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)
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McNally’s Secret |
(1991) |
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McNally’s Luck |
(1992) |
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McNally’s Risk |
(1993) |
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McNally’s Caper |
(1994) |
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McNally’s Trial |
(1995) |
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McNally’s Puzzle |
(1996) |
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McNally’s Gamble |
(1997) |
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McNally’s Dilemma |
(1999) |
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McNally’s Folly |
(2000) |
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McNally’s Chance |
(2001) |
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McNally’s Alibi |
(2002) |
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McNally’s Dare |
(2003) |
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McNally’s Bluff |
(2004) |
Publication Order of Edward X. Delaney Books
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The Anderson Tapes |
(1970) |
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The First Deadly Sin |
(1973) |
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The Second Deadly Sin |
(1977) |
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The Third Deadly Sin |
(1981) |
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The Fourth Deadly Sin |
(1985) |
Publication Order of Peter Tangent Books
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The Tangent Objective |
(1976) |
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The Tangent Factor |
(1978) |
Publication Order of Commandment Books
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The Sixth Commandment |
(1978) |
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The Tenth Commandment |
(1980) |
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The Eighth Commandment |
(1986) |
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The Seventh Commandment |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Timothy Cone Books
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The Timothy Files |
(1987) |
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Timothy’s Game |
(1988) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Pleasures of Helen |
(1971) |
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Love Songs |
(1972) |
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The Tomorrow File |
(1975) |
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The Marlow Chronicles |
(1977) |
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Caper |
(1980) |
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Dark Summer |
(1980) |
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The Case of Lucy Bending / The Case of Lucy B. |
(1982) |
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The Seduction of Peter S. |
(1983) |
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The Passion of Molly T. |
(1984) |
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The Loves of Harry Dancer / The Loves of Harry D. |
(1985) |
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The Dream Lover |
(1986) |
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Capital Crimes |
(1989) |
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Stolen Blessings |
(1989) |
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Sullivan’s Sting |
(1990) |
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Private Pleasures |
(1992) |
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Guilty Pleasures |
(1998) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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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.