Order of Lawrence Sanders Books

Order of Lawrence Sanders Books


Lawrence Sanders (1920-1998) was an American author of crime fiction and mystery novels. He worked as an editorial writer for a magazine and then switched to writing fiction. His series include the Archy McNally, Edward X. Delaney, The Commandment and others.

Lawrence Sanders became a published author in 1969 with The Anderson Tapes. Below is a list of Lawrence Sanders’ books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Archy McNally Books

(with Vincent Lardo)

McNally’s Secret

(1991)

McNally’s Luck

(1992)

McNally’s Risk (With: Vincent Lardo)

(1993)

McNally’s Caper

(1994)

McNally’s Trial

(1995)

McNally’s Puzzle

(1996)

McNally’s Gamble (With: Vincent Lardo)

(1997)

McNally’s Dilemma (With: Vincent Lardo)

(1999)

McNally’s Folly (With: Vincent Lardo)

(2000)

McNally’s Chance (With: Vincent Lardo)

(2001)

McNally’s Alibi (With: Vincent Lardo)

(2002)

McNally’s Dare (With: Vincent Lardo)

(2003)

McNally’s Bluff (With: Vincent Lardo)

(2004)

Publication Order of Edward X. Delaney Books

The Anderson Tapes

(1970)

The First Deadly Sin

(1973)

The Second Deadly Sin

(1977)

The Third Deadly Sin

(1981)

The Fourth Deadly Sin

(1985)

Publication Order of Peter Tangent Books

The Tangent Objective

(1976)

The Tangent Factor

(1978)

Publication Order of Commandment Books

The Sixth Commandment

(1978)

The Tenth Commandment

(1980)

The Eighth Commandment

(1986)

The Seventh Commandment

(1991)

Publication Order of Timothy Cone Books

The Timothy Files

(1987)

Timothy’s Game

(1988)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Pleasures of Helen

(1971)

Love Songs

(1972)

The Tomorrow File

(1975)

The Marlow Chronicles

(1977)

Caper (As: Lesley Andress)

(1980)

Dark Summer (As: Mark Upton)

(1980)

The Case of Lucy Bending / The Case of Lucy B.

(1982)

The Seduction of Peter S.

(1983)

The Passion of Molly T.

(1984)

The Loves of Harry Dancer / The Loves of Harry D.

(1985)

The Dream Lover

(1986)

Capital Crimes

(1989)

Stolen Blessings

(1989)

Sullivan’s Sting

(1990)

Private Pleasures

(1992)

Guilty Pleasures

(1998)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Tales of the Wolf

(1988)

Notes: McNally’s Risk, McNally’s Gamble and every McNally novel afterward was co-authored by Vincent Lardo. Caper was written under the pen name of Lesley Andress. Dark Summer was written under the pen name of Mark Upton. The Case of Lucy Bending was also published as The Case of Lucy B. The Loves of Harry Dancer was also titled The Loves of Harry D.