H. Terrell Griffin Books in Order

H. Terrell Griffin has written 12 books, published between 2005 and 2018. The first book is Longboat Blues (2005) and the newest is Vindication (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 12 books listed here are in the Matt Royal Mystery series, which has its own page: Matt Royal Mystery books in order.

Books
12
Published
2005–2018
Pages on record
3,265 in 10 of 12 books
Reading time
54–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,265 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

H. Terrell Griffin has 12 catalogued books published between 2005 and 2018. The series attached to Griffin are Matt Royal Mystery and Ethan Fitzgerald. Subject headings name Matt Royal as a fictitious character and list Florida, private investigators, murder, serial murderers, legal thrillers and suspense. Longboat Blues (2005) is the first title, followed by Murder Key (2005), Blood Island (2008) and Bitter Legacy (2010), and Vindication (2018) is the newest.

How many H. Terrell Griffin books are there?

H. Terrell Griffin has 12 books, released between 2005 and 2018. They include 2 separate series.

H. Terrell Griffin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 H. Terrell Griffin 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.

  1. 1
    Longboat BluesMatt Royal Mystery #12005 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005276
  2. 2
    Murder KeyMatt Royal Mystery #22005 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005276
  3. 3
    Blood IslandMatt Royal Mystery #32008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008
  4. 4
    Wyatt's RevengeMatt Royal Mystery #42009 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009242
  5. 5
    Bitter LegacyMatt Royal Mystery #52010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010352
  6. 6
    Collateral DamageMatt Royal Mystery #62011 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011360
  7. 7
    The Assassin's GameEthan Fitzgerald #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  8. 8
    Fatal DecreeMatt Royal Mystery #72013 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013326
  9. 9
    FoundMatt Royal Mystery #82013 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013343
  10. 10
    Chasing JusticeMatt Royal Mystery #92015 · 386 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015386
  11. 11
    Mortal DilemmaMatt Royal Mystery #102016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
  12. 12
    VindicationMatt Royal Mystery #112018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320

H. Terrell Griffin series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

H. Terrell Griffin books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Ethan Fitzgerald in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Assassin's Game

Do you have to read H. Terrell Griffin books in order?

You only need to read H. Terrell Griffin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with H. Terrell Griffin

Start with the first book of the H. Terrell Griffin series you want to read: Matt Royal Mystery starts with Longboat Blues (2005) and Matt Royal starts with Longboat Blues (2005). The earliest catalogued title overall is Longboat Blues (2005).

What is the newest H. Terrell Griffin book?

Vindication (2018) is the newest H. Terrell Griffin book released so far.

Is there a new H. Terrell Griffin book coming?

No next H. Terrell Griffin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

H. Terrell Griffin at a glance

No recent titles
The newest H. Terrell Griffin title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
H. Terrell Griffin books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,265 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most H. Terrell Griffin books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the H. Terrell Griffin books are about

9 of the 12 H. Terrell Griffin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: matt royal (fictitious character) is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.