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Standalone Books in Order
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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "The Bounty Hunters" (1953) and follow publication order through all 42 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
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
Picket Line
2025
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
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