Author · updated 2026
James Ellroy Books in Order
Every James Ellroy book in publication order — 25 in total, spanning 1981–2021.
Publication Order of Lloyd Hopkins Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood on the Moon | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Because the Night | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Suicide Hill | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of L.A. Quartet Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Dahlia | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Big Nowhere | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | L.A. Confidential | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | White Jazz | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Second L.A. Quartet Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfidia | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | This Storm | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Underworld U.S.A. Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tabloid | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Cold Six Thousand | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Blood's A Rover | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown's Requiem | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Clandestine | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Killer on the Road / Silent Terror | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Widespread Panic | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Contino's Blues and Other Stories | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Crime Wave | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Destination | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Best American Mystery Stories Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Mystery Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Best American Noir of the Century | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Dark Places | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Hilliker Curse | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Crime Writing 2005 | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 25, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown's Requiem | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Clandestine | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Blood on the Moon | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Because the Night | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Suicide Hill | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Killer on the Road / Silent Terror | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Black Dahlia | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Big Nowhere | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | L.A. Confidential | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | White Jazz | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Dick Contino's Blues and Other Stories | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | American Tabloid | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | My Dark Places | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Crime Wave | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Cold Six Thousand | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Best American Mystery Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Destination | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Best American Crime Writing 2005 | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Hilliker Curse | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Blood's A Rover | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Best American Noir of the Century | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Perfidia | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | This Storm | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Widespread Panic | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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