A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Hard Case Crime Books in Order

The complete Hard Case Crime reading order — 40 books from 1866–2007.

  1. 01 Преступление и наказание 1866 Amazon — buy Преступление и наказание Bookshop — buy Преступление и наказание ThriftBooks — buy Преступление и наказание eBooks.com — buy Преступление и наказание
  2. 02 The Leavenworth case 1878 Amazon — buy The Leavenworth case Bookshop — buy The Leavenworth case ThriftBooks — buy The Leavenworth case eBooks.com — buy The Leavenworth case
  3. 03 The life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy 1892 Amazon — buy The life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy ThriftBooks — buy The life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy eBooks.com — buy The life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy
  4. 04 Trent's Last Case 1900 Amazon — buy Trent's Last Case Bookshop — buy Trent's Last Case ThriftBooks — buy Trent's Last Case eBooks.com — buy Trent's Last Case
  5. 05 The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1920 Amazon — buy The Mysterious Affair at Styles Bookshop — buy The Mysterious Affair at Styles ThriftBooks — buy The Mysterious Affair at Styles eBooks.com — buy The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  6. 06 Plunder Of The Sun (Hard Case Crime) 1949 Amazon — buy Plunder Of The Sun (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Plunder Of The Sun (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Plunder Of The Sun (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Plunder Of The Sun (Hard Case Crime)
  7. 07 Classic crimes 1951 Amazon — buy Classic crimes Bookshop — buy Classic crimes ThriftBooks — buy Classic crimes eBooks.com — buy Classic crimes
  8. 08 Top of the heap 1952 Amazon — buy Top of the heap Bookshop — buy Top of the heap ThriftBooks — buy Top of the heap eBooks.com — buy Top of the heap
  9. 09 Western hard-cases 1960 Amazon — buy Western hard-cases ThriftBooks — buy Western hard-cases eBooks.com — buy Western hard-cases
  10. 10 361 1962 Amazon — buy 361 Bookshop — buy 361 ThriftBooks — buy 361 eBooks.com — buy 361
  11. 11 Drug of Choice 1970 Amazon — buy Drug of Choice Bookshop — buy Drug of Choice ThriftBooks — buy Drug of Choice eBooks.com — buy Drug of Choice
  12. 12 Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime) 1971 Amazon — buy Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime)
  13. 13 The Colorado Kid 1978 Amazon — buy The Colorado Kid Bookshop — buy The Colorado Kid ThriftBooks — buy The Colorado Kid eBooks.com — buy The Colorado Kid
  14. 14 The girl with the long green heart 1980 Amazon — buy The girl with the long green heart Bookshop — buy The girl with the long green heart ThriftBooks — buy The girl with the long green heart eBooks.com — buy The girl with the long green heart
  15. 15 The Interface Man 1989 Amazon — buy The Interface Man Bookshop — buy The Interface Man ThriftBooks — buy The Interface Man eBooks.com — buy The Interface Man
  16. 16 Hard case 1995 Amazon — buy Hard case Bookshop — buy Hard case ThriftBooks — buy Hard case eBooks.com — buy Hard case
  17. 17 Hard evidence 1995 Amazon — buy Hard evidence Bookshop — buy Hard evidence ThriftBooks — buy Hard evidence eBooks.com — buy Hard evidence
  18. 18 Hard cases 1996 Amazon — buy Hard cases Bookshop — buy Hard cases ThriftBooks — buy Hard cases eBooks.com — buy Hard cases
  19. 19 Hard time 1996 Amazon — buy Hard time Bookshop — buy Hard time ThriftBooks — buy Hard time eBooks.com — buy Hard time
  20. 20 Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime) 2004 Amazon — buy Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime)
  21. 21 Fade To Blonde (Hard Case Crime) 2004 Amazon — buy Fade To Blonde (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Fade To Blonde (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Fade To Blonde (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Fade To Blonde (Hard Case Crime)
  22. 22 Two For The Money (Hard Case Crime) 2004 Amazon — buy Two For The Money (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Two For The Money (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Two For The Money (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Two For The Money (Hard Case Crime)
  23. 23 The Gutter and the Grave (Hard Case Crime) 2005 Amazon — buy The Gutter and the Grave (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy The Gutter and the Grave (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy The Gutter and the Grave (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy The Gutter and the Grave (Hard Case Crime)
  24. 24 Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime) 2005 Amazon — buy Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime)
  25. 25 Kiss Her Goodbye (Hard Case Crime) 2005 Amazon — buy Kiss Her Goodbye (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Kiss Her Goodbye (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Kiss Her Goodbye (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Kiss Her Goodbye (Hard Case Crime)
  26. 26 Home Is The Sailor (Hard Case Crime) 2005 Amazon — buy Home Is The Sailor (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Home Is The Sailor (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Home Is The Sailor (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Home Is The Sailor (Hard Case Crime)
  27. 27 Crimes Of The Holocaust 2005 Amazon — buy Crimes Of The Holocaust Bookshop — buy Crimes Of The Holocaust ThriftBooks — buy Crimes Of The Holocaust eBooks.com — buy Crimes Of The Holocaust
  28. 28 A Touch of Death (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy A Touch of Death (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy A Touch of Death (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy A Touch of Death (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy A Touch of Death (Hard Case Crime)
  29. 29 The Peddler (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy The Peddler (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy The Peddler (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy The Peddler (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy The Peddler (Hard Case Crime)
  30. 30 Night Walker (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy Night Walker (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Night Walker (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Night Walker (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Night Walker (Hard Case Crime)
  31. 31 The Last Quarry (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy The Last Quarry (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy The Last Quarry (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy The Last Quarry (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy The Last Quarry (Hard Case Crime)
  32. 32 Grave Descend 2006 Amazon — buy Grave Descend Bookshop — buy Grave Descend ThriftBooks — buy Grave Descend eBooks.com — buy Grave Descend
  33. 33 Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime)
  34. 34 The Guns of Heaven (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy The Guns of Heaven (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy The Guns of Heaven (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy The Guns of Heaven (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy The Guns of Heaven (Hard Case Crime)
  35. 35 The Last Match (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy The Last Match (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy The Last Match (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy The Last Match (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy The Last Match (Hard Case Crime)
  36. 36 Bust (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy Bust (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Bust (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Bust (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Bust (Hard Case Crime)
  37. 37 Witness to Myself (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy Witness to Myself (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Witness to Myself (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Witness to Myself (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Witness to Myself (Hard Case Crime)
  38. 38 Say It With Bullets (Hard Case Crime) 2006 Amazon — buy Say It With Bullets (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Say It With Bullets (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Say It With Bullets (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Say It With Bullets (Hard Case Crime)
  39. 39 Real hard cases 2006 Amazon — buy Real hard cases Bookshop — buy Real hard cases ThriftBooks — buy Real hard cases eBooks.com — buy Real hard cases
  40. 40 Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime) 2007 Amazon — buy Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime) Bookshop — buy Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime) ThriftBooks — buy Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime) eBooks.com — buy Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime)

