Order of Tony Hillerman Books
Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an American author who wrote several different kinds of books. He is best known for his Leaphorn and Chee detective fiction series. Most of his books revolve around Native American and Southwestern themes. Hillerman also wrote a couple of standalone books, two children’s books, several non-fiction books and some photo books. His books The Dark Wind, Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits and A Thief of Time have all be adapted to film. Tony is the father of author Anne Hillerman, who has taken over his Leaphorn and Chee series following his death in 2008.
Tony Hillerman started writing back in 1970 with The Blessing Way and continued basically up to his death in 2008. Below is a list of Tony Hillerman’s books in order of when they were published (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Leaphorn & Chee Books
(with Anne Hillerman)
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The Blessing Way |
(1970) |
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Dance Hall of the Dead |
(1973) |
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Listening Woman |
(1978) |
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People of Darkness |
(1980) |
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The Dark Wind |
(1982) |
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The Ghostway |
(1984) |
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Skinwalkers |
(1986) |
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A Thief of Time |
(1988) |
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Talking God |
(1989) |
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Coyote Waits |
(1990) |
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Sacred Clowns |
(1992) |
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The Fallen Man |
(1996) |
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The First Eagle |
(1998) |
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Hunting Badger |
(1999) |
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The Wailing Wind |
(2002) |
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The Sinister Pig |
(2003) |
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Skeleton Man |
(2004) |
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The Shape Shifter |
(2006) |
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Spider Woman’s Daughter |
(2013) |
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Rock with Wings |
(2015) |
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Song of the Lion |
(2017) |
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Cave of Bones |
(2018) |
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The Tale Teller |
(2019) |
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Stargazer |
(2021) |
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The Sacred Bridge |
(2022) |
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The Way of the Bear |
(2023) |
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Lost Birds |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Fly on the Wall |
(1971) |
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Finding Moon |
(1995) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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The Best of the West |
(1991) |
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The Mysterious West |
(1994) |
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The Great Taos Bank Robbery: And Other True Stories |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Children’s Books
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The Boy Who Made Dragonfly |
(1972) |
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Buster Mesquite’s Cowboy Band |
(2001) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other Indian Country Affairs |
(1973) |
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New Mexico, Rio Grande, and Other Essays |
(1975) |
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The Spell of New Mexico |
(1976) |
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Tony Hillerman’s Indian Country Map and Guide |
(1987) |
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Indian Country |
(1987) |
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Talking Mysteries: A Conversation With Tony Hillerman |
(1991) |
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Hillerman Country |
(1991) |
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Seldom Disappointed |
(2001) |
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Kilroy Was There |
(2004) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Perfect Murder |
(1991) |
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2nd Culprit |
(1993) |
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The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories |
(1996) |
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The Serpent’s Tongue: Prose, Poetry, and Art of the New Mexican Pueblos |
(1997) |
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First Cases, Volume 3 |
(1999) |
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A Century of Great Suspense Stories |
(2001) |
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The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction |
(2004) |
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A New Omnibus of Crime |
(2005) |
Notes: Starting with Spider Woman’s Daughter, the Leaphorn & Chee series is being written by Anne Hillerman. For more novels in the series, please see Leaphorn & Chee. The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century was edited with series editor Otto Penzler. The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories and A New Omnibus of Crime were edited with Rosemary Herbert.