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Richard Lange Books in Order

Richard Lange has written 8 books, published between 2007 and 2024. The first book is Dead Boys (2007) and the newest is Joe Hustle (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2007–2024
Pages on record
1,556 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
26–39 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,556 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

See all 8 books in order Printable Richard Lange checklist

Richard Lange writes suspense and mystery fiction alongside short stories, with subject headings that place the work in California and Los Angeles. The catalogue lists 8 books, opening with Dead Boys (2007) and running to Joe Hustle (2024). This Wicked World (2009), Must Come Down (2010), Angel Baby (2013), Sweet Nothing (2015), The Smack (2017) and Rovers (2021) fall in between. Murder, investigation, private investigators, bartenders and drug dealers recur across the subject records. Lange is the sole credit on all 8 titles and continues to publish.

How many Richard Lange books are there?

Richard Lange has 8 books, released between 2007 and 2024.

Richard Lange Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Richard Lange 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 Dead Boys by Richard Lange (2007)
  2. Cover of This Wicked World by Richard Lange (2009)
  3. Cover of Angel Baby by Richard Lange (2013)
  4. Cover of Rovers by Richard Lange (2021)
  1. 1
    Dead Boys2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007256
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  2. 2
    This Wicked World2009 · 401 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009401
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  3. 3
    Must Come Down2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Angel Baby2013 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Sweet Nothing2015 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015259
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Smack2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Rovers2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  8. 8
    Joe Hustle2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Richard Lange 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.

Standalone books

8 books

8 Richard Lange titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard Lange books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 8 Richard Lange books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Richard Lange

Start with Dead Boys (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard Lange book?

Joe Hustle (2024) is the newest Richard Lange book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Lange book coming?

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

Richard Lange at a glance

Still publishing
Richard Lange published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Richard Lange books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,556 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Lange books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Richard Lange books are about

5 of the 8 Richard Lange books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.