Elmore Leonard is one of my writing heroes. He is a major influence on my own novels. The man’s prolificity makes it a challenge to tackle his entire catalog–he wrote 45 novels over a 60-year writing career. He published almost a novel a year for six decades. In some years he even published two books.
I have been working my way through the list of Elmore Leonard novels. Here is a rank of my favorites. As I read more of his catalog, I will slot them into the list accordingly.
- Rum Punch
- Swag
- The Big Bounce
- The Switch
- Get Shorty
- Killshot
- Stick
- LaBrava
- Glitz
- Fifty-Two Pickup
- Out of Sight
- Maximum Bob
- Mr. Paradise
- Cat Chaser
- Road Dogs
- Tishomingo Blues
- Mr. Majestyk
- Be Cool
- Freaky Deaky
- Bandits
- Pagan Babies
Updated July 8, 2023.