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Cal Leandros Books in Order

Cal Leandros by Rob Thurman contains 12 books, published between 2006 and 2015. The first book is Nightlife (2006) and the newest is Nevermore (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2006–2015
Pages on record
3,261 in 10 of 12 books
Reading time
54–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,261 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Cal Leandros checklist

Cal Leandros is an urban fantasy series by Rob Thurman, named for the fictitious character Cal Leandros and catalogued with 12 books from 2006 to 2015. The recorded characters are Cal and Niko Leandros, and subject headings include brothers, private investigators and New York. Read in publication order, the Cal Leandros books start with Nightlife (2006), with Moonshine (2007), Madhouse (2008), Deathwish (2009) and Roadkill (2010) among the later titles. Nevermore (2015) is the newest, and the series is marked likely complete.

How many Cal Leandros books are there?

Cal Leandros has 12 books, released between 2006 and 2015.

Cal Leandros Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Cal Leandros 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.

  1. Cover of Nightlife by Rob Thurman, book 1 of the Cal Leandros series (2006)
  2. Cover of Moonshine by Rob Thurman, book 2 of the Cal Leandros series (2007)
  3. Cover of Madhouse by Rob Thurman, book 3 of the Cal Leandros series (2008)
  4. Cover of Deathwish by Rob Thurman, book 5 of the Cal Leandros series (2009)
  5. Cover of Roadkill by Rob Thurman, book 6 of the Cal Leandros series (2010)
  6. Cover of Blackout by Rob Thurman, book 7 of the Cal Leandros series (2011)
  7. Cover of Doubletake by Rob Thurman, book 8 of the Cal Leandros series (2012)
  8. Cover of Slashback by Rob Thurman, book 9 of the Cal Leandros series (2013)
  9. Cover of Silver and Salt by Rob Thurman, book 10 of the Cal Leandros series (2014)
  10. Cover of Downfall by Rob Thurman, book 11 of the Cal Leandros series (2014)
  11. Cover of Nevermore by Rob Thurman, book 12 of the Cal Leandros series (2015)
  1. 1
    Nightlife2006 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006352
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  2. 2
    Moonshine2007 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007352
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  3. 3
    Madhouse2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  4. 4
    Milk and Cookies2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  5. 5
    Deathwish2009 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009352
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  6. 6
    Roadkill2010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010352
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  7. 7
    Blackout2011 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011345
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  8. 8
    Doubletake2012 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012352
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  9. 9
    Slashback2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    Silver and Salt2014 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014112
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  11. 11
    Downfall2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014352
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  12. 12
    Nevermore2015 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015340
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Is there a chronological order for Cal Leandros?

No separate chronological order is on record for Cal Leandros, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Cal Leandros books in order?

You should read the Cal Leandros books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cal Leandros book also stands alone.

Where to start with Cal Leandros

Start with Nightlife (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cal Leandros book?

Nevermore (2015) is the newest Cal Leandros book released so far.

Is there a new Cal Leandros book coming?

No next Cal Leandros book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cal Leandros at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Cal Leandros title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Cal Leandros books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,261 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cal Leandros books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cal Leandros books are about

10 of the 12 Cal Leandros books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Rob Thurman

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Cal Leandros books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.