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Matt Royal Mystery Books in Order

Matt Royal Mystery by H. Terrell Griffin contains 11 books, 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.

See all 11 books in order Printable Matt Royal Mystery checklist

The Matt Royal Mystery series by H. Terrell Griffin opens with Longboat Blues (2005) and closes with Vindication (2018), 11 books in all. Matt Royal is the fictional character at the head of the series, and subject headings add Florida, private investigators, serial murderers, and legal and suspense thrillers. Murder Key (2005), Wyatt's Revenge (2009), Fatal Decree (2013), Found (2013) and Mortal Dilemma (2016) are among the entries. The series is marked as likely complete.

How many Matt Royal Mystery books are there?

Matt Royal Mystery has 11 books, released between 2005 and 2018.

Matt Royal Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Matt Royal Mystery 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 Murder Key by H. Terrell Griffin, book 2 of the Matt Royal Mystery series (2005)
  2. Cover of Wyatt's Revenge by H. Terrell Griffin, book 4 of the Matt Royal Mystery series (2009)
  3. Cover of Fatal Decree by H. Terrell Griffin, book 7 of the Matt Royal Mystery series (2013)
  4. Cover of Found by H. Terrell Griffin, book 8 of the Matt Royal Mystery series (2013)
  5. Cover of Chasing Justice by H. Terrell Griffin, book 9 of the Matt Royal Mystery series (2015)
  6. Cover of Mortal Dilemma by H. Terrell Griffin, book 10 of the Matt Royal Mystery series (2016)
  1. 1
    Longboat Blues2005 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005276
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  2. 2
    Murder Key2005 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005276
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  3. 3
    Blood Island2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  4. 4
    Wyatt's Revenge2009 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009242
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  5. 5
    Bitter Legacy2010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010352
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  6. 6
    Collateral Damage2011 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011360
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  7. 7
    Fatal Decree2013 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013326
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  8. 8
    Found2013 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013343
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  9. 9
    Chasing Justice2015 · 386 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015386
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  10. 10
    Mortal Dilemma2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
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  11. 11
    Vindication2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320
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Is there a chronological order for Matt Royal Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Matt Royal Mystery, 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 Matt Royal Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Matt Royal Mystery

Start with Longboat Blues (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Matt Royal Mystery book?

Vindication (2018) is the newest Matt Royal Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Matt Royal Mystery book coming?

No next Matt Royal Mystery 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 Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Matt Royal Mystery title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Matt Royal Mystery 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 Mystery books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Matt Royal Mystery books are about

9 of the 11 Matt Royal Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: matt royal (fictitious character) is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by H. Terrell Griffin

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

Characters in the Matt Royal Mystery books

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