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Raylan Givens Books in Order

Raylan Givens contains 5 books, published between 1993 and 2018. The first book is Pronto (1993) and the newest is Raylan Goes to Detroit (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
1993–2018
Confirmed
5 of 5 titles
Pages on record
672 in 2 of 5 books
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Raylan Givens is a crime series of 5 books published between 1993 and 2018 and marked likely complete. Elmore Leonard is credited on Pronto (1993), Riding the Rap (1995), Fire in the Hole (2001) and Raylan (2011), and the fifth book, Raylan Goes to Detroit (2018), is credited to Peter Leonard. Subject headings name Miami, Florida, Italy, organized crime, kidnapping and hard-boiled detective fiction.

How many Raylan Givens books are there?

Raylan Givens has 5 books, released between 1993 and 2018.

Raylan Givens Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Raylan Givens 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 Pronto by Elmore Leonard, book 1 of the Raylan Givens series (1993)
  2. Cover of Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard, book 2 of the Raylan Givens series (1995)
  3. Cover of Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard, book 3 of the Raylan Givens series (2001)
  4. Cover of Raylan by Elmore Leonard, book 4 of the Raylan Givens series (2011)
  5. Cover of Raylan Goes to Detroit by Peter Leonard, book 5 of the Raylan Givens series (2018)
  1. 1
    Pronto1993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  2. 2
    Riding the Rap1995 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995352
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  3. 3
    Fire in the Hole2001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  4. 4
    Raylan2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Raylan Goes to Detroit2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018320
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Do you have to read Raylan Givens books in order?

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

Where to start with Raylan Givens

Start with Pronto (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Raylan Givens book?

Raylan Goes to Detroit (2018) is the newest Raylan Givens book released so far.

Is there a new Raylan Givens book coming?

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

Raylan Givens at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Raylan Givens title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Raylan Givens books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
672 pages across the 2 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Raylan Givens books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 5 titles, 4 are credited to Elmore Leonard and 1 to Peter Leonard.

What the Raylan Givens books are about

All 5 Raylan Givens books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.