Lawrence Sanders Books in Order
43 books are credited to Lawrence Sanders, published between 1970 and 2004; 6 of them appeared after Lawrence Sanders's death in 1998. The first book is The Anderson Tapes (1970) and the newest is McNally's Bluff (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.
Lawrence Sanders also publishes as Lesley Andress, Mark Upton.
- Books
- 43
- Published
- 1970–2004
- Pages on record
- 11,776 in 34 of 43 books
- Reading time
- 196–294 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,776 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 43 titles with a page count on record.
Lawrence Sanders wrote crime fiction across five series: Archy McNally, Edward X. Delaney, the Commandment books, Peter Tangent and Timothy Cone. The Anderson Tapes (1970) is the earliest of 43 catalogued titles, with The First Deadly Sin (1973) and The Second Deadly Sin (1977) among them, and McNally's Bluff the last. Private investigators, Florida and hard-boiled detection fill the subject tags.
How many Lawrence Sanders books are there?
Lawrence Sanders has 43 books, released between 1970 and 2004. 6 of them were published after Lawrence Sanders's death in 1998. They include 5 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Lawrence Sanders Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 43 Lawrence Sanders 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.
- 11970–2/4
- 2The Pleasures of Helen1971 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/419712942/4
- 3Love Songs1972 · 393 pages · confirmed 2/419723932/4
- 419736302/4
- 5The Tomorrow File1975 · 551 pages · confirmed 2/419755512/4
- 619763522/4
- 71977–2/4
- 8The Marlow Chronicles1977 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/419772132/4
- 919783582/4
- 1019782882/4
- 1119803932/4
- 12Caper (As: Lesley Andress)1980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 13Dark Summer (As: Mark Upton)1980 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419802242/4
- 1419814162/4
- 15The Case of Lucy Bending / The Case of Lucy B.1982 · confirmed 2/41982–2/4
- 16The Seduction of Peter S.1983 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/419834002/4
- 17The Passion of Molly T.1984 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/419843942/4
- 1819853452/4
- 19The Loves of Harry Dancer / The Loves of Harry D.1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 2019863432/4
- 21The Dream Lover1986 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/419862672/4
- 221987–2/4
- 23Tales of the Wolf1988 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/419882082/4
- 2419883452/4
- 25Capital Crimes1989 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/419893422/4
- 26Stolen Blessings1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 27Sullivan's Sting1990 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/419903622/4
- 2819913412/4
- 291991–2/4
- 3019923242/4
- 31Private Pleasures1992 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/419923252/4
- 3219933252/4
- 3319943522/4
- 3419953522/4
- 3519963432/4
- 3619973582/4
- 37Guilty Pleasures1998 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/419983412/4
- 3819993232/4
- 3920003402/4
- 4020013052/4
- 4120023092/4
- 4220033202/4
- 432004–2/4
Lawrence Sanders series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Archy McNally books in order 13 books
Lawrence Sanders books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Edward X. Delaney in order
5 booksCommandment in order
4 booksPeter Tangent in order
2 booksTimothy Cone in order
2 booksStandalone books
17 books17 Lawrence Sanders titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lawrence Sanders books in order?
You only need to read Lawrence Sanders books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lawrence Sanders
Start with McNally's Secret (1991), the first Archy McNally book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Anderson Tapes (1970).
What is the newest Lawrence Sanders book?
McNally's Bluff (2004) is the newest Lawrence Sanders book released so far.
Is there a new Lawrence Sanders book coming?
No next Lawrence Sanders book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Lawrence Sanders has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Lawrence Sanders. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel1971Wonfor The Anderson Tapes
Lawrence Sanders at a glance
- Died
- Lawrence Sanders died in 1998, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Lawrence Sanders are still being published after Lawrence Sanders's death in 1998; the newest appeared in 2004.
- Release pace
- Lawrence Sanders books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,776 pages across the 34 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lawrence Sanders books, 16 of 43, were published in the 1980s.
What the Lawrence Sanders books are about
38 of the 43 Lawrence Sanders books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 15 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 15 of 38 books
- Private investigators 14 of 38 books
- Florida 12 of 38 books
- Mcnally, archy (fictitious character) 11 of 38 books
- Archy McNally (Fictitious character) 10 of 38 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 8 of 38 books
- Palm springs (calif.) 7 of 38 books
- Espionage 6 of 38 books
- Fiction in English 5 of 38 books
- Delaney, edward x. (fictitious character) 4 of 38 books
- Edward X. Delaney (Fictitious character) 4 of 38 books