Anne Hillerman Books in Order
Anne Hillerman has written 19 books, published between 1973 and 2025. The first book is The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories (1973) and the newest is Shadow of the Solstice (2025). One more title is announced: Bloodline: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1973–2025
- Confirmed
- 20 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,054 in 13 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 51–76 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,054 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Anne Hillerman continues the Leaphorn and Chee mysteries, adding Bernadette Manuelito to the series that carries all three names. The catalogue holds 20 titles spanning 1973 to 2027 and mixes those Navajo-country mysteries with non-fiction about Santa Fe, including guidebooks, garden and food writing, and Tony Hillerman's Landscape. Shadow of the Solstice is the most recent entry, with Bloodline: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel scheduled for 2027.
How many Anne Hillerman books are there?
Anne Hillerman has 19 published books, released between 1973 and 2025. One more, Bloodline: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (2027), is announced.
Anne Hillerman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Anne Hillerman books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True StoriesAnne Hillerman Non-Fiction #11973 · 150 pages · confirmed 3/419731503/4
- 21984–3/4
- 319951723/4
- 419983603/4
- 5Tony Hillerman's Landscape: On the Road with Chee and LeaphornAnne Hillerman Non-Fiction #52009 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/420091763/4
- 62009–3/4
- 720101923/4
- 8Tony Hillerman's Landscapes: Southwest Guide & MapAnne Hillerman Non-Fiction #82012 · 2 pages · confirmed 3/4201223/4
- 9Done in the Sun: Solar Projects for ChildrenAnne Hillerman Non-Fiction #92012 · 31 pages · confirmed 3/42012313/4
- 102013–3/4
- 1120153843/4
- 1220172913/4
- 1320183203/4
- 1420193203/4
- 1520213363/4
- 1620223203/4
- 172023–3/4
- 182024–3/4
- 192025–3/4
- 202027–3/4
Anne Hillerman books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Leaphorn & Chee books in order
11 books by Anne HillermanAnne Hillerman Non-Fiction
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Anne Hillerman Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Anne Hillerman books run from The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories (1973) to Shadow of the Solstice (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anne Hillerman in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Anne Hillerman books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 20 Anne Hillerman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Anne Hillerman
Start with The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories (1973), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Anne Hillerman book?
Shadow of the Solstice (2025) is the newest Anne Hillerman book released so far.
Is there a new Anne Hillerman book coming?
Yes. Bloodline: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (2027) is the next Anne Hillerman book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Anne Hillerman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anne Hillerman is still publishing. Bloodline: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Anne Hillerman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,054 pages across the 13 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anne Hillerman books, 8 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Anne Hillerman books are about
17 of the 20 Anne Hillerman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chee, jim (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Chee, jim (fictitious character) 5 of 17 books
- Indians of North America 4 of 17 books
- Leaphorn, joe, lt. (fictitious character) 4 of 17 books
- Lt. Leaphorn, Joe (Fictitious character) 4 of 17 books
- Guidebooks 3 of 17 books
- Jim Chee (Fictitious character) 3 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 17 books
- Navajo Indians 3 of 17 books
- Pictorial works 3 of 17 books
- Arizona 2 of 17 books
- Bernadette Manuelito (Fictitious character) 2 of 17 books
- Travel 2 of 17 books