Joe Leaphorn books in order
Joe Leaphorn is a series of 8 books by Tony Hillerman: 2,416 pages, about 44 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 8
- books
- 2,416
- pages
- 44 hours
- to read them all
- 89 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Blessing Way 5.3 h 2 
Dance Hall of the Dead 4.1 h 4 
Skinwalkers 5.5 h 5 
A Thief of Time 5.5 h 6 
Talking God 6.4 h 8 
Sacred Clowns 6.5 h 11 
Hunting Badger 5.2 h 12 
The Wailing Wind 5.9 h Bar height shows length.
Not listed here yet: books 3, 7, 9 and 10.
The books
- 1
The Blessing Way 1970 5.3 h
Loaded with e-book extras (not available in the print edition), including Tony Hillerman's running commentary on his work, his series heroes Leaphorn and Chee, and a special…
- 2
Dance Hall of the Dead 1973 4.1 h
Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them.
- 4
Skinwalkers 1986 5.5 h
Loaded with e-book extras (not available in the print edition), including Tony Hillerman's running commentary on his work, his series heroes Leaphorn and Chee, and a special…
- 5
A Thief of Time 1988 5.5 h
A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit.
- 6
Talking God 1989 6.4 h
Reunited by a grave robber and a corpse, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is trying to determine the identity of a murder victim, while Officer Jim Chee is arresting…
- 8
Sacred Clowns 1993 6.5 h
Officer Chee attempts to solve two modern murders by deciphering the sacred clown's ancient message to the people of the Tano pueblo.
- 11
Hunting Badger 1999 5.2 h
Three men raid the gambling casino run by the Ute nation and then disappear into the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border.
- 12
The Wailing Wind 2002 5.9 h
Loaded with e-book extras (not available in the print edition), including Tony Hillerman's running commentary on his work, his series heroes Leaphorn and Chee, and a special…
How much is left
| After book 1, The Blessing Way | about 39 hours left |
| After book 2, Dance Hall of the Dead | about 35 hours left |
| After book 4, Skinwalkers | about 29 hours left |
| After book 5, A Thief of Time | about 24 hours left |
| After book 6, Talking God | about 18 hours left |
| After book 8, Sacred Clowns | about 11 hours left |
| After book 11, Hunting Badger | about 6 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 44 hours 18 minutes
All 8 books listed here, 2,416 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
89 days (about 13 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.