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Manuel Ramos Books in Order

Manuel Ramos has written 11 books, published between 1993 and 2021. The first book is The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz (1993) and the newest is Angels in the Wind (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1993–2021
Pages on record
2,088 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
35–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,088 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Manuel Ramos checklist

Manuel Ramos is a mystery writer with 11 catalogued books from The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz (1993) to Angels in the Wind (2021). Subject headings include Denver, Colorado, Mexican Americans, lawyers and private investigators, and name Luis Montez as a fictitious character. The series on the site are Luis Montez, Mile High Noir and Sherlock Homie. Other titles include The Last Client of Luis Montez (1996), Blues for the Buffalo (1997), King of the Chicanos (2010), Desperado (2013) and My Bad (2016). The author is listed as dormant.

How many Manuel Ramos books are there?

Manuel Ramos has 11 books, released between 1993 and 2021. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Manuel Ramos Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Manuel Ramos 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. Cover of The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz by Manuel Ramos, book 1 of the Luis Montez series (1993)
  2. Cover of The Ballad of Gato Guerrero by Manuel Ramos, book 2 of the Luis Montez series (1994)
  3. Cover of The Last Client of Luis Montez by Manuel Ramos, book 3 of the Luis Montez series (1996)
  4. Cover of Blues for the Buffalo by Manuel Ramos, book 4 of the Luis Montez series (1997)
  5. Cover of Moony's Road to Hell by Manuel Ramos (2002)
  6. Cover of Brown-on-Brown by Manuel Ramos, book 5 of the Luis Montez series (2003)
  7. Cover of King of the Chicanos by Manuel Ramos (2010)
  8. Cover of Desperado by Manuel Ramos, book 1 of the Mile High Noir series (2013)
  9. Cover of My Bad by Manuel Ramos, book 2 of the Mile High Noir series (2016)
  10. Cover of The Golden Havana Night by Manuel Ramos, book 1 of the Sherlock Homie series (2018)
  1. 1
    The Ballad of Rocky RuizLuis Montez #11993 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993201
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  2. 2
    The Ballad of Gato GuerreroLuis Montez #21994 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994183
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  3. 3
    The Last Client of Luis MontezLuis Montez #31996 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996194
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Blues for the BuffaloLuis Montez #41997 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997217
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Moony's Road to Hell2002 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002199
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Brown-on-BrownLuis Montez #52003 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003178
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    King of the Chicanos2010 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    DesperadoMile High Noir #12013 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013244
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    My BadMile High Noir #22016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Golden Havana NightSherlock Homie #12018 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018160
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  11. 11
    Angels in the WindMile High Noir #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Manuel Ramos 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.

Luis Montez in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz
  2. 2. The Ballad of Gato Guerrero
  3. 3. The Last Client of Luis Montez
  4. 4. Blues for the Buffalo
  5. 5. Brown-on-Brown

Mile High Noir in order

3 books
  1. 1. Desperado
  2. 2. My Bad
  3. 3. Angels in the Wind

Sherlock Homie in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Golden Havana Night

Standalone books

2 books

2 Manuel Ramos titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Manuel Ramos books in order?

You only need to read Manuel Ramos books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Manuel Ramos

Start with The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Manuel Ramos book?

Angels in the Wind (2021) is the newest Manuel Ramos book released so far.

Is there a new Manuel Ramos book coming?

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

Manuel Ramos at a glance

Paused
No new Manuel Ramos title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Manuel Ramos books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,088 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 196 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Manuel Ramos books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Manuel Ramos books are about

10 of the 11 Manuel Ramos books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mexican americans is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.