A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Tony Hillerman Joe Leaphorn Books in Order

The complete Tony Hillerman Joe Leaphorn reading order — 40 books from 1970–2005.

  1. 01 The Blessing Way 1970 Amazon — buy The Blessing Way Bookshop — buy The Blessing Way ThriftBooks — buy The Blessing Way eBooks.com — buy The Blessing Way
  2. 02 Dance Hall of the Dead 1973 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
  3. 03 Listening Woman 1978 Amazon — buy Listening Woman Bookshop — buy Listening Woman ThriftBooks — buy Listening Woman eBooks.com — buy Listening Woman
  4. 04 Skinwalkers 1986 Amazon — buy Skinwalkers Bookshop — buy Skinwalkers ThriftBooks — buy Skinwalkers eBooks.com — buy Skinwalkers
  5. 05 Thief of Time, A Low Price 1988 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
  6. 06 Talking God CD Low Price 1989 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
  7. 07 The Joe Leaphorn mysteries 1989 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
  8. 08 Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman 1989 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
  9. 09 Talking God 1989 Amazon — buy Talking God Bookshop — buy Talking God ThriftBooks — buy Talking God eBooks.com — buy Talking God
  10. 10 Coyote Waits 1990 Amazon — buy Coyote Waits Bookshop — buy Coyote Waits ThriftBooks — buy Coyote Waits eBooks.com — buy Coyote Waits
  11. 11 Leaphorn Mysteries 1991 Amazon — buy Leaphorn Mysteries Bookshop — buy Leaphorn Mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Leaphorn Mysteries eBooks.com — buy Leaphorn Mysteries
  12. 12 Sacred Clowns 1991 Amazon — buy Sacred Clowns Bookshop — buy Sacred Clowns ThriftBooks — buy Sacred Clowns eBooks.com — buy Sacred Clowns
  13. 13 Ruaḥ ha-ʻaravah 1991 Amazon — buy Ruaḥ ha-ʻaravah ThriftBooks — buy Ruaḥ ha-ʻaravah eBooks.com — buy Ruaḥ ha-ʻaravah
  14. 14 Leaphorn & Chee 1992 Amazon — buy Leaphorn & Chee Bookshop — buy Leaphorn & Chee ThriftBooks — buy Leaphorn & Chee eBooks.com — buy Leaphorn & Chee
  15. 15 Three Jim Chee mysteries 1993 Amazon — buy Three Jim Chee mysteries Bookshop — buy Three Jim Chee mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Three Jim Chee mysteries eBooks.com — buy Three Jim Chee mysteries
  16. 16 The Leaphorn mysteries 1994 Amazon — buy The Leaphorn mysteries Bookshop — buy The Leaphorn mysteries ThriftBooks — buy The Leaphorn mysteries eBooks.com — buy The Leaphorn mysteries
  17. 17 The Tony Hillerman Companion 1994 Amazon — buy The Tony Hillerman Companion Bookshop — buy The Tony Hillerman Companion ThriftBooks — buy The Tony Hillerman Companion eBooks.com — buy The Tony Hillerman Companion
  18. 18 The Fallen Man 1996 Amazon — buy The Fallen Man Bookshop — buy The Fallen Man ThriftBooks — buy The Fallen Man eBooks.com — buy The Fallen Man
  19. 19 Tony Hillerman 1996 Amazon — buy Tony Hillerman Bookshop — buy Tony Hillerman ThriftBooks — buy Tony Hillerman eBooks.com — buy Tony Hillerman
  20. 20 Fallen Man 1997 Amazon — buy Fallen Man Bookshop — buy Fallen Man ThriftBooks — buy Fallen Man eBooks.com — buy Fallen Man
  21. 21 The First Eagle 1998 Amazon — buy The First Eagle Bookshop — buy The First Eagle ThriftBooks — buy The First Eagle eBooks.com — buy The First Eagle
  22. 22 First Eagle 1998 Amazon — buy First Eagle Bookshop — buy First Eagle ThriftBooks — buy First Eagle eBooks.com — buy First Eagle
  23. 23 Hunting badger 1999 Amazon — buy Hunting badger Bookshop — buy Hunting badger ThriftBooks — buy Hunting badger eBooks.com — buy Hunting badger
  24. 24 SelectEditions--Volume 2 2000 2000 Amazon — buy SelectEditions--Volume 2 2000 ThriftBooks — buy SelectEditions--Volume 2 2000 eBooks.com — buy SelectEditions--Volume 2 2000
  25. 25 SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 2000 Amazon — buy SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 ThriftBooks — buy SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 eBooks.com — buy SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000
  26. 26 Tony Hillerman's Navajoland 2001 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
  27. 27 The Wailing Wind CD 2002 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
  28. 28 Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) 2002 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)
  29. 29 Thief of Time 2002 Amazon — buy Thief of Time Bookshop — buy Thief of Time ThriftBooks — buy Thief of Time eBooks.com — buy Thief of Time
  30. 30 Select Editions Large Type--Volume 121 2002 Amazon — buy Select Editions Large Type--Volume 121 ThriftBooks — buy Select Editions Large Type--Volume 121 eBooks.com — buy Select Editions Large Type--Volume 121
  31. 31 Select Editions--Volume 4 2002 2002 Amazon — buy Select Editions--Volume 4 2002 ThriftBooks — buy Select Editions--Volume 4 2002 eBooks.com — buy Select Editions--Volume 4 2002
  32. 32 The Sinister Pig CD 2003 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
  33. 33 La trilogie Joe Leaphorn 2003 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
  34. 34 Sinister Pig 2003 Amazon — buy Sinister Pig Bookshop — buy Sinister Pig ThriftBooks — buy Sinister Pig eBooks.com — buy Sinister Pig
  35. 35 Skeleton Man CD 2004 Amazon — buy Skeleton Man CD Bookshop — buy Skeleton Man CD ThriftBooks — buy Skeleton Man CD eBooks.com — buy Skeleton Man CD
  36. 36 The Leaphorn and Chee novels 2005 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
  37. 37 Leaphorn, Chee, and more 2005 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
  38. 38 Listening Woman CD Low Price 2005 Amazon — buy Listening Woman CD Low Price Bookshop — buy Listening Woman CD Low Price ThriftBooks — buy Listening Woman CD Low Price eBooks.com — buy Listening Woman CD Low Price
  39. 39 Select Editions--Volume 2 2005 2005 Amazon — buy Select Editions--Volume 2 2005 ThriftBooks — buy Select Editions--Volume 2 2005 eBooks.com — buy Select Editions--Volume 2 2005
  40. 40 A thief of time 2005 Amazon — buy A thief of time Bookshop — buy A thief of time ThriftBooks — buy A thief of time eBooks.com — buy A thief of time