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Hard Case Crime

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Преступление и наказание 1866
2 The Leavenworth case 1878
3 The life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy 1892
4 Trent's Last Case 1900
5 The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1920
6 Plunder Of The Sun (Hard Case Crime) 1949
7 Classic crimes 1951
8 Top of the heap 1952
9 Western hard-cases 1960
10 361 1962
11 Drug of Choice 1970
12 Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime) 1971
13 The Colorado Kid 1978
14 The girl with the long green heart 1980
15 The Interface Man 1989
16 Hard case 1995
17 Hard evidence 1995
18 Hard cases 1996
19 Hard time 1996
20 Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime) 2004
21 Fade To Blonde (Hard Case Crime) 2004
22 Two For The Money (Hard Case Crime) 2004
23 The Gutter and the Grave (Hard Case Crime) 2005
24 Branded Woman (Hard Case Crime) 2005
25 Kiss Her Goodbye (Hard Case Crime) 2005
26 Home Is The Sailor (Hard Case Crime) 2005
27 Crimes Of The Holocaust 2005
28 A Touch of Death (Hard Case Crime) 2006
29 The Peddler (Hard Case Crime) 2006
30 Night Walker (Hard Case Crime) 2006
31 The Last Quarry (Hard Case Crime) 2006
32 Grave Descend 2006
33 Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime) 2006
34 The Guns of Heaven (Hard Case Crime) 2006
35 The Last Match (Hard Case Crime) 2006
36 Bust (Hard Case Crime) 2006
37 Witness to Myself (Hard Case Crime) 2006
38 Say It With Bullets (Hard Case Crime) 2006
39 Real hard cases 2006
40 Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime) 2007

Hard Case Crime reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Преступление и наказание (1866). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Hard Case Crime — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Hard Case Crime books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1866–2007.

What is the newest Hard Case Crime book?

Lucky at Cards (Hard Case Crime), published in 2007.