A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Lew Archer Books in Order

The complete Lew Archer reading order — 40 books from 1947–2009.

  1. 01 Blue city 1947 Amazon — buy Blue city Bookshop — buy Blue city ThriftBooks — buy Blue city eBooks.com — buy Blue city
  2. 02 The Moving Target 1949 Amazon — buy The Moving Target Bookshop — buy The Moving Target ThriftBooks — buy The Moving Target eBooks.com — buy The Moving Target
  3. 03 The Drowning Pool 1950 Amazon — buy The Drowning Pool Bookshop — buy The Drowning Pool ThriftBooks — buy The Drowning Pool eBooks.com — buy The Drowning Pool
  4. 04 Find a victim 1954 Amazon — buy Find a victim Bookshop — buy Find a victim ThriftBooks — buy Find a victim eBooks.com — buy Find a victim
  5. 05 The name is Archer 1955 Amazon — buy The name is Archer Bookshop — buy The name is Archer ThriftBooks — buy The name is Archer eBooks.com — buy The name is Archer
  6. 06 The barbarous coast 1956 Amazon — buy The barbarous coast Bookshop — buy The barbarous coast ThriftBooks — buy The barbarous coast eBooks.com — buy The barbarous coast
  7. 07 The Galton case 1959 Amazon — buy The Galton case Bookshop — buy The Galton case ThriftBooks — buy The Galton case eBooks.com — buy The Galton case
  8. 08 The zebra-striped hearse 1962 Amazon — buy The zebra-striped hearse Bookshop — buy The zebra-striped hearse ThriftBooks — buy The zebra-striped hearse eBooks.com — buy The zebra-striped hearse
  9. 09 The chill 1963 Amazon — buy The chill Bookshop — buy The chill ThriftBooks — buy The chill eBooks.com — buy The chill
  10. 10 The far side of the dollar 1964 Amazon — buy The far side of the dollar Bookshop — buy The far side of the dollar ThriftBooks — buy The far side of the dollar eBooks.com — buy The far side of the dollar
  11. 11 The Ivory Grin 1965 Amazon — buy The Ivory Grin Bookshop — buy The Ivory Grin ThriftBooks — buy The Ivory Grin eBooks.com — buy The Ivory Grin
  12. 12 Black money 1966 Amazon — buy Black money Bookshop — buy Black money ThriftBooks — buy Black money eBooks.com — buy Black money
  13. 13 Le sette fatiche di Lew Archer 1966 Amazon — buy Le sette fatiche di Lew Archer ThriftBooks — buy Le sette fatiche di Lew Archer eBooks.com — buy Le sette fatiche di Lew Archer
  14. 14 Black Money (Lew Archer Mysteries) (Vintage Bantam, No. F3320) 1967 Amazon — buy Black Money (Lew Archer Mysteries) (Vintage Bantam, No. F3320) ThriftBooks — buy Black Money (Lew Archer Mysteries) (Vintage Bantam, No. F3320) eBooks.com — buy Black Money (Lew Archer Mysteries) (Vintage Bantam, No. F3320)
  15. 15 Archer in Hollywood 1967 Amazon — buy Archer in Hollywood ThriftBooks — buy Archer in Hollywood eBooks.com — buy Archer in Hollywood
  16. 16 The Wycherly Women A Lew Archer Novel. 1968 Amazon — buy The Wycherly Women A Lew Archer Novel. ThriftBooks — buy The Wycherly Women A Lew Archer Novel. eBooks.com — buy The Wycherly Women A Lew Archer Novel.
  17. 17 The goodbye look 1969 Amazon — buy The goodbye look Bookshop — buy The goodbye look ThriftBooks — buy The goodbye look eBooks.com — buy The goodbye look
  18. 18 THE GOODBYE LOOK LEW ARCHER 1969 Amazon — buy THE GOODBYE LOOK LEW ARCHER ThriftBooks — buy THE GOODBYE LOOK LEW ARCHER eBooks.com — buy THE GOODBYE LOOK LEW ARCHER
  19. 19 Archer at Large 1970 Amazon — buy Archer at Large Bookshop — buy Archer at Large ThriftBooks — buy Archer at Large eBooks.com — buy Archer at Large
  20. 20 The Underground Man 1972 Amazon — buy The Underground Man Bookshop — buy The Underground Man ThriftBooks — buy The Underground Man eBooks.com — buy The Underground Man
  21. 21 Lew Archer 1973 Amazon — buy Lew Archer ThriftBooks — buy Lew Archer eBooks.com — buy Lew Archer
  22. 22 3 x Lew Archer 1975 Amazon — buy 3 x Lew Archer ThriftBooks — buy 3 x Lew Archer eBooks.com — buy 3 x Lew Archer
  23. 23 The Blue Hammer 1976 Amazon — buy The Blue Hammer Bookshop — buy The Blue Hammer ThriftBooks — buy The Blue Hammer eBooks.com — buy The Blue Hammer
  24. 24 Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, private investigator 1977 Amazon — buy Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, private investigator Bookshop — buy Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, private investigator ThriftBooks — buy Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, private investigator eBooks.com — buy Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, private investigator
  25. 25 Lew Archer, Private Investigator 1977 Amazon — buy Lew Archer, Private Investigator Bookshop — buy Lew Archer, Private Investigator ThriftBooks — buy Lew Archer, Private Investigator eBooks.com — buy Lew Archer, Private Investigator
  26. 26 The Great Detectives 1978 Amazon — buy The Great Detectives Bookshop — buy The Great Detectives ThriftBooks — buy The Great Detectives eBooks.com — buy The Great Detectives
  27. 27 Archer in jeopardy 1979 Amazon — buy Archer in jeopardy Bookshop — buy Archer in jeopardy ThriftBooks — buy Archer in jeopardy eBooks.com — buy Archer in jeopardy
  28. 28 The Supersleuths revisited 1979 Amazon — buy The Supersleuths revisited ThriftBooks — buy The Supersleuths revisited eBooks.com — buy The Supersleuths revisited
  29. 29 3 x soukromý detektiv Lew Archer 1981 Amazon — buy 3 x soukromý detektiv Lew Archer ThriftBooks — buy 3 x soukromý detektiv Lew Archer eBooks.com — buy 3 x soukromý detektiv Lew Archer
  30. 30 Lew Archer Private Investigator II 1988 Amazon — buy Lew Archer Private Investigator II Bookshop — buy Lew Archer Private Investigator II ThriftBooks — buy Lew Archer Private Investigator II eBooks.com — buy Lew Archer Private Investigator II
  31. 31 A long way from solving that one 1990 Amazon — buy A long way from solving that one Bookshop — buy A long way from solving that one ThriftBooks — buy A long way from solving that one eBooks.com — buy A long way from solving that one
  32. 32 Sleeping Beauty 1991 Amazon — buy Sleeping Beauty Bookshop — buy Sleeping Beauty ThriftBooks — buy Sleeping Beauty eBooks.com — buy Sleeping Beauty
  33. 33 Lew Archer story 1991 Amazon — buy Lew Archer story ThriftBooks — buy Lew Archer story eBooks.com — buy Lew Archer story
  34. 34 The Lew Archer Omnibus 1993 Amazon — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus Bookshop — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus eBooks.com — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus
  35. 35 Lew Archer, détective privé à Hollywood 1993 Amazon — buy Lew Archer, détective privé à Hollywood Bookshop — buy Lew Archer, détective privé à Hollywood ThriftBooks — buy Lew Archer, détective privé à Hollywood eBooks.com — buy Lew Archer, détective privé à Hollywood
  36. 36 Great Tales of Crime and Detection 1993 Amazon — buy Great Tales of Crime and Detection Bookshop — buy Great Tales of Crime and Detection ThriftBooks — buy Great Tales of Crime and Detection eBooks.com — buy Great Tales of Crime and Detection
  37. 37 Hard-boiled heretic 1994 Amazon — buy Hard-boiled heretic Bookshop — buy Hard-boiled heretic ThriftBooks — buy Hard-boiled heretic eBooks.com — buy Hard-boiled heretic
  38. 38 The Lew Archer Omnibus (A&B Crime) 1997 Amazon — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus (A&B Crime) Bookshop — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus (A&B Crime) ThriftBooks — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus (A&B Crime) eBooks.com — buy The Lew Archer Omnibus (A&B Crime)
  39. 39 The Archer Files, The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator 2007 Amazon — buy The Archer Files, The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator Bookshop — buy The Archer Files, The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator ThriftBooks — buy The Archer Files, The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator eBooks.com — buy The Archer Files, The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator
  40. 40 Archer, P.I. 2009 Amazon — buy Archer, P.I. Bookshop — buy Archer, P.I. ThriftBooks — buy Archer, P.I. eBooks.com — buy Archer, P.I.

