Rick Reed Books in Order
Rick Reed has written 9 books, published between 2010 and 2020. The first book is The Cruelest Cut (2010) and the newest is The Fiercest Enemy (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. All 9 books listed here are in the Jack Murphy Thriller series, which has its own page: Jack Murphy Thriller books in order.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2010–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,432 in 4 of 9 books
Rick Reed writes police procedural crime fiction. Nine books are catalogued under the name, from The Cruelest Cut (2010) to The Fiercest Enemy (2020), and Jack Murphy Thriller is the series recorded here. Every title pairs The with a superlative: The Coldest Fear (2011), The Deepest Wound (2013), The Highest Stakes (2016), The Darkest Night (2017), The Deadliest Sins (2018), The Slowest Death (2018) and The Cleanest Kill (2019). Catalogue subjects record serial murders, serial murder investigation, police, criminals, Indiana and suspense.
How many Rick Reed books are there?
Rick Reed has 9 books, released between 2010 and 2020.
Rick Reed Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Rick Reed 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.
- 120104222/4
- 220113802/4
- 320133422/4
- 42016–2/4
- 52017–2/4
- 62018–2/4
- 720182882/4
- 82019–2/4
- 92020–2/4
Rick Reed series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Do you have to read Rick Reed books in order?
You only need to read Rick Reed books in order within the Jack Murphy Thriller series, which holds 9 of the 9 Rick Reed books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Rick Reed
Start with The Cruelest Cut (2010), the first Jack Murphy Thriller book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Rick Reed book?
The Fiercest Enemy (2020) is the newest Rick Reed book released so far.
Is there a new Rick Reed book coming?
No next Rick Reed 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 Reed at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Rick Reed title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Rick Reed books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,432 pages across the 4 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 361 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rick Reed books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rick Reed books are about
7 of the 9 Rick Reed books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: serial murders is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Serial murders 3 of 7 books
- American literature 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 7 books
- Police 2 of 7 books