River City Crime Books in Order
River City Crime by Frank Zafiro contains 18 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is Under a Raging Moon (2006) and the newest is Nor Shadowed Heart (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2006–2025
- Pages on record
- 947 in 3 of 18 books
River City Crime is Frank Zafiro's police series, with 18 books published from 2006 to 2025. The first book is Under a Raging Moon (2006), followed by Heroes Often Fail (2007) and Beneath a Weeping Sky (2010). A serial rape investigation is among the recorded subjects. Other titles include The Cleaner (2010), Chisolm's Debt (2014) and The Menace of the Years (2018). Nor Shadowed Heart (2025) is the latest, and the series continues.
How many River City Crime books are there?
River City Crime has 18 books, released between 2006 and 2025.
River City Crime Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 River City Crime 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.
- 1Under a Raging Moon2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 2Heroes Often Fail2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 3Beneath a Weeping Sky2010 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/420103461/4
- 4The Cleaner2010 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/420102001/4
- 5No Good Deed2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 6Dead Even2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 7And Every Man Has To Die2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 8Chisolm's Debt2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 9The Trade Off2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 10The Menace of the Years2018 · 401 pages · confirmed 1/420184011/4
- 11Some Degree of Murder2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 12Place of Wrath and Tears2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 13Sugar Got Low2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 14The Worst Door2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 15Dirty Little Town2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 16The Worst Kind of Truth2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 17All the Forgotten Yesterdays2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 18Nor Shadowed Heart2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Is there a chronological order for River City Crime?
No separate chronological order is on record for River City Crime, 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 River City Crime books in order?
You should read the River City Crime books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each River City Crime book also stands alone.
Where to start with River City Crime
Start with Under a Raging Moon (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest River City Crime book?
Nor Shadowed Heart (2025) is the newest River City Crime book released so far.
Is there a new River City Crime book coming?
No next River City Crime book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
River City Crime at a glance
- Still running
- River City Crime is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- River City Crime books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 947 pages across the 3 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most River City Crime books, 9 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
What the River City Crime books are about
1 of the 18 River City Crime books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 1 of 1 books
- Serial rape investigation 1 of 1 books
More books by Frank Zafiro
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Frank Zafiro books in order 63 books


