Rob Thomas Books in Order
Rob Thomas has written 9 books, published between 1996 and 2015. The first book is Rats Saw God (1996) and the newest is Mr. Kiss and Tell (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
Rob Thomas also publishes as Everett Owens.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1996–2015
- Confirmed
- 1 of 9 titles
- Total pages
- 2,196 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,196 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Rob Thomas, born on 15 August 1965, is an American author, producer, director and screenwriter. Thomas created the television series Veronica Mars, co-developed 90210 and co-created Party Down and iZombie. Veronica Mars is also the series recorded against the name in this catalogue, which holds 9 books from Rats Saw God (1996) to Mr. Kiss and Tell (2015). Recorded subjects cover high schools, race relations, divorce and women private investigators.
How many Rob Thomas books are there?
Rob Thomas has 9 books, released between 1996 and 2015. 2 of them belong to the Veronica Mars series.
Rob Thomas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Rob Thomas 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.
- 1Rats Saw God1996 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/419962162/4
- 2Doing Time1997 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419971922/4
- 3Slave Day1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419972562/4
- 4Satellite Down1998 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/419982992/4
- 5Drive Me Crazy1999 · 169 pages · confirmed 2/419991692/4
- 6Green Thumb1999 · 186 pages · confirmed 2/419991862/4
- 720072243/4
- 820143242/4
- 920153302/4
Rob Thomas series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Veronica Mars books in order 2 books
Rob Thomas 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.
Smart Pop in order
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Standalone books
6 books6 Rob Thomas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rob Thomas books in order?
You only need to read Rob Thomas books in order within the Veronica Mars series, which holds 2 of the 9 Rob Thomas books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Rob Thomas
Start with The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (2014), the first Veronica Mars book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Rats Saw God (1996).
What is the newest Rob Thomas book?
Mr. Kiss and Tell (2015) is the newest Rob Thomas book released so far.
Is there a new Rob Thomas book coming?
No next Rob Thomas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rob Thomas at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Rob Thomas title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Rob Thomas books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,196 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rob Thomas books, 6 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Rob Thomas books are about
All 9 Rob Thomas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 9 books
- High schools 3 of 9 books
- Schools 3 of 9 books
- Women private investigators 2 of 9 books