Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Detective | 1966 | Roderick Thorp | Buy |
| 2 | Die Hard | 1979 | Roderick Thorp | N/A |
| 3 | Nothing Lasts Forever / Die Hard | 1979 | Roderick Thorp | Buy |
The Joe Leland series by Roderick Thorp is listed below in reading order.
Joe Leland is a New York detective introduced in The Detective (1966), a crime novel that was adapted into a 1968 film with Frank Sinatra. Nothing Lasts Forever (1979) is the sequel, placing an older Leland in a Los Angeles skyscraper during a terrorist takeover. That novel became the basis for Die Hard (1988). Read The Detective first for the character’s backstory, then Nothing Lasts Forever for the story that became one of the biggest action films ever made.