Valentino Books in Order
Valentino by Loren D. Estleman contains 7 books, published between 2008 and 2023. The first book is Frames (2008) and the newest is Vamp (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2008–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,221 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 20–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,221 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Valentino is a mystery series by Loren D. Estleman with a film archivist at its centre, and film preservation and the Hollywood motion picture industry supply its subject matter. Seven books are catalogued between Frames (2008) and Vamp (2023), taking in Alone (2009), Alive! (2013), Shoot (2016), Brazen (2016) and Indigo (2020). The 1924 film Greed appears among the subjects. Nothing has been catalogued since 2023.
How many Valentino books are there?
Valentino has 7 books, released between 2008 and 2023.
Valentino Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Valentino 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.
- 1Frames2008 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420082722/4
- 2Alone2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 3Alive!2013 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/420132842/4
- 4Shoot2016 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/420162352/4
- 5Brazen2016 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/420162062/4
- 6Indigo2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420202242/4
- 7Vamp2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Valentino?
No separate chronological order is on record for Valentino, 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 Valentino books in order?
You should read the Valentino books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Valentino book also stands alone.
Where to start with Valentino
Start with Frames (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Valentino book?
Vamp (2023) is the newest Valentino book released so far.
Is there a new Valentino book coming?
No next Valentino book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Valentino at a glance
- Paused
- No new Valentino title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Valentino books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,221 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Valentino books, 3 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Valentino books are about
6 of the 7 Valentino books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 5 of 6 books
- Archivists 4 of 6 books
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) 2 of 6 books
- Actors and actresses 2 of 6 books
- Motion picture film 2 of 6 books
- Motion picture industry 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 6 books
- Preservation 2 of 6 books
More books by Loren D. Estleman
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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