Rick Blechta Books in Order
Rick Blechta has written 11 books, published between 1992 and 2016. The first book is Knock on Wood (1992) and the newest is Rundown (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1992–2016
- Pages on record
- 3,025 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 50–76 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,025 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.
Rick Blechta writes mysteries, including the Pratt & Ellis Mystery and Marta Hendriks series. Subject headings include Toronto, musicians, violinists, rock and jazz musicians, symphony orchestras and women sleuths. The 11 catalogued books run from Knock on Wood (1992) to Rundown (2016), with The Lark Ascending (1993), Cemetery of the Nameless (2005) and Orchestrated Murder (2011) among them. The list is catalogued as likely complete.
How many Rick Blechta books are there?
Rick Blechta has 11 books, released between 1992 and 2016. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Rick Blechta Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Rick Blechta 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.
- 1Knock on Wood1992 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/419922951/4
- 2The Lark Ascending1993 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/419932991/4
- 3Shooting Straight in the Dark2002 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/420023281/4
- 4Cemetery of the Nameless2005 · 422 pages · confirmed 1/420054221/4
- 5When Hell Freezes Over2006 · 333 pages · confirmed 1/420063331/4
- 6A Case of You2008 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/420082891/4
- 720111221/4
- 820123771/4
- 920144131/4
- 1020141471/4
- 112016–1/4
Rick Blechta 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.
Pratt & Ellis Mystery in order
3 booksMarta Hendriks in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Rick Blechta titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rick Blechta books in order?
You only need to read Rick Blechta 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 Rick Blechta
Start with Knock on Wood (1992), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rick Blechta book?
Rundown (2016) is the newest Rick Blechta book released so far.
Is there a new Rick Blechta book coming?
No next Rick Blechta book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rick Blechta at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Rick Blechta title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Rick Blechta books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,025 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rick Blechta books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rick Blechta books are about
10 of the 11 Rick Blechta books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 6 of 10 books
- Missing persons 2 of 10 books
- Murder 2 of 10 books
- Musicians 2 of 10 books
- Toronto (ont.) 2 of 10 books