Rick DeStefanis Books in Order

Rick DeStefanis has written 13 books, published between 2015 and 2024. The first book is Melody Hill (2015) and the newest is Specter of Betrayal, The Ghost II (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 7 of the 13 books listed here are in the Vietnam War series, which has its own page: Vietnam War books in order.

Books
13
Published
2015–2024
Pages on record
1,638 in 4 of 13 books

Rick DeStefanis writes the Vietnam War and Rawlins Saga series, which carry historical and war and military subject tags. The catalogue records 13 books from Melody Hill (2015) to Specter of Betrayal, The Ghost II (2024). Rawlins, No Longer Young; Rawlins, Into Montana; and Rawlins, Last Ride to Montana are among the titles, alongside Valley of the Purple Hearts, Tallahatchie and The Birdhouse Man. The median book is 411 pages, and DeStefanis continues to publish.

How many Rick DeStefanis books are there?

Rick DeStefanis has 13 books, released between 2015 and 2024. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Rick DeStefanis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Rick DeStefanis 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
    Melody HillVietnam War #12015 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015364
  2. 2
    Raeford's MVPVietnam War #22015 · 452 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015452
  3. 3
    Valley of the Purple HeartsVietnam War #32017 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017426
  4. 4
    Rawlins, No Longer YoungRawlins Saga #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  5. 5
    Tallahatchie2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  6. 6
    Rawlins, Into MontanaRawlins Saga #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  7. 7
    The Gomorrah PrincipleVietnam War #42020 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020396
  8. 8
    The Birdhouse ManVietnam War #52020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  9. 9
    Miss Molly's Final Mission2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  10. 10
    Rawlins, Last Ride to MontanaRawlins Saga #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  11. 11
    The GhostVietnam War #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  12. 12
    Rawlins, The Road to YellowstoneRawlins Saga #42023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  13. 132024

Rick DeStefanis series in order

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

Rick DeStefanis 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.

Rawlins Saga in order

4 books
  1. 1. Rawlins, No Longer Young
  2. 2. Rawlins, Into Montana
  3. 3. Rawlins, Last Ride to Montana
  4. 4. Rawlins, The Road to Yellowstone

Standalone books

2 books

2 Rick DeStefanis titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rick DeStefanis books in order?

You only need to read Rick DeStefanis 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 DeStefanis

Start with Melody Hill (2015), the first Vietnam War book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Rick DeStefanis book?

Specter of Betrayal, The Ghost II (2024) is the newest Rick DeStefanis book released so far.

Is there a new Rick DeStefanis book coming?

No next Rick DeStefanis 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 DeStefanis at a glance

Still publishing
Rick DeStefanis published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Rick DeStefanis books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,638 pages across the 4 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 411 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rick DeStefanis books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Rick DeStefanis books are about

1 of the 13 Rick DeStefanis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.