Reading order · 5 books · 1998 to 2013 · Set in New York
Keller Books in Order
Keller is a professional hit man in New York, a thoughtful, lonely man who collects stamps and worries about the meaning of life between jobs. The books are funny and surprisingly gentle.
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Series facts
The reading order
Every Keller book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in New York
- 1Hit Man1998With KellerKeller, a hit man who takes his orders from Dot in a house in White Plains, travels the United States on jobs, and wonders between them what his life is for.Buy on Amazon
- 2Hit List2000With KellerKeller, a hit man who collects stamps, begins to suspect that someone in his own line of work is out to get him.Buy on Amazon
- 3Hit Parade2006With KellerMore stories of Keller, the quiet professional killer, as he travels the country on assignments and indulges his love of stamp collecting.Buy on Amazon
- 4Hit and Run2008With KellerKeller is in Des Moines for a job when he is framed for the assassination of a presidential candidate, and he has to go on the run.Buy on Amazon
- 5Hit Me2013With KellerKeller, now living quietly under a new name with a family, returns to his old trade.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Keller books in order, starting with Hit Man.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Keller | Dot | Julia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Hit Man | LLead | MMajor | |
| 2 Hit List | LLead | MMajor | |
| 3 Hit Parade | LLead | MMajor | |
| 4 Hit and Run | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 Hit Me | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Keller books
3 characters from Lawrence Block’s chart, with the number of Keller books each appears in.