Standalone Books in Order

42
Books
1953
First Book
2015
Latest Book
63
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

The Bounty Hunters

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1953

2

The Law at Randado

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1954

3

Escape from Five Shadows

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1956

4

Last Stand at Saber River

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1959

5

1961

6

The Moonshine War

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1969

7

Valdez Is Coming

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1970

8

Forty Lashes Less One

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1972

9

52 Pick Up

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1974

10

Mr Majestyk

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1974

11

The Hunted

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1977

12

Gunsights

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1979

13

Gold Coast

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1980

14

City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit

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1980

15

Split Images

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1981

16

Cat Chaser

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1982

17

1983

18

1985

19

1987

20

1987

21

Freaky Deaky

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1988

22

1989

23

Maximum Bob

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1991

24

Cuba Libre

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1998

25

Pagan Babies

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2000

26

Tishomingo Blues

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2002

27

Mr. Paradise

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2004

28

A Coyote's in the House

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2004

29

2010

30

The Trespassers

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2013

31

Confession

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2013

32

Picket Line

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2025

33

Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories

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1953

34

The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories

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1975

35

Dutch Treat

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1985

36

When the Women Come Out to Dance

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2001

37

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

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2004

38

The Complete Western Stories

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2004

39

Moment of Vengeance and Other Stories

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2006

40

Blood Money and Other Stories

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2006

41

Trail of the Apache and Other Stories

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2007

42

Charlie Martz and Other Stories

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2015

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Bounty Hunters (1953), 2. The Law at Randado (1954), 3. Escape from Five Shadows (1956), 4. Last Stand at Saber River (1959), 5. Hombre (1961), and 37 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Elmore Leonard contains 42 books. The series began in 1953 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Elmore Leonard. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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