Tony and Anne Hillerman Books in Order
Tony and Anne Hillerman has written 28 books, published between 1970 and 2025. The first book is The Blessing Way (1970) and the newest is Shadow of the Solstice (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1970–2025
- Pages on record
- 6,778 in 21 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 113–169 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,778 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are the reservation police officers at the centre of the mysteries written by Tony Hillerman and Anne Hillerman. The combined catalogue holds 28 books dated 1970 to 2025, at a median of 320 pages, from The Blessing Way through Dance Hall of the Dead (1973), People of Darkness (1980), Skinwalkers (1986), A Thief of Time (1988) and Coyote Waits (1990). The 1980s is the heaviest decade, and Shadow of the Solstice (2025) is the newest entry. Readers searching Tony and Anne Hillerman books in order begin in 1970.
The series follows Navajo Tribal Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee as they investigate crimes while navigating the cultural and spiritual aspects of Navajo life, set against the Southwestern landscape.
How many Tony and Anne Hillerman books are there?
Tony and Anne Hillerman has 28 books, released between 1970 and 2025.
Tony and Anne Hillerman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Tony and Anne Hillerman 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.
- 1The Blessing Way1970 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419702881/4
- 2Dance Hall of the Dead1973 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419732561/4
- 3Listening Woman1978 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419783041/4
- 4People of Darkness1980 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419803201/4
- 5The Dark Wind1982 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419823201/4
- 6The Ghostway1984 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419843041/4
- 7Skinwalkers1986 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419863201/4
- 8A Thief of Time1988 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419883361/4
- 9Talking God1989 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/419893681/4
- 10Coyote Waits1990 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419903041/4
- 11Sacred Clowns1993 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/419933681/4
- 12The Fallen Man1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419963361/4
- 13The First Eagle1998 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419982881/4
- 14Hunting Badger1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419992881/4
- 15The Wailing Wind2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 16The Sinister Pig2003 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420032721/4
- 17Skeleton Man2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 18The Shape Shifter2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 19Spider Woman's Daughter2013 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420133361/4
- 20Rock with Wings2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420153361/4
- 21Song of the Lion2017 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420173041/4
- 22Cave of Bones2018 · 474 pages · confirmed 1/420184741/4
- 23The Tale Teller2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420193201/4
- 24Stargazer2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420213361/4
- 25The Sacred Bridge2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 26The Way of the Bear2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 27Lost Birds2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 28Shadow of the Solstice2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Tony and Anne Hillerman 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 Tony and Anne Hillerman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tony and Anne Hillerman books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 28 Tony and Anne Hillerman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Tony and Anne Hillerman
Start with The Blessing Way (1970), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tony and Anne Hillerman book?
Shadow of the Solstice (2025) is the newest Tony and Anne Hillerman book released so far.
Is there a new Tony and Anne Hillerman book coming?
No next Tony and Anne Hillerman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tony and Anne Hillerman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tony and Anne Hillerman published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Tony and Anne Hillerman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,778 pages across the 21 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tony and Anne Hillerman books, 6 of 28, were published in the 1980s.
What the Tony and Anne Hillerman books are about
23 of the 28 Tony and Anne Hillerman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: navajo indians is tagged on 17 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Navajo Indians 17 of 23 books
- Jim Chee (Fictitious character) 15 of 23 books
- Police 15 of 23 books
- Lt. Leaphorn, Joe (Fictitious character) 12 of 23 books
- Indian reservation police 11 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 23 books
- Chee, jim (fictitious character) 8 of 23 books
- Indians of North America 6 of 23 books
- Leaphorn, joe, lt. (fictitious character) 5 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 4 of 23 books
- Navajo Indians in fiction 3 of 23 books
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