pagan Babies
2000
Go
26
6.3
Tishomingo Blues
2002
Go
27
6.6
Mr. Paradise
2004
Go
28
A Coyote's in the House
2004
Go
29
5.6
Djibouti
2010
Go
30
The Trespassers
2013
Go
31
Confession
2013
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Picket Line
2025
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard, Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories, and When the Women Come Out to Dance.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories
1953
Go
2
8
The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories
1975
Go
3
Dutch Treat
1985
Go
4
6
When the Women Come Out to Dance
2001
Go
5
8
The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
2004
Go
6
The Complete Western Stories
2004
Go
7
8
Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories
2006
Go
8
8
Blood Money and Other Stories
2006
Go
9
8
Trail of the Apache and Other Stories
2007
Go
10
10
Charlie Martz and Other Stories
2015
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Notebooks
1990
Go
2
10
Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
2006
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List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
Go
2
Seattle Noir
2003
Go
3
Bronx Noir
2003
Go
4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
Go
5
8
Hasidic Noir
2004
Go
6
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
7
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
8
Dublin Noir
2005
Go
9
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
10
4
Miami Noir
2006
Go
11
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
14
London Noir
2006
Go
15
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
17
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
18
Havana Noir
2007
Go
19
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
20
Queens Noir
2008
Go
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
22
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
Go
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
Go
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
27
Paris Noir
2008
Go
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
29
9
Boston Noir
2009
Go
30
Rome Noir
2009
Go
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
32
Portland Noir
2009
Go
33
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
34
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
37
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
38
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
39
10
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
40
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
43
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
46
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
48
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
Go
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
51
10
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
52
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
53
6
Venice Noir
2012
Go
54
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
55
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
56
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
57
8
Boston Noir 2
2012
Go
58
USA Noir
2013
Go
59
Manila Noir
2013
Go
60
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
61
Dallas Noir
2013
Go
62
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
63
9
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
64
Prison Noir
2014
Go
65
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
66
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
67
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
68
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
69
Rio Noir
2014
Go
70
Providence Noir
2015
Go
71
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
72
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
73
7
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
74
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
75
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
76
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
Go
77
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
78
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
79
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
80
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
81
Prague Noir
2016
Go
82
San Juan Noir
2016
Go
83
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
84
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
Go
85
7
Atlanta Noir
2017
Go
86
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
87
Montana Noir
2017
Go
88
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
89
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
90
Berlin Noir
2018
Go
91
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
92
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
93
Lagos Noir
2018
Go
94
Marrakech Noir
2018
Go
95
7
Baghdad Noir
2018
Go
96
7
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
97
Sydney Noir
2018
Go
98
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
99
7
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
100
Milwaukee Noir
2019
Go
101
Houston Noir
2019
Go
102
Nairobi Noir
2020
Go
103
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
104
Santa Fe Noir
2020
Go
105
7
Alabama Noir
2020
Go
106
Berkeley Noir
2020
Go
107
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
108
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
Go
109
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
Go
110
8
Accra Noir
2020
Go
111
Belgrade Noir
2020
Go
112
Palm Springs Noir
2021
Go
113
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
Go
114
8
Denver Noir
2022
Go
115
South Central Noir
2022
Go
116
Cleveland Noir
2023
Go
117
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
118
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
119
Honolulu Noir
2024
Go
120
Sacramento Noir
2025
Go
121
Hamburg Noir
2025
Go
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List of Elmore Leonard Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Western Roundup
1961
Go
2
Florida Stories
1993
Go
3
New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories
1994
Go
4
Murder For Love
1996
Go
5
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories
1996
Go
6
6.5
Naked Came the Manatee
1997
Go
7
Western Movies
1997
Go
8
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997
1997
Go
9
Murder On The Railways
2003
Go
10
9
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003
2003
Go
11
Paris Noir
2008
Go
12
Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing
2010
Go
13
8
Books to Die For
2012
Go
14
8
Long Night
2014
Go
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Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard (Elmore John Leonard Jr.) was born on October 11th, 1925. Elmore passed away August 20th, 2013 at 87 years old. Elmore Leonard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Leonard attended The University of Detroit where he received a B.A. English and Philosophy.

