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Rizzoli & Isles Reading Order

Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen has 13 main books (2001–2022). Start with The Surgeon (2001) and read the numbered books in order.

By Tess Gerritsen

Rizzoli & Isles books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    The Surgeon

    2001 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
  2. #2

    The Apprentice

    2002 · 384 pages

    6 h 43 min
  3. #3

    The Sinner

    2003 · 369 pages

    6 h 28 min
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  5. #4

    Body Double

    2004 · 414 pages

    7 h 15 min
  6. #5

    Vanish

    2005 · 409 pages

    7 h 10 min
  7. #6

    The Mephisto Club

    2006 · 412 pages

    7 h 13 min
  8. #7

    The Keepsake

    2