Elmore Leonard

  • 145

    Catalog books

  • 73

    Works

  • 1975 to 2017

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Elmore Leonard has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 145 catalog-linked books across 1975 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Moment of Vengeance and other stories and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1975 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Harperaudio.

Best Place To Start

Moment of Vengeance and other stories

Harpercollins • 2006 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins and Harperaudio

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1975 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Harperaudio.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Moment of Vengeance and other stories

    Harpercollins • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 240 pages.

  2. Up in Honey's Room: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 292 pages.

  3. Be Cool

    Harpercollins • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 275 pages.

  4. Get Shorty

    Harpercollins • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 291 pages.

  5. Killshot

    Harpercollins • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 288 pages.

  6. The Hot Kid: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 312 pages.

  7. When the Women Come Out to Dance

    Harpercollins • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 228 pages.

  8. Mr. Paradise: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 291 pages.

  9. When the Women Come Out to Dance: Stories

    Harpercollins • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 240 pages.

  10. Cat Chaser

    Harpercollins • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 384 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Moment of Vengeance and other stories is the easier short commitment, while Up in Honey's Room: A Novel asks for more reading time up front.

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