Elmore Leonard is known for writing in the Thriller, Western, and Crime Fiction genres.

Elmore Leonard had written 31 standalone novels, starting with The Bounty Hunters in 1953. The most recently released novel was Confession, which was released in 2013.

Elmore Leonard also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 10 books including Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories and The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories.

Elmore Leonard has made the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi list in Japan once. Freaky Deaky made #4 on the list in 1989.

Elmore Leonard: Awards & Accolades

Elmore Leonard has won multiple awards including: The Edgar Award Grand Master, in 1992, Crime Writer's Association Award Diamond Dagger Award, in 2006 and the Owen Wister Award Saddleman Award, in 2009.

Leonard's books have also won multiple awards, LaBrava won the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1984 as well as the Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Awards - The Martin Beck Award in 1985. Maximum Bob won the Hammett Prize, Best Crime Novel, in 1991. Tishomingo Blues won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2003. Books to Die For won the Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction, in 2012 as well as the Anthony Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2013, Macavity Award - Best Mystery Critical/Biographical in 2013.

Elmore Leonard books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Switch was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1979. Split Images was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1983. Naked Came the Manatee was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best First Novel, in 2000. Djibouti was nominated for the CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award, in 2012. Books to Die For was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Critical/Biographical Work, in 2013 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Critical/Biographical Work in 2013, CrimeFest - H.R.F. Keating Award in 2013.

Related Authors

Fans of Elmore Leonard also enjoy these authors:

  1. Ed McBain, author of the 87th Precinct Series.
  2. Adrian McKinty, author of the Detective Sean Duffy Series.
  3. Attica Locke, author of the Highway 59 Series.
  4. Dashiell Hammett, author of the Detective Sam Spade Series.
  5. George Pelecanos, author of the Derek Strange & Terry Quinn Series.
  6. Joe Ide, author of the IQ Series.
  7. Andrew Gross, author of the Ty Hauck Series.
  8. Rob Hart, author of the Assassins Anonymous Series.
  9. Reed Farrel Coleman, author of the Jesse Stone Series.
  10. Megan Goldin, author of the Rachel Krall Series.

Elmore Leonard: F.A.Q

When was Elmore Leonard Born?

Elmore Leonard was born on October 11th, 1925.

When did Elmore Leonard die?

Elmore Leonard died on August 20th, 2013 at 87 years old.

Where was Elmore Leonard Born?

Elmore Leonard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

What awards has Elmore Leonard won?

Elmore Leonard has won the following awards: Grand Master at the Edgar Award (1992), Diamond Dagger Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (2006) and the Saddleman Award at the Owen Wister Award (2009).

What book awards has Elmore Leonard won?

LaBrava: Edgar Award: Best Mystery Novel (1984), Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Awards: The Martin Beck Award (1985).
Maximum Bob: Hammett Prize: Best Crime Novel (1991).
Tishomingo Blues: Audie Award: Best Male Narrator (2003).
Books to Die For: Agatha Award: Best Non-fiction (2012), Anthony Award: Best Non-Fiction Book (2013), Macavity Award: Best Mystery Critical/Biographical (2013).

What was the first book Elmore Leonard wrote?

The first book written by Elmore Leonard was The Bounty Hunters, published in 1953.

What was the most recent book Elmore Leonard wrote?

His most recently released work was Picket Line on September 30th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Elmore Leonard?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Elmore Leonard book is Pronto. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Pronto (7.69)
  2. Get Shorty (7.40)
  3. Raylan (6.88)
  4. Riding the Rap (7.33)
  5. Be Cool (6.50)

What genres does Elmore Leonard Write?

Elmore Leonard primarily writes in the Crime Fiction, Thriller, and Western genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Crime Thriller, Suspense Thriller, and Noir.

How many books has Elmore Leonard written?

Elmore Leonard has written 65 books across 13 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Jack Ryan Series
  • 2 books in the Frank Ryan Series
  • 2 books in the Chili Palmer Series
  • 4 books in the Raylan Givens Series
  • 2 books in the Jack Foley Series
  • 3 books in the Carl Webster Series
  • 2 books in the Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Series
  • 3 books in the Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup Series
  • 31 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novella
  • 10 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series

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