Stephen Leather Reading Order

2 books (2013–2013)

Start with Death Toll and read in order.

#	Title
1	Death Toll 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Death Toll 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2012–2012)

Start with Banging Bill's Wife, the first of 4 books in the Asian Heat series.

7 books (2011–2013)

Start with Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish, the first of 7 books in the Inspector Zhang series.

13 books (2010–2026)

Start with Nightfall, the first of 13 books in the Jack Nightingale series.

#	Title
1	Nightfall 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	Midnight 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Nightmare 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Nightshade 2013Buy 🇺🇸
5	Lastnight 2014Buy 🇺🇸
6	San Francisco Night 2014Buy 🇺🇸
7	New York Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸
8	Tennessee Night 2018Buy 🇺🇸
9	New Orleans Night 2021Buy 🇺🇸
10	Las Vegas Night 2022Buy 🇺🇸
11	Rio Grande Night 2022Buy 🇺🇸
12	Houston Night 2025Buy 🇺🇸
13	Chicago Night 2026Buy 🇺🇸

21 books (2011–2021)

Start with Cursed, the first of 21 books in the Jack Nightingale Short Stories/Novellas series.

3 books (2017–2020)

Start with Takedown and read in order.

#	Title
1	Takedown 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	Plausible Deniability (Short Story) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
3	Breakout 2020Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2019–2024)

Start with Last Man Standing, the first of 4 books in the Matt Standing series.

#	Title
1	Last Man Standing 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	Standing Alone 2022Buy 🇺🇸
3	Still Standing 2023Buy 🇺🇸
4	Standing Strong 2024Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1992–2023)

Start with The Chinaman / The Foreigner, the first of 4 books in the Mike Cramer series.

#	Title
1	The Chinaman / The Foreigner 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Long Shot 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Double Tap 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Chinaman: The 1992 Breakout Thriller From Stephen Leather 2023Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2006–2006)

2 books (2019–2022)

Start with Rogue Warrior and read in order.

#	Title
1	Rogue Warrior 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Chase 2022Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2012–2018)

Start with Short Fuses, the first of 4 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Short Fuses 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Eight Curious Cases of Inspector Zhang 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Nightingale - A Short Story Collection 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Nightingale 2 - A Short Story Collection 2018Buy 🇺🇸

24 books (2004–2027)

Start with Hard Landing, the first of 24 books in the Spider Shepherd series.

#	Title
1	Hard Landing 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Soft Target 2005Buy 🇺🇸
3	Cold Kill 2006Buy 🇺🇸
4	Hot Blood 2007Buy 🇺🇸
5	Dead Men 2008Buy 🇺🇸
6	Live Fire 2009Buy 🇺🇸
7	Rough Justice 2010Buy 🇺🇸
8	Fair Game 2011Buy 🇺🇸
9	False Friends 2012Buy 🇺🇸
10	True Colours 2013Buy 🇺🇸
11	White Lies 2014Buy 🇺🇸
12	Black Ops 2015Buy 🇺🇸
13	Dark Forces 2016Buy 🇺🇸
14	Light Touch 2017Buy 🇺🇸
15	Tall Order 2018Buy 🇺🇸
16	Short Range 2019Buy 🇺🇸
17	Slow Burn 2020Buy 🇺🇸
18	Fast Track 2021Buy 🇺🇸
19	Dirty War 2022Buy 🇺🇸
20	Clean Kill 2023Buy 🇺🇸
21	First Strike 2024Buy 🇺🇸
22	Last Chance 2025Buy 🇺🇸
23	Direct Action 2026Buy 🇺🇸
24	Broken Promises 2027Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2016–2023)

Start with The Sandpit, the first of 5 books in the Spider Shepherd SAS series.

#	Title
1	The Sandpit 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	Moving Targets 2018Buy 🇺🇸
3	Russian Roulette 2021Buy 🇺🇸
4	Drop Zone 2022Buy 🇺🇸
5	Baltic Black Ops 2023Buy 🇺🇸

14 books (2012–2015)

Start with Friendly Fire, the first of 14 books in the Spider Shepherd Short Stories/Novellas series.

29 books (1987–2026)

Start with Pay Off, the first of 29 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Pay Off 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Fireman 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	Hungry Ghost 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Vets 1993Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Birthday Girl 1996Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Solitary Man 1997Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Tunnel Rats 1998Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Bombmaker 1999Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Stretch 2000Buy 🇺🇸
10	Tango One 2002Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Eyewitness 2004Buy 🇺🇸
12	Private Dancer 2005Buy 🇺🇸
13	Dreamer's Cat 2010Buy 🇺🇸
14	Once Bitten 2010Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Basement 2010Buy 🇺🇸
16	Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon 2011Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Bestseller 2011Buy 🇺🇸
18	Take Two 2013Buy 🇺🇸
19	First Response 2016Buy 🇺🇸
20	Penalties 2016Buy 🇺🇸
21	The Shout 2018Buy 🇺🇸
22	The Bag Carrier 2019Buy 🇺🇸
23	The Runner 2020Buy 🇺🇸
24	Desperate Measures 2021Buy 🇺🇸
25	Killing Time 2021Buy 🇺🇸
26	The Hunting 2021Buy 🇺🇸
27	Triggers 2023Buy 🇺🇸
28	Recall: The Man Who Forgot Who He Was 2025Buy 🇺🇸
29	Underdogs 2026Buy 🇺🇸