Series reading guide · updated 2026
Lew Archer Books in Order
Every Lew Archer book in publication order — 18 in total, spanning 1949–1976.
Publication Order of Lew Archer Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Moving Target / Harper | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Drowning Pool | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Way Some People Die | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Ivory Grin / Marked for Murder | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Find a Victim | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Barbarous Coast | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Doomsters | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Galton Case | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Wycherly Woman | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Zebra-Striped Hearse | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Chill | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Far Side of the Dollar | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Black Money | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Instant Enemy | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Goodbye Look | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Underground Man | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Sleeping Beauty | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Blue Hammer | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 18, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Moving Target / Harper | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Drowning Pool | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Way Some People Die | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Ivory Grin / Marked for Murder | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Find a Victim | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Barbarous Coast | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Doomsters | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Galton Case | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Wycherly Woman | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Zebra-Striped Hearse | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Chill | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Far Side of the Dollar | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Black Money | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Instant Enemy | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Goodbye Look | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Underground Man | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Sleeping Beauty | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Blue Hammer | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
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