Series · 40 books
Leaphorn Books in Order
The complete Leaphorn reading order — 40 books from 1970–2019.
- 01 The Blessing Way Amazon — buy The Blessing Way Bookshop — buy The Blessing Way ThriftBooks — buy The Blessing Way eBooks.com — buy The Blessing Way
- 02 Blessing Way Amazon — buy Blessing Way Bookshop — buy Blessing Way ThriftBooks — buy Blessing Way eBooks.com — buy Blessing Way
- 03 Dance Hall of the Dead Amazon — buy Dance Hall of the Dead Bookshop — buy Dance Hall of the Dead ThriftBooks — buy Dance Hall of the Dead eBooks.com — buy Dance Hall of the Dead
- 04 Listening Woman Amazon — buy Listening Woman Bookshop — buy Listening Woman ThriftBooks — buy Listening Woman eBooks.com — buy Listening Woman
- 05 People of Darkness Amazon — buy People of Darkness Bookshop — buy People of Darkness ThriftBooks — buy People of Darkness eBooks.com — buy People of Darkness
- 06 The Dark Wind Amazon — buy The Dark Wind Bookshop — buy The Dark Wind ThriftBooks — buy The Dark Wind eBooks.com — buy The Dark Wind
- 07 The Ghostway Amazon — buy The Ghostway Bookshop — buy The Ghostway ThriftBooks — buy The Ghostway eBooks.com — buy The Ghostway
- 08 Skinwalkers Amazon — buy Skinwalkers Bookshop — buy Skinwalkers ThriftBooks — buy Skinwalkers eBooks.com — buy Skinwalkers
- 09 Thief of Time, A Low Price Amazon — buy Thief of Time, A Low Price Bookshop — buy Thief of Time, A Low Price ThriftBooks — buy Thief of Time, A Low Price eBooks.com — buy Thief of Time, A Low Price
- 10 The Joe Leaphorn mysteries Amazon — buy The Joe Leaphorn mysteries Bookshop — buy The Joe Leaphorn mysteries ThriftBooks — buy The Joe Leaphorn mysteries eBooks.com — buy The Joe Leaphorn mysteries
- 11 Talking God CD Low Price Amazon — buy Talking God CD Low Price Bookshop — buy Talking God CD Low Price ThriftBooks — buy Talking God CD Low Price eBooks.com — buy Talking God CD Low Price
- 12 Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman Amazon — buy Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman Bookshop — buy Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman ThriftBooks — buy Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman eBooks.com — buy Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman
- 13 Coyote Waits Amazon — buy Coyote Waits Bookshop — buy Coyote Waits ThriftBooks — buy Coyote Waits eBooks.com — buy Coyote Waits
- 14 Leaphorn Mysteries Amazon — buy Leaphorn Mysteries Bookshop — buy Leaphorn Mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Leaphorn Mysteries eBooks.com — buy Leaphorn Mysteries
- 15 Leaphorn & Chee Amazon — buy Leaphorn & Chee Bookshop — buy Leaphorn & Chee ThriftBooks — buy Leaphorn & Chee eBooks.com — buy Leaphorn & Chee
- 16 Sacred Clowns Amazon — buy Sacred Clowns Bookshop — buy Sacred Clowns ThriftBooks — buy Sacred Clowns eBooks.com — buy Sacred Clowns
- 17 The Leaphorn mysteries Amazon — buy The Leaphorn mysteries Bookshop — buy The Leaphorn mysteries ThriftBooks — buy The Leaphorn mysteries eBooks.com — buy The Leaphorn mysteries
- 18 The Fallen Man Amazon — buy The Fallen Man Bookshop — buy The Fallen Man ThriftBooks — buy The Fallen Man eBooks.com — buy The Fallen Man
- 19 The First Eagle Amazon — buy The First Eagle Bookshop — buy The First Eagle ThriftBooks — buy The First Eagle eBooks.com — buy The First Eagle
- 20 The First Eagle (Joe Leaphorn Jim Chee Mystery) Amazon — buy The First Eagle (Joe Leaphorn Jim Chee Mystery) Bookshop — buy The First Eagle (Joe Leaphorn Jim Chee Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy The First Eagle (Joe Leaphorn Jim Chee Mystery) eBooks.com — buy The First Eagle (Joe Leaphorn Jim Chee Mystery)
- 21 Hunting badger Amazon — buy Hunting badger Bookshop — buy Hunting badger ThriftBooks — buy Hunting badger eBooks.com — buy Hunting badger
- 22 Tony Hillerman's Navajoland Amazon — buy Tony Hillerman's Navajoland Bookshop — buy Tony Hillerman's Navajoland ThriftBooks — buy Tony Hillerman's Navajoland eBooks.com — buy Tony Hillerman's Navajoland
- 23 The Wailing Wind CD Amazon — buy The Wailing Wind CD Bookshop — buy The Wailing Wind CD ThriftBooks — buy The Wailing Wind CD eBooks.com — buy The Wailing Wind CD
- 24 Wailing Wind Amazon — buy Wailing Wind Bookshop — buy Wailing Wind ThriftBooks — buy Wailing Wind eBooks.com — buy Wailing Wind
- 25 Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) Amazon — buy Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) Bookshop — buy Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery)
- 26 La trilogie Joe Leaphorn Amazon — buy La trilogie Joe Leaphorn Bookshop — buy La trilogie Joe Leaphorn ThriftBooks — buy La trilogie Joe Leaphorn eBooks.com — buy La trilogie Joe Leaphorn
