Louis Joseph Vance Books in Order
37 books are credited to Louis Joseph Vance, published between 1904 and 1947; 3 of them appeared after Louis Joseph Vance's death in 1933. The first book is Terence O'Rourke (1904) and the newest is The Lone Wolf and the Hidden Empire (1947). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1904–1947
- Pages on record
- 1,134 in 7 of 37 books
Louis Joseph Vance was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer who created Michael Lanyard, the criminal turned detective known as the Lone Wolf. Lone Wolf is the one named series in a catalogue of 37 titles opening with Terence O'Rourke (1904) and taking in The Brass Bowl, The Black Bag and The Bronze Bell. Criminals, mystery and Paris run through the listed subjects. Dates extend to 1947 through later editions, and Vance lived from 1879 to 1933.
How many Louis Joseph Vance books are there?
Louis Joseph Vance has 37 books, released between 1904 and 1947. 3 of them were published after Louis Joseph Vance's death in 1933. 9 of them belong to the Lone Wolf series.
Louis Joseph Vance Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Louis Joseph Vance books in the order they were published, 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.
- 1Terence O'Rourke1904 · confirmed 1/41904–1/4
- 2The Private War1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
- 3The Brass Bowl1907 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/419071261/4
- 4The Black Bag1908 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419082881/4
- 5The Bronze Bell1909 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419091481/4
- 6The Pool of Flame1909 · confirmed 1/41909–1/4
- 7The Fortune Hunter1910 · confirmed 1/41910–1/4
- 8No Man's Land a Romance1910 · confirmed 1/41910–1/4
- 9Cynthia-of-the-Minute1911 · confirmed 1/41911–1/4
- 10The Bandbox1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 11The Destroying Angel1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 12Joan Thursday1913 · confirmed 1/41913–1/4
- 13The Day Of Days1913 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419131481/4
- 1419141361/4
- 15The Trey O' Hearts1914 · confirmed 1/41914–1/4
- 16Sheep's Clothing1915 · confirmed 1/41915–1/4
- 17Nobody1915 · confirmed 1/41915–1/4
- 181918961/4
- 19The Dark Mirror1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 201921–1/4
- 2119211921/4
- 22Linda Lee, Incorporated1922 · confirmed 1/41922–1/4
- 231923–1/4
- 24Baroque1923 · confirmed 1/41923–1/4
- 25Mrs. Paramor1923 · confirmed 1/41923–1/4
- 26The Road to En-Dor1925 · confirmed 1/41925–1/4
- 27White Fire1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 28The Dead Ride Hard1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 29They Call It Love1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 30The Woman in the Shadow1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 31Speaking of Women1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 321931–1/4
- 33The Trembling Flame1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 341933–1/4
- 351934–1/4
- 36The Street of Strange Faces1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
Louis Joseph Vance series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lone Wolf books in order 10 books
Louis Joseph Vance 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.
Standalone books
28 books28 Louis Joseph Vance titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Louis Joseph Vance books in order?
You only need to read Louis Joseph Vance books in order within the Lone Wolf series, which holds 9 of the 37 Louis Joseph Vance books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Louis Joseph Vance
Start with The Lone Wolf (1914), the first Lone Wolf book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Terence O'Rourke (1904).
What is the newest Louis Joseph Vance book?
The Lone Wolf and the Hidden Empire (1947) is the newest Louis Joseph Vance book released so far.
Is there a new Louis Joseph Vance book coming?
No next Louis Joseph Vance book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Louis Joseph Vance at a glance
- Died
- Louis Joseph Vance died in 1933, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Louis Joseph Vance are still being published after Louis Joseph Vance's death in 1933; the newest appeared in 1947.
- Release pace
- Louis Joseph Vance books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,134 pages across the 7 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 148 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Louis Joseph Vance books, 12 of 37, were published in the 1910s.
What the Louis Joseph Vance books are about
4 of the 37 Louis Joseph Vance books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Criminals 2 of 4 books
- Campaigns 1 of 4 books
- Classic literature 1 of 4 books
- Kursk, Battle of, Russia, 1943 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 4 books
- Paris (France) 1 of 4 books
- Romantic suspense 1 of 4 books
- Tank warfare 1 of 4 books
- World War, 1939-1945 1 of 4 books