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 Stick, the 2nd novel in the Frank Ryan series. The second-highest rated book is The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard, a Collection .

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 Riding the Rap (Raylan Givens #2).

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
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2
9
Unknown Man #89
1977
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List of Frank Ryan Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Swag / Ryan's Rules
1976
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2
9.3
Stick
1982
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List of Chili Palmer Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
Get Shorty
1990
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2
6.3
Be Cool
1999
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List of Raylan Givens Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.6
Pronto
1993
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2
7.4
Riding the Rap
1995
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3
Fire in the Hole
2001
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4
6.5
Raylan
2011
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5
8
Raylan Goes to Detroit (By: Peter Leonard)
2018
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List of Jack Foley Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.6
Out Of Sight
1996
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2
8.3
Road Dogs
2009
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List of Carl Webster Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
The Hot Kid
2005
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2
7.4
Up in Honey's Room
2007
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3
8
Comfort to the Enemy and Other Carl Webster Stories
2009
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List of Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Switch
1978
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2
7.3
Rum Punch
1992
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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
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3
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3
1998
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Bounty Hunters
1953
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2
7
The Law at Randado
1954
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3
7
Escape from Five Shadows
1956
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4
7
Last Stand at Saber River
1959
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5
8
Hombre
1961
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6
8
The Moonshine War
1969
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7
7
Valdez Is Coming
1970
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8
8
Forty Lashes Less One
1972
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9
7.2
52 Pick Up
1974
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10
8
Mr Majestyk
1974
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11
7.3
The Hunted
1977
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12
7
Gunsights
1979
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13
8
Gold Coast
1980
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14
7.1
City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit
1980
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15
6
Split Images
1981
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16
8
Cat Chaser
1982
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17
6.7
LaBrava
1983
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18
8
Glitz
1985
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19
6.6
Bandits
1987
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20
7.7
Touch
1987
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21
6.5
Freaky Deaky
1988
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22
8.3
Killshot
1989
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23
7.5
Maximum Bob
1991
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24
6
Cuba Libre
1998
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25
6.4
Pagan Babies
2000
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26
6.3
Tishomingo Blues
2002
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27
6.8
Mr. Paradise
2004
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28
A Coyote's in the House
2004
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29
5.6
Djibouti
2010
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30
The Trespassers
2013
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31
Confession
2013
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories
1953
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2
8
The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories
1975
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3
Dutch Treat
1985
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4
When the Women Come Out to Dance
2001
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5
8.7
The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard
2004
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6
The Complete Western Stories
2004
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7
8
Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories
2006
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8
8
Blood Money and Other Stories
2006
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9
8
Trail of the Apache and Other Stories
2007
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10
10
Charlie Martz and Other Stories
2015
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Western Roundup
1961
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2
Florida Stories
1993
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3
New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories
1994
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4
Murder For Love
1996
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5
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories
1996
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6
6
Naked Came the Manatee
1997
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7
Western Movies
1997
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8
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997
1997
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9
Murder On The Railways
2003
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10
9
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003
2003
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11
Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing
2010
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12
8
Books to Die For
2012
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13
8
Long Night
2014
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14
The Best American Mystery Stories 2016
2016
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15
4
Miami Noir
2020
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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 University of Detroit where he received a B.A. English and Philosophy.

Elmore Leonard is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 31 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1953 with the novel The Bounty Hunters. 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 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.

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  4. Harlan Coben, author of the Myron Bolitar Series.
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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) 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 Charlie Martz and Other Stories on June 16th, 2015.

How many books has Elmore Leonard written?

Elmore Leonard has written 63 books across 11 series, 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
  • 10 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books

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