- 27 The Sinister Pig CD Amazon — buy The Sinister Pig CD Bookshop — buy The Sinister Pig CD ThriftBooks — buy The Sinister Pig CD eBooks.com — buy The Sinister Pig CD
- 28 Skeleton Man CD Amazon — buy Skeleton Man CD Bookshop — buy Skeleton Man CD ThriftBooks — buy Skeleton Man CD eBooks.com — buy Skeleton Man CD
- 29 Skeleton Man Amazon — buy Skeleton Man Bookshop — buy Skeleton Man ThriftBooks — buy Skeleton Man eBooks.com — buy Skeleton Man
- 30 The Leaphorn and Chee novels Amazon — buy The Leaphorn and Chee novels Bookshop — buy The Leaphorn and Chee novels ThriftBooks — buy The Leaphorn and Chee novels eBooks.com — buy The Leaphorn and Chee novels
- 31 Leaphorn, Chee, and more Amazon — buy Leaphorn, Chee, and more Bookshop — buy Leaphorn, Chee, and more ThriftBooks — buy Leaphorn, Chee, and more eBooks.com — buy Leaphorn, Chee, and more
- 32 The Shape Shifter Amazon — buy The Shape Shifter Bookshop — buy The Shape Shifter ThriftBooks — buy The Shape Shifter eBooks.com — buy The Shape Shifter
- 33 Shape Shifter Amazon — buy Shape Shifter Bookshop — buy Shape Shifter ThriftBooks — buy Shape Shifter eBooks.com — buy Shape Shifter
- 34 Tony Hillerman's landscape Amazon — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape Bookshop — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape ThriftBooks — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape eBooks.com — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape
- 35 Spider Womans Daughter Amazon — buy Spider Womans Daughter Bookshop — buy Spider Womans Daughter ThriftBooks — buy Spider Womans Daughter eBooks.com — buy Spider Womans Daughter
- 36 Rock with wings Amazon — buy Rock with wings Bookshop — buy Rock with wings ThriftBooks — buy Rock with wings eBooks.com — buy Rock with wings
- 37 Song Of The Lion Amazon — buy Song Of The Lion Bookshop — buy Song Of The Lion ThriftBooks — buy Song Of The Lion eBooks.com — buy Song Of The Lion
- 38 Cave of Bones Amazon — buy Cave of Bones Bookshop — buy Cave of Bones ThriftBooks — buy Cave of Bones eBooks.com — buy Cave of Bones
- 39 The Tale Teller Amazon — buy The Tale Teller Bookshop — buy The Tale Teller ThriftBooks — buy The Tale Teller eBooks.com — buy The Tale Teller
- 40 The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel Amazon — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel Bookshop — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel ThriftBooks — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel eBooks.com — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blessing Way | 1970 | ||
| 2 | Blessing Way | 1970 | ||
| 3 | Dance Hall of the Dead | 1973 | ||
| 4 | Listening Woman | 1978 | ||
| 5 | People of Darkness | 1980 | ||
| 6 | The Dark Wind | 1982 | ||
| 7 | The Ghostway | 1984 | ||
| 8 | Skinwalkers | 1986 | ||
| 9 | Thief of Time, A Low Price | 1988 | ||
| 10 | The Joe Leaphorn mysteries | 1989 | ||
| 11 | Talking God CD Low Price | 1989 | ||
| 12 | Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman | 1989 | ||
| 13 | Coyote Waits | 1990 | ||
| 14 | Leaphorn Mysteries | 1991 | ||
| 15 | Leaphorn & Chee | 1992 | ||
| 16 | Sacred Clowns | 1993 | ||
| 17 | The Leaphorn mysteries | 1994 | ||
| 18 | The Fallen Man | 1996 | ||
| 19 | The First Eagle | 1998 | ||
| 20 | The First Eagle (Joe Leaphorn Jim Chee Mystery) | 1998 | ||
| 21 | Hunting badger | 1999 | ||
| 22 | Tony Hillerman's Navajoland | 2001 | ||
| 23 | The Wailing Wind CD | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Wailing Wind | 2002 | ||
| 25 | Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) | 2002 | ||
| 26 | La trilogie Joe Leaphorn | 2003 | ||
| 27 | The Sinister Pig CD | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Skeleton Man CD | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Skeleton Man | 2004 | ||
| 30 | The Leaphorn and Chee novels | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Leaphorn, Chee, and more | 2005 | ||
| 32 | The Shape Shifter | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Shape Shifter | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Tony Hillerman's landscape | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Spider Womans Daughter | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Rock with wings | 2015 | ||
| 37 | Song Of The Lion | 2017 | ||
| 38 | Cave of Bones | 2018 | ||
| 39 | The Tale Teller | 2019 | ||
| 40 | The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel | 2019 |
Leaphorn reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Blessing Way (1970). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Leaphorn — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Leaphorn books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1970–2019.
What is the newest Leaphorn book?
The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel, published in 2019.