Matt Royal Books in Order
H. Terrell Griffin has written 11 books featuring Matt Royal, published between 2005 and 2018. The first book is Longboat Blues (2005) and the newest is Vindication (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2005–2018
- Pages on record
- 3,265 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 54–82 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,265 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Matt Royal is a fictional character in H. Terrell Griffin's Matt Royal Mystery series. Subject headings link the books to Florida, private investigators, murder, serial murderers, and legal and suspense thrillers. The catalogue holds 11 books from Longboat Blues (2005) to Vindication (2018), including Murder Key (2005), Blood Island (2008), Collateral Damage (2011) and Chasing Justice (2015). Readers searching for Matt Royal books in order find the run marked as likely complete.
How many Matt Royal books are there?
Matt Royal appears in 11 books, released between 2005 and 2018.
Matt Royal Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Matt Royal 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.
- 120052762/4
- 220052762/4
- 32008–2/4
- 420092422/4
- 520103522/4
- 620113602/4
- 720133262/4
- 820133432/4
- 920153862/4
- 1020163842/4
- 1120183202/4
Do you have to read Matt Royal books in order?
You should read the Matt Royal books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Matt Royal book also stands alone.
Where to start with Matt Royal
Start with Longboat Blues (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matt Royal book?
Vindication (2018) is the newest Matt Royal book released so far.
Is there a new Matt Royal book coming?
No next Matt Royal book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Matt Royal at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Matt Royal title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Matt Royal books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,265 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matt Royal books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Matt Royal books are about
9 of the 11 Matt Royal books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 6 of 9 books
- Florida 4 of 9 books
- Murder 4 of 9 books
- Thrillers 4 of 9 books
- Investigation 3 of 9 books
- Private investigators 3 of 9 books
- Legal stories 2 of 9 books
- Royal Matt (Fictitious character) 2 of 9 books
- Serial murders 2 of 9 books
- Suspense 2 of 9 books
More books by H. Terrell Griffin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- H. Terrell Griffin books in order 12 books
Series featuring Matt Royal
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Matt Royal Mystery books in order 11 books