Stephen Greenleaf Books in Order
Stephen Greenleaf has written 18 books, published between 1979 and 2012. The first book is Grave Error (1979) and the newest is R&R (2012). Publication order is the reading order below. 14 of the 18 books listed here are in the John Marshall Tanner series, which has its own page: John Marshall Tanner books in order.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1979–2012
- Pages on record
- 3,314 in 11 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,314 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Stephen Greenleaf is the author of the John Marshall Tanner series. The catalogue lists 18 books from 1979 to 2012, with hard-boiled mystery, private investigators, San Francisco and trials among the subjects. Grave Error (1979) opens the list, with Death Bed (1980), State's Evidence (1982) and Fatal Obsession (1983) next. Beyond Blame and The Ditto List arrived in 1985, and Toll Call in 1987. R&R (2012) is the final listed title, and the catalogue is likely complete.
How many Stephen Greenleaf books are there?
Stephen Greenleaf has 18 books, released between 1979 and 2012. 14 of them belong to the John Marshall Tanner series.
Stephen Greenleaf Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Stephen Greenleaf 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.
- 11979–1/4
- 219803061/4
- 31982–1/4
- 41983–1/4
- 5Iris1984 · confirmed 1/41984–1/4
- 6The Ditto List1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 719853101/4
- 819873111/4
- 9Impact1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 1019913321/4
- 1119922831/4
- 1219933201/4
- 1319943361/4
- 1419962761/4
- 1519972881/4
- 1619992871/4
- 1720002651/4
- 18R&R2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
Stephen Greenleaf series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- John Marshall Tanner books in order 14 books
Stephen Greenleaf 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
4 books4 Stephen Greenleaf titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen Greenleaf books in order?
You only need to read Stephen Greenleaf books in order within the John Marshall Tanner series, which holds 14 of the 18 Stephen Greenleaf books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Stephen Greenleaf
Start with Grave Error (1979), the first John Marshall Tanner book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Stephen Greenleaf book?
R&R (2012) is the newest Stephen Greenleaf book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Greenleaf book coming?
No next Stephen Greenleaf book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Greenleaf at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Stephen Greenleaf title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Stephen Greenleaf books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,314 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Greenleaf books, 8 of 18, were published in the 1980s.
What the Stephen Greenleaf books are about
16 of the 18 Stephen Greenleaf books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: john marshall tanner (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- John Marshall Tanner (Fictitious character) 11 of 16 books
- Private investigators 11 of 16 books
- California 8 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 7 of 16 books
- Tanner, john marshall (fictitious character) 7 of 16 books
- San Francisco (Calif.) 6 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 16 books