A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Mcmurtry Books in Order

The complete Mcmurtry reading order — 40 books from 1884–1999.

  1. 01 Alfred McMurtrie 1884 Amazon — buy Alfred McMurtrie ThriftBooks — buy Alfred McMurtrie eBooks.com — buy Alfred McMurtrie
  2. 02 Cadillac Jack 1920 Amazon — buy Cadillac Jack Bookshop — buy Cadillac Jack ThriftBooks — buy Cadillac Jack eBooks.com — buy Cadillac Jack
  3. 03 Lonesome Dove [1/3] 1920 Amazon — buy Lonesome Dove [1/3] Bookshop — buy Lonesome Dove [1/3] ThriftBooks — buy Lonesome Dove [1/3] eBooks.com — buy Lonesome Dove [1/3]
  4. 04 Horseman, pass by 1961 Amazon — buy Horseman, pass by Bookshop — buy Horseman, pass by ThriftBooks — buy Horseman, pass by eBooks.com — buy Horseman, pass by
  5. 05 Leaving Cheyenne 1962 Amazon — buy Leaving Cheyenne Bookshop — buy Leaving Cheyenne ThriftBooks — buy Leaving Cheyenne eBooks.com — buy Leaving Cheyenne
  6. 06 The Last Picture Show 1966 Amazon — buy The Last Picture Show Bookshop — buy The Last Picture Show ThriftBooks — buy The Last Picture Show eBooks.com — buy The Last Picture Show
  7. 07 Anything for Billy 1968 Amazon — buy Anything for Billy Bookshop — buy Anything for Billy ThriftBooks — buy Anything for Billy eBooks.com — buy Anything for Billy
  8. 08 In a narrow grave 1968 Amazon — buy In a narrow grave Bookshop — buy In a narrow grave ThriftBooks — buy In a narrow grave eBooks.com — buy In a narrow grave
  9. 09 Larry McMurtry 1969 Amazon — buy Larry McMurtry ThriftBooks — buy Larry McMurtry eBooks.com — buy Larry McMurtry
  10. 10 Moving On 1970 Amazon — buy Moving On Bookshop — buy Moving On ThriftBooks — buy Moving On eBooks.com — buy Moving On
  11. 11 All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers 1972 Amazon — buy All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers Bookshop — buy All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers ThriftBooks — buy All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers eBooks.com — buy All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
  12. 12 Terms of Endearment 1975 Amazon — buy Terms of Endearment Bookshop — buy Terms of Endearment ThriftBooks — buy Terms of Endearment eBooks.com — buy Terms of Endearment
  13. 13 The Bunjee Venture 1977 Amazon — buy The Bunjee Venture Bookshop — buy The Bunjee Venture ThriftBooks — buy The Bunjee Venture eBooks.com — buy The Bunjee Venture
  14. 14 Somebody's Darling 1978 Amazon — buy Somebody's Darling Bookshop — buy Somebody's Darling ThriftBooks — buy Somebody's Darling eBooks.com — buy Somebody's Darling
  15. 15 Victorian life and Victorian fiction 1979 Amazon — buy Victorian life and Victorian fiction Bookshop — buy Victorian life and Victorian fiction ThriftBooks — buy Victorian life and Victorian fiction eBooks.com — buy Victorian life and Victorian fiction
  16. 16 The desert rose 1983 Amazon — buy The desert rose Bookshop — buy The desert rose ThriftBooks — buy The desert rose eBooks.com — buy The desert rose
  17. 17 Lonesome Dove 1985 Amazon — buy Lonesome Dove Bookshop — buy Lonesome Dove ThriftBooks — buy Lonesome Dove eBooks.com — buy Lonesome Dove
  18. 18 Statement by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry re: release of Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Deaths at the Hospital for Sick Children to a press conference, Jan. 3, 1985. 1985 Amazon — buy Statement by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry re: release of Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Deaths at the Hospital for Sick Children to a press conference, Jan. 3, 1985. ThriftBooks — buy Statement by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry re: release of Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Deaths at the Hospital for Sick Children to a press conference, Jan. 3, 1985. eBooks.com — buy Statement by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry re: release of Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Deaths at the Hospital for Sick Children to a press conference, Jan. 3, 1985.
  19. 19 Texasville 1987 Amazon — buy Texasville Bookshop — buy Texasville ThriftBooks — buy Texasville eBooks.com — buy Texasville
  20. 20 Film flam 1987 Amazon — buy Film flam Bookshop — buy Film flam ThriftBooks — buy Film flam eBooks.com — buy Film flam
  21. 21 Some Can Whistle 1989 Amazon — buy Some Can Whistle Bookshop — buy Some Can Whistle ThriftBooks — buy Some Can Whistle eBooks.com — buy Some Can Whistle
  22. 22 Buffalo Girls 1990 Amazon — buy Buffalo Girls Bookshop — buy Buffalo Girls ThriftBooks — buy Buffalo Girls eBooks.com — buy Buffalo Girls
  23. 23 Evening Star 1992 Amazon — buy Evening Star Bookshop — buy Evening Star ThriftBooks — buy Evening Star eBooks.com — buy Evening Star
  24. 24 Lonesome Dove [1/2] 1992 Amazon — buy Lonesome Dove [1/2] Bookshop — buy Lonesome Dove [1/2] ThriftBooks — buy Lonesome Dove [1/2] eBooks.com — buy Lonesome Dove [1/2]
  25. 25 Selected from Lonesome Dove 1992 Amazon — buy Selected from Lonesome Dove Bookshop — buy Selected from Lonesome Dove ThriftBooks — buy Selected from Lonesome Dove eBooks.com — buy Selected from Lonesome Dove
  26. 26 Mystery on the Trans-Siberian Express 1992 Amazon — buy Mystery on the Trans-Siberian Express Bookshop — buy Mystery on the Trans-Siberian Express ThriftBooks — buy Mystery on the Trans-Siberian Express eBooks.com — buy Mystery on the Trans-Siberian Express
  27. 27 Streets of Laredo 1993 Amazon — buy Streets of Laredo Bookshop — buy Streets of Laredo ThriftBooks — buy Streets of Laredo eBooks.com — buy Streets of Laredo
  28. 28 Social work macro practice 1993 Amazon — buy Social work macro practice Bookshop — buy Social work macro practice ThriftBooks — buy Social work macro practice eBooks.com — buy Social work macro practice
  29. 29 Pretty Boy Floyd 1994 Amazon — buy Pretty Boy Floyd Bookshop — buy Pretty Boy Floyd ThriftBooks — buy Pretty Boy Floyd eBooks.com — buy Pretty Boy Floyd
  30. 30 Dead Man's Walk 1995 Amazon — buy Dead Man's Walk Bookshop — buy Dead Man's Walk ThriftBooks — buy Dead Man's Walk eBooks.com — buy Dead Man's Walk
  31. 31 Risk Your Life Arcade 1995 Amazon — buy Risk Your Life Arcade Bookshop — buy Risk Your Life Arcade ThriftBooks — buy Risk Your Life Arcade eBooks.com — buy Risk Your Life Arcade
  32. 32 Beware the snake's venom 1995 Amazon — buy Beware the snake's venom Bookshop — buy Beware the snake's venom ThriftBooks — buy Beware the snake's venom eBooks.com — buy Beware the snake's venom
  33. 33 The late child 1995 Amazon — buy The late child Bookshop — buy The late child ThriftBooks — buy The late child eBooks.com — buy The late child
  34. 34 Comanche moon 1997 Amazon — buy Comanche moon Bookshop — buy Comanche moon ThriftBooks — buy Comanche moon eBooks.com — buy Comanche moon
  35. 35 Zeke and Ned 1997 Amazon — buy Zeke and Ned Bookshop — buy Zeke and Ned ThriftBooks — buy Zeke and Ned eBooks.com — buy Zeke and Ned
  36. 36 In search of the Strode orphans 1998 Amazon — buy In search of the Strode orphans ThriftBooks — buy In search of the Strode orphans eBooks.com — buy In search of the Strode orphans
  37. 37 Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen 1999 Amazon — buy Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen Bookshop — buy Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen ThriftBooks — buy Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen eBooks.com — buy Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen
  38. 38 Crazy Horse 1999 Amazon — buy Crazy Horse Bookshop — buy Crazy Horse ThriftBooks — buy Crazy Horse eBooks.com — buy Crazy Horse
  39. 39 Duane's Depressed 1999 Amazon — buy Duane's Depressed Bookshop — buy Duane's Depressed ThriftBooks — buy Duane's Depressed eBooks.com — buy Duane's Depressed
  40. 40 The Cancer Stage of Capitalism 1999 Amazon — buy The Cancer Stage of Capitalism Bookshop — buy The Cancer Stage of Capitalism ThriftBooks — buy The Cancer Stage of Capitalism eBooks.com — buy The Cancer Stage of Capitalism

