Rich Curtin Books in Order

Rich Curtin has written 12 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Artifacts of Death (2011) and the newest is A Cemetery For One (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. All 12 books listed here are in the Manny Rivera series, which has its own page: Manny Rivera books in order.

Books
12
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
2,395 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
40–60 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,395 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Rich Curtin writes the Manny Rivera mysteries. Twelve books are catalogued between 2011 and 2026, from Artifacts of Death (2011) to A Cemetery For One (2026), taking in February's Files, Trails of Deception, Moonshadow Murder and The Shaman's Secret. Sheriffs and murder investigation drive the plots, and ranching, antiquities, shamans and Native American life supply the settings.

Source: composed

How many Rich Curtin books are there?

Rich Curtin has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2026.

Rich Curtin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Rich Curtin 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Artifacts of DeathManny Rivera #12011 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011304
  2. 2
    February's FilesManny Rivera #22012 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012328
  3. 3
    Trails of DeceptionManny Rivera #32013 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013292
  4. 4
    Moonshadow MurderManny Rivera #42014 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014302
  5. 5
    Deadly GamesManny Rivera #52015 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015280
  6. 6
    Death SaintManny Rivera #62016 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016298
  7. 7
    The Shaman's SecretManny Rivera #72017 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017303
  8. 8
    Coyote's RegretManny Rivera #82019 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019288
  9. 9
    Final ArrangementsManny Rivera #92020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  10. 10
    Cast A Cold EyeManny Rivera #102021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  11. 11
    Death of DreamsManny Rivera #112024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  12. 12
    A Cemetery For OneManny Rivera #122026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–

Rich Curtin series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Do you have to read Rich Curtin books in order?

You only need to read Rich Curtin books in order within the Manny Rivera series, which holds 12 of the 12 Rich Curtin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Rich Curtin

Start with Artifacts of Death (2011), the first Manny Rivera book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Rich Curtin book?

A Cemetery For One (2026) is the newest Rich Curtin book released so far.

Is there a new Rich Curtin book coming?

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

Rich Curtin at a glance

Still publishing
Rich Curtin published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Rich Curtin books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,395 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rich Curtin books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

When Rich Curtin books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Rich Curtin titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.

2010s
8
2020s
4

12 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Rich Curtin books are about

5 of the 12 Rich Curtin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.