Manny Rivera Books in Order

Manny Rivera by Rich Curtin contains 12 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Artifacts of Death (2011) and the newest is A Cemetery For One (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
2,395 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
40–60 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,395 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Manny Rivera is the investigator at the centre of a mystery series by Rich Curtin, running to 12 books from Artifacts of Death (2011) onward. February's Files (2012), Trails of Deception (2013), Moonshadow Murder (2014), The Shaman's Secret (2017) and Cast A Cold Eye (2021) follow, and the run reaches 2026. Sheriffs, ranching, antiquities, Native American subjects, environmentalists and shamans recur across the series.

How many Manny Rivera books are there?

Manny Rivera has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2026.

Manny Rivera Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Manny Rivera 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. 1
    Artifacts of Death2011 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011304
  2. 2
    February's Files2012 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012328
  3. 3
    Trails of Deception2013 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013292
  4. 4
    Moonshadow Murder2014 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014302
  5. 5
    Deadly Games2015 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015280
  6. 6
    Death Saint2016 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016298
  7. 7
    The Shaman's Secret2017 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017303
  8. 8
    Coyote's Regret2019 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019288
  9. 9
    Final Arrangements2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  10. 10
    Cast A Cold Eye2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  11. 11
    Death of Dreams2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  12. 12
    A Cemetery For One2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

Is there a chronological order for Manny Rivera?

No separate chronological order is on record for Manny Rivera, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Manny Rivera books in order?

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

Where to start with Manny Rivera

Start with Artifacts of Death (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Manny Rivera book?

A Cemetery For One (2026) is the newest Manny Rivera book released so far.

Is there a new Manny Rivera book coming?

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

Manny Rivera at a glance

Still running
Manny Rivera is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Manny Rivera books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,395 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Manny Rivera books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Manny Rivera books are about

5 of the 12 Manny Rivera books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Rich Curtin

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

Characters in the Manny Rivera books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.