Red River Mystery Books in Order
Red River Mystery by Reavis Z. Wortham contains 8 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is The Rock Hole (2011) and the newest is Laying Bones (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2011–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,859 in 4 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 31–46 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,859 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Red River Mystery is a historical mystery and police procedural series by Reavis Z. Wortham, set in Texas. Eight books run from The Rock Hole (2011) to Laying Bones (2021), with Burrows (2012), The Right Side of Wrong (2013), Vengeance is Mine (2014), Dark Places (2015) and Unraveled and Gold Dust (both 2018) between them. Murder, serial murders, gangsters, runaway teenagers and vendetta appear in the recorded subjects. Four of the books carry page counts, at a median of 507.
How many Red River Mystery books are there?
Red River Mystery has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2021.
Red River Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Red River 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.
- 1The Rock Hole2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 2Burrows2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 3The Right Side of Wrong2013 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/420133072/4
- 4Vengeance is Mine2014 · 488 pages · confirmed 2/420144882/4
- 5Dark Places2015 · 538 pages · confirmed 2/420155382/4
- 6Unraveled2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 7Gold Dust2018 · 526 pages · confirmed 2/420185262/4
- 8Laying Bones2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Red River Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Red River 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 Red River Mystery books in order?
You should read the Red River Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Red River Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Red River Mystery
Start with The Rock Hole (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Red River Mystery book?
Laying Bones (2021) is the newest Red River Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Red River Mystery book coming?
No next Red River 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.
Red River Mystery at a glance
- Paused
- No new Red River Mystery title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Red River Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,859 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 507 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Red River Mystery books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Red River Mystery books are about
7 of the 8 Red River Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: texas is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Texas 6 of 7 books
- Crime 5 of 7 books
- Police 5 of 7 books
- Investigation 3 of 7 books
- Murder 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 7 books
More books by Reavis Z. Wortham
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Reavis Z. Wortham books in order 20 books