Lawrence Sanders (1920-1998) was an American author of crime fiction and mystery novels. He worked as an editorial writer for a magazine and then switched to writing fiction. His series include the Archy McNally, Edward X. Delaney, The Commandment and others.

Lawrence Sanders became a published author in 1969 with The Anderson Tapes. Below is a list of Lawrence Sanders’ books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Edward X. Delaney Books

The Anderson Tapes (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Deadly Sin (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Second Deadly Sin (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Third Deadly Sin (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fourth Deadly Sin (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Peter Tangent Books

The Tangent Objective (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tangent Factor (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Commandment Books

The Sixth Commandment (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tenth Commandment (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Eighth Commandment (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seventh Commandment (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Timothy Cone Books

The Timothy Files (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Timothy's Game (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Archy McNally Books

(with Vincent Lardo)

McNally's Secret (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Luck (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Risk (With: Vincent Lardo) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Caper (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Trial (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Puzzle (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Gamble (With: Vincent Lardo) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Dilemma (With: Vincent Lardo) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Folly (With: Vincent Lardo) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Chance (With: Vincent Lardo) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Alibi (With: Vincent Lardo) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Dare (With: Vincent Lardo) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McNally's Bluff (With: Vincent Lardo) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Pleasures of Helen (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Love Songs (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tomorrow File (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Marlow Chronicles (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Caper (As: Lesley Andress) (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Summer (As: Mark Upton) (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Case of Lucy Bending / The Case of Lucy B. (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seduction of Peter S. (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Passion of Molly T. (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Loves of Harry Dancer / The Loves of Harry D. (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dream Lover (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Capital Crimes (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stolen Blessings (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sullivan's Sting (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Private Pleasures (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guilty Pleasures (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Tales of the Wolf (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: McNally’s Risk, McNally’s Gamble and every McNally novel afterward was co-authored by Vincent Lardo. Caper was written under the pen name of Lesley Andress. Dark Summer was written under the pen name of Mark Upton. The Case of Lucy Bending was also published as The Case of Lucy B. The Loves of Harry Dancer was also titled The Loves of Harry D.

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