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Track your progress through Mcmurtry

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Alfred McMurtrie 1884
2 Cadillac Jack 1920
3 Lonesome Dove [1/3] 1920
4 Horseman, pass by 1961
5 Leaving Cheyenne 1962
6 The Last Picture Show 1966
7 Anything for Billy 1968
8 In a narrow grave 1968
9 Larry McMurtry 1969
10 Moving On 1970
11 All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers 1972
12 Terms of Endearment 1975
13 The Bunjee Venture 1977
14 Somebody's Darling 1978
15 Victorian life and Victorian fiction 1979
16 The desert rose 1983
17 Lonesome Dove 1985
18 Statement by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry re: release of Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Deaths at the Hospital for Sick Children to a press conference, Jan. 3, 1985. 1985
19 Texasville 1987
20 Film flam 1987
21 Some Can Whistle 1989
22 Buffalo Girls 1990
23 Evening Star 1992
24 Lonesome Dove [1/2] 1992
25 Selected from Lonesome Dove 1992
26 Mystery on the Trans-Siberian Express 1992
27 Streets of Laredo 1993
28 Social work macro practice 1993
29 Pretty Boy Floyd 1994
30 Dead Man's Walk 1995
31 Risk Your Life Arcade 1995
32 Beware the snake's venom 1995
33 The late child 1995
34 Comanche moon 1997
35 Zeke and Ned 1997
36 In search of the Strode orphans 1998
37 Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen 1999
38 Crazy Horse 1999
39 Duane's Depressed 1999
40 The Cancer Stage of Capitalism 1999

Mcmurtry reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Alfred McMurtrie (1884). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Mcmurtry — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Mcmurtry books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1884–1999.

What is the newest Mcmurtry book?

The Cancer Stage of Capitalism, published in 1999.