Leonid McGill Books in Order
Leonid McGill by Walter Mosley contains 7 books, published between 2009 and 2020. The first book is The Long Fall (2009) and the newest is Trouble Is What I Do (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2009–2020
- Pages on record
- 834 in 3 of 7 books
Leonid McGill is a private investigator in New York City and the centre of Walter Mosley's seven-book series. The Long Fall (2009) opens the run, followed by Known to Evil and Karma (2010), When the Thrill Is Gone (2011), All I Did Was Shoot My Man (2012), And Sometimes I Wonder About You (2015) and Trouble Is What I Do (2020). Murder, gangs, political corruption and the bond between fathers and sons are the standing subjects.
How many Leonid McGill books are there?
Leonid McGill has 7 books, released between 2009 and 2020.
Leonid McGill Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Leonid McGill 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 Long Fall2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 2Known to Evil2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 3Karma2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 4When the Thrill Is Gone2011 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/420113702/4
- 5All I Did Was Shoot My Man2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 6And Sometimes I Wonder About You2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420152882/4
- 7Trouble Is What I Do2020 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/420201762/4
Is there a chronological order for Leonid McGill?
No separate chronological order is on record for Leonid McGill, 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 Leonid McGill books in order?
You should read the Leonid McGill books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Leonid McGill book also stands alone.
Where to start with Leonid McGill
Start with The Long Fall (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Leonid McGill book?
Trouble Is What I Do (2020) is the newest Leonid McGill book released so far.
Is there a new Leonid McGill book coming?
No next Leonid McGill book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Leonid McGill at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Leonid McGill title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Leonid McGill books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 834 pages across the 3 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Leonid McGill books, 5 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Leonid McGill books are about
6 of the 7 Leonid McGill books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 5 of 6 books
- Investigation 3 of 6 books
- Murder 3 of 6 books
More books by Walter Mosley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Walter Mosley books in order 71 books
Other series by Walter Mosley
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Easy Rawlins books in order 17 books
- Fearless Jones books in order 3 books