A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Leaphorn and Chee Books in Order

The complete Leaphorn and Chee reading order — 40 books from 1970–2021.

  1. 01 Blessing Way 1970 Amazon — buy Blessing Way Bookshop — buy Blessing Way ThriftBooks — buy Blessing Way eBooks.com — buy Blessing Way
  2. 02 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
  3. 03 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
  4. 04 Listening Woman 1978 Amazon — buy Listening Woman Bookshop — buy Listening Woman ThriftBooks — buy Listening Woman eBooks.com — buy Listening Woman
  5. 05 People of Darkness 1980 Amazon — buy People of Darkness Bookshop — buy People of Darkness ThriftBooks — buy People of Darkness eBooks.com — buy People of Darkness
  6. 06 The Dark Wind 1982 Amazon — buy The Dark Wind Bookshop — buy The Dark Wind ThriftBooks — buy The Dark Wind eBooks.com — buy The Dark Wind
  7. 07 The Ghostway 1984 Amazon — buy The Ghostway Bookshop — buy The Ghostway ThriftBooks — buy The Ghostway eBooks.com — buy The Ghostway
  8. 08 Skinwalkers 1986 Amazon — buy Skinwalkers Bookshop — buy Skinwalkers ThriftBooks — buy Skinwalkers eBooks.com — buy Skinwalkers
  9. 09 Coyote Waits 1990 Amazon — buy Coyote Waits Bookshop — buy Coyote Waits ThriftBooks — buy Coyote Waits eBooks.com — buy Coyote Waits
  10. 10 Leaphorn & Chee 1992 Amazon — buy Leaphorn & Chee Bookshop — buy Leaphorn & Chee ThriftBooks — buy Leaphorn & Chee eBooks.com — buy Leaphorn & Chee
  11. 11 Sacred Clowns 1993 Amazon — buy Sacred Clowns Bookshop — buy Sacred Clowns ThriftBooks — buy Sacred Clowns eBooks.com — buy Sacred Clowns
  12. 12 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
  13. 13 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
  14. 14 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
  15. 15 Tony Hillerman 1996 Amazon — buy Tony Hillerman Bookshop — buy Tony Hillerman ThriftBooks — buy Tony Hillerman eBooks.com — buy Tony Hillerman
  16. 16 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
  17. 17 Hunting badger 1999 Amazon — buy Hunting badger Bookshop — buy Hunting badger ThriftBooks — buy Hunting badger eBooks.com — buy Hunting badger
  18. 18 SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 2000 Amazon — buy SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 ThriftBooks — buy SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 eBooks.com — buy SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000
  19. 19 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
  20. 20 Wailing Wind 2002 Amazon — buy Wailing Wind Bookshop — buy Wailing Wind ThriftBooks — buy Wailing Wind eBooks.com — buy Wailing Wind
  21. 21 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
  22. 22 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
  23. 23 Skeleton Man 2004 Amazon — buy Skeleton Man Bookshop — buy Skeleton Man ThriftBooks — buy Skeleton Man eBooks.com — buy Skeleton Man
  24. 24 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
  25. 25 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
  26. 26 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
  27. 27 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
  28. 28 Shape Shifter 2006 Amazon — buy Shape Shifter Bookshop — buy Shape Shifter ThriftBooks — buy Shape Shifter eBooks.com — buy Shape Shifter
  29. 29 The Shape Shifter 2006 Amazon — buy The Shape Shifter Bookshop — buy The Shape Shifter ThriftBooks — buy The Shape Shifter eBooks.com — buy The Shape Shifter
  30. 30 Select Editions Large Type--Volume 141 2006 Amazon — buy Select Editions Large Type--Volume 141 ThriftBooks — buy Select Editions Large Type--Volume 141 eBooks.com — buy Select Editions Large Type--Volume 141
  31. 31 Tony Hillerman's landscape 2009 Amazon — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape Bookshop — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape ThriftBooks — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape eBooks.com — buy Tony Hillerman's landscape
  32. 32 Spider Woman's Daughter 2013 Amazon — buy Spider Woman's Daughter Bookshop — buy Spider Woman's Daughter ThriftBooks — buy Spider Woman's Daughter eBooks.com — buy Spider Woman's Daughter
  33. 33 Rock with wings 2015 Amazon — buy Rock with wings Bookshop — buy Rock with wings ThriftBooks — buy Rock with wings eBooks.com — buy Rock with wings
  34. 34 Song Of The Lion 2017 Amazon — buy Song Of The Lion Bookshop — buy Song Of The Lion ThriftBooks — buy Song Of The Lion eBooks.com — buy Song Of The Lion
  35. 35 Cave of Bones 2018 Amazon — buy Cave of Bones Bookshop — buy Cave of Bones ThriftBooks — buy Cave of Bones eBooks.com — buy Cave of Bones
  36. 36 The Tale Teller 2019 Amazon — buy The Tale Teller Bookshop — buy The Tale Teller ThriftBooks — buy The Tale Teller eBooks.com — buy The Tale Teller
  37. 37 Tale Teller 2019 Amazon — buy Tale Teller Bookshop — buy Tale Teller ThriftBooks — buy Tale Teller eBooks.com — buy Tale Teller
  38. 38 The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel 2019 Amazon — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel Bookshop — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel ThriftBooks — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel eBooks.com — buy The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
  39. 39 Talking God 2021 Amazon — buy Talking God Bookshop — buy Talking God ThriftBooks — buy Talking God eBooks.com — buy Talking God
  40. 40 The Sinister Pig 2021 Amazon — buy The Sinister Pig Bookshop — buy The Sinister Pig ThriftBooks — buy The Sinister Pig eBooks.com — buy The Sinister Pig

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Leaphorn and Chee

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Blessing Way 1970
2 The Blessing Way 1970
3 Dance Hall of the Dead 1973
4 Listening Woman 1978
5 People of Darkness 1980
6 The Dark Wind 1982
7 The Ghostway 1984
8 Skinwalkers 1986
9 Coyote Waits 1990
10 Leaphorn & Chee 1992
11 Sacred Clowns 1993
12 Three Jim Chee mysteries 1993
13 The Tony Hillerman Companion 1994
14 The Fallen Man 1996
15 Tony Hillerman 1996
16 The First Eagle 1998
17 Hunting badger 1999
18 SelectEditions--Volume 3 2000 2000
19 Tony Hillerman's Navajoland 2001
20 Wailing Wind 2002
21 The Wailing Wind CD 2002
22 The Sinister Pig CD 2003
23 Skeleton Man 2004
24 Skeleton Man CD 2004
25 The Leaphorn and Chee novels 2005
26 Leaphorn, Chee, and more 2005
27 Select Editions--Volume 2 2005 2005
28 Shape Shifter 2006
29 The Shape Shifter 2006
30 Select Editions Large Type--Volume 141 2006
31 Tony Hillerman's landscape 2009
32 Spider Woman's Daughter 2013
33 Rock with wings 2015
34 Song Of The Lion 2017
35 Cave of Bones 2018
36 The Tale Teller 2019
37 Tale Teller 2019
38 The Tale Teller : A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel 2019
39 Talking God 2021
40 The Sinister Pig 2021

Leaphorn and Chee reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Blessing Way (1970). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Leaphorn and Chee — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Leaphorn and Chee books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1970–2021.

What is the newest Leaphorn and Chee book?

The Sinister Pig, published in 2021.