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Blessing Way 1970
2 Dance Hall of the Dead 1973
3 Listening Woman 1978
4 Skinwalkers 1986
5 Thief of Time, A Low Price 1988
6 Talking God CD Low Price 1989
7 The Joe Leaphorn mysteries 1989
8 Three Navajo Mysteries from Tony Hillerman/the Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman 1989
9 Talking God 1989
10 Coyote Waits 1990
11 Leaphorn Mysteries 1991
12 Sacred Clowns 1991
13 Ruaḥ ha-ʻaravah 1991
14 Leaphorn & Chee 1992
15 Three Jim Chee mysteries 1993
16 The Leaphorn mysteries 1994
17 The Tony Hillerman Companion 1994
18 The Fallen Man 1996
19 Tony Hillerman 1996
20 Fallen Man 1997
21 The First Eagle 1998
22 First Eagle 1998
23 Hunting badger 1999
24 SelectEditions--Volume 2 2000 2000
25 SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 2000
26 Tony Hillerman's Navajoland 2001
27 The Wailing Wind CD 2002
28 Listening Woman (Joe Leaphorn Mystery) 2002
29 Thief of Time 2002
30 Select Editions Large Type--Volume 121 2002
31 Select Editions--Volume 4 2002 2002
32 The Sinister Pig CD 2003
33 La trilogie Joe Leaphorn 2003
34 Sinister Pig 2003
35 Skeleton Man CD 2004
36 The Leaphorn and Chee novels 2005
37 Leaphorn, Chee, and more 2005
38 Listening Woman CD Low Price 2005
39 Select Editions--Volume 2 2005 2005
40 A thief of time 2005

Tony Hillerman Joe 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 Tony Hillerman Joe Leaphorn — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Tony Hillerman Joe Leaphorn books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1970–2005.

What is the newest Tony Hillerman Joe Leaphorn book?

A thief of time, published in 2005.