Ryan Gattis Books in Order
Ryan Gattis has written 14 books, published between 2004 and 2020. The first book is Roo Kickkick & The Big Bad Blimp (2004) and the newest is The System (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2004–2020
- Pages on record
- 2,262 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,262 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Ryan Gattis is an American crime writer with 14 catalogued books from 2004 to 2020. The earliest listing is Roo Kickkick & The Big Bad Blimp (2004), followed by Kung Fu High School (2005). All Involved (2015) and The System (2020) are later novels, and All Involved and Big Drop are the series attached to Gattis. Subject headings include noir fiction, gangs, drug traffic, murder and Los Angeles.
How many Ryan Gattis books are there?
Ryan Gattis has 14 books, released between 2004 and 2020. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Ryan Gattis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Ryan Gattis 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.
- 1Roo Kickkick & The Big Bad Blimp2004 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420043841/4
- 2Kung Fu High School2005 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/420052781/4
- 320131101/4
- 420131041/4
- 52015–1/4
- 62015–1/4
- 7All Involved2015 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/420153721/4
- 82015–1/4
- 92015–1/4
- 102015–1/4
- 112015–1/4
- 12Air2016 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/420163071/4
- 13Safe2017 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/420172751/4
- 14The System2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420204321/4
Ryan Gattis 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.
All Involved in order
6 booksBig Drop in order
2 books- 1. Homecoming
- 2. Impermanence
Standalone books
6 books6 Ryan Gattis titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ryan Gattis books in order?
You only need to read Ryan Gattis 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 Ryan Gattis
Start with Roo Kickkick & The Big Bad Blimp (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ryan Gattis book?
The System (2020) is the newest Ryan Gattis book released so far.
Is there a new Ryan Gattis book coming?
No next Ryan Gattis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ryan Gattis at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ryan Gattis title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ryan Gattis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,262 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ryan Gattis books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ryan Gattis books are about
8 of the 14 Ryan Gattis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 4 of 8 books
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- Crime 2 of 8 books
- Drug traffic 2 of 8 books
- Gangs 2 of 8 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 8 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 8 books
- Noir fiction 2 of 8 books
- United States 2 of 8 books