Ruth Mancini Books in Order

Ruth Mancini has written 6 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is Swimming Upstream / The Lies You Tell (2013) and the newest is The Day I Lost You (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
2013–2025

Ruth Mancini has six catalogued books, published between 2013 and 2025. Two carry alternative titles: Swimming Upstream, also published as The Lies You Tell (2013), and Swimming Home, also published as His Perfect Lies (2018). In The Blood (2018), One Dark, Two Light (2020), The Woman on the Ledge (2024) and The Day I Lost You (2025) complete the list. Mancini is recorded as actively publishing.

How many Ruth Mancini books are there?

Ruth Mancini has 6 books, released between 2013 and 2025. 2 of them belong to the Swimming Upstream series.

Ruth Mancini Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Ruth Mancini books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Swimming Upstream / The Lies You TellSwimming Upstream #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  2. 2
    In The Blood2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  3. 3
    Swimming Home / His Perfect LiesSwimming Upstream #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  4. 4
    One Dark, Two Light2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  5. 5
    The Woman on the Ledge2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  6. 6
    The Day I Lost You2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Ruth Mancini 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.

Swimming Upstream in order

2 books
  1. 1. Swimming Upstream / The Lies You Tell
  2. 2. Swimming Home / His Perfect Lies

Standalone books

4 books

4 Ruth Mancini titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ruth Mancini books in order?

You only need to read Ruth Mancini books in order within the Swimming Upstream series, which holds 2 of the 6 Ruth Mancini books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ruth Mancini

Start with Swimming Upstream / The Lies You Tell (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ruth Mancini book?

The Day I Lost You (2025) is the newest Ruth Mancini book released so far.

Is there a new Ruth Mancini book coming?

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

Ruth Mancini at a glance

Still publishing
Ruth Mancini published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Ruth Mancini books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Busiest decade
Most Ruth Mancini books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2020s.