Hap and Leonard Books in Order
Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale contains 22 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Savage Season (1990) and the newest is Petrified Dreams (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1990–2026
- Confirmed
- 22 of 22 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,662 in 15 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 61–92 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,662 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Hap and Leonard is a crime series by Joe R. Lansdale following two friends in Texas, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, who work cases together. Twenty-two catalogued entries run from Savage Season (1990) to Petrified Dreams (2026), taking in Mucho Mojo (1994), The Two-Bear Mambo (1995), Bad Chili (1997) and Rumble Tumble (1998). Private investigation and suspense are the recurring register.
How many Hap and Leonard books are there?
Hap and Leonard has 22 books, released between 1990 and 2026.
Hap and Leonard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Hap and Leonard 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.
- 1Savage Season1990 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419903203/4
- 2Mucho Mojo1994 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/419943083/4
- 3The Two-Bear Mambo1995 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/419952733/4
- 4Bad Chili1997 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/419972923/4
- 5Rumble Tumble1998 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/419982393/4
- 6Captains Outrageous2001 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420013363/4
- 7Vanilla Ride2009 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/420092563/4
- 8Devil Red2010 · 205 pages · confirmed 3/420102053/4
- 9Hyenas2011 · 100 pages · confirmed 3/420111003/4
- 10Dead Aim2012 · 102 pages · confirmed 3/420121023/4
- 11Honky Tonk Samurai2015 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/420153403/4
- 12Briar Patch Boogie2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 13Coco Butternut2017 · 88 pages · confirmed 3/42017883/4
- 14Rusty Puppy2017 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/420172753/4
- 15Cold Cotton2017 · confirmed 3/42017–3/4
- 16Jackrabbit Smile2018 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420182723/4
- 17The Elephant of Surprise2019 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/420192563/4
- 18Of Mice and Minestrone2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 19Born for Trouble2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 20Sugar on the Bones2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 21Hatchet Girls2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 22Petrified Dreams2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Hap and Leonard Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Hap and Leonard books run from Savage Season (1990) to Petrified Dreams (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Hap and Leonard in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Hap and Leonard books in order?
You should read the Hap and Leonard books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hap and Leonard book also stands alone.
Where to start with Hap and Leonard
Start with Savage Season (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hap and Leonard book?
Petrified Dreams (2026) is the newest Hap and Leonard book released so far.
Is there a new Hap and Leonard book coming?
No next Hap and Leonard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Hap and Leonard
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Hap and Leonard. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bram Stoker Award for Novel1990Shortlistedfor Savage Season
Hap and Leonard at a glance
- Still running
- Hap and Leonard is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Hap and Leonard books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,662 pages across the 15 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hap and Leonard books, 10 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
What the Hap and Leonard books are about
13 of the 22 Hap and Leonard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: leonard pine (fictitious character) is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Leonard Pine (Fictitious character) 10 of 13 books
- Hap Collins (Fictitious character) 9 of 13 books
- Collins, hap (fictitious character) 6 of 13 books
- Pine, leonard (fictitious character) 6 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 13 books
- Texas 5 of 13 books
- African American men 3 of 13 books
- Investigation 2 of 13 books
- Murder 2 of 13 books
- Private investigators 2 of 13 books
- Suspense 2 of 13 books
More books by Joe R. Lansdale
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Characters in the Hap and Leonard books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hap & Leonard books in order 25 books