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Commisario Ricciardi Books in Order

Maurizio de Giovanni has written 15 Commisario Ricciardi books, published between 2007 and 2024. The first book is I Will Have Vengeance (2007) and the newest is Volver (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2007–2024
Pages on record
3,512 in 10 of 15 books
Reading time
59–88 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,512 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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Commissario Ricciardi is the police investigator at the centre of Maurizio de Giovanni's historical crime novels. The 15 books begin with I Will Have Vengeance (2007) and reach Volver (2024), and the series is ongoing. Subjects place the stories in Italy and cover murder investigations, singers and fortune-tellers. Blood Curse (2008) and Everyone in Their Place (2009) follow the first book.

How many Commisario Ricciardi books are there?

Commisario Ricciardi has 15 books, released between 2007 and 2024.

Commisario Ricciardi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Commisario Ricciardi 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. Cover of I Will Have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 1 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2007)
  2. Cover of Blood Curse by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 2 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2008)
  3. Cover of Everyone in Their Place by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 3 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2009)
  4. Cover of Day of the Dead by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 4 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2010)
  5. Cover of By My Hand by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 5 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2011)
  6. Cover of Viper by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 6 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2012)
  7. Cover of The Bottom of Your Heart by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 7 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2014)
  8. Cover of Glass Souls by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 8 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2015)
  9. Cover of Il pianto dell'alba by Maurizio de Giovanni, book 12 of the Commissario Ricciardi series (2019)
  1. 1
    I Will Have VengeanceCommissario Ricciardi #12007 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007216
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  2. 2
    Blood CurseCommissario Ricciardi #22008 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008343
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  3. 3
    Everyone in Their PlaceCommissario Ricciardi #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    Day of the DeadCommissario Ricciardi #42010 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010366
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  5. 5
    By My HandCommissario Ricciardi #52011 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011350
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  6. 6
    ViperCommissario Ricciardi #62012 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012325
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  7. 7
    The Bottom of Your HeartCommissario Ricciardi #72014 · 456 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014456
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  8. 8
    Glass SoulsCommissario Ricciardi #82015 · 412 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015412
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  9. 9
    Nameless SerenadeCommissario Ricciardi #92016 · 397 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016397
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  10. 10
    Winter SwallowsCommissario Ricciardi #102017 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017384
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  11. 11
    Il purgatorio dell'angeloCommissario Ricciardi #112018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  12. 12
    Il pianto dell'albaCommissario Ricciardi #122019 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019263
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  13. 13
    CaminitoCommissario Ricciardi #132022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    SoledadCommissario Ricciardi #142023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  15. 15
    VolverCommissario Ricciardi #152024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Do you have to read Commisario Ricciardi books in order?

You should read the Commisario Ricciardi books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Commisario Ricciardi book also stands alone.

Where to start with Commisario Ricciardi

Start with I Will Have Vengeance (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Commisario Ricciardi book?

Volver (2024) is the newest Commisario Ricciardi book released so far.

Is there a new Commisario Ricciardi book coming?

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

Commisario Ricciardi at a glance

Still running
Commisario Ricciardi is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Commisario Ricciardi books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,512 pages across the 10 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 358 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Commisario Ricciardi books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Commisario Ricciardi books are about

9 of the 15 Commisario Ricciardi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: italy is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Maurizio de Giovanni

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Series that include Commisario Ricciardi books

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