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Blue city 1947
2 The Moving Target 1949
3 The Drowning Pool 1950
4 Find a victim 1954
5 The name is Archer 1955
6 The barbarous coast 1956
7 The Galton case 1959
8 The zebra-striped hearse 1962
9 The chill 1963
10 The far side of the dollar 1964
11 The Ivory Grin 1965
12 Black money 1966
13 Le sette fatiche di Lew Archer 1966
14 Black Money (Lew Archer Mysteries) (Vintage Bantam, No. F3320) 1967
15 Archer in Hollywood 1967
16 The Wycherly Women A Lew Archer Novel. 1968
17 The goodbye look 1969
18 THE GOODBYE LOOK LEW ARCHER 1969
19 Archer at Large 1970
20 The Underground Man 1972
21 Lew Archer 1973
22 3 x Lew Archer 1975
23 The Blue Hammer 1976
24 Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, private investigator 1977
25 Lew Archer, Private Investigator 1977
26 The Great Detectives 1978
27 Archer in jeopardy 1979
28 The Supersleuths revisited 1979
29 3 x soukromý detektiv Lew Archer 1981
30 Lew Archer Private Investigator II 1988
31 A long way from solving that one 1990
32 Sleeping Beauty 1991
33 Lew Archer story 1991
34 The Lew Archer Omnibus 1993
35 Lew Archer, détective privé à Hollywood 1993
36 Great Tales of Crime and Detection 1993
37 Hard-boiled heretic 1994
38 The Lew Archer Omnibus (A&B Crime) 1997
39 The Archer Files, The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator 2007
40 Archer, P.I. 2009

Lew Archer reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Blue city (1947). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Lew Archer — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Lew Archer books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1947–2009.

What is the newest Lew Archer book?

Archer, P.I., published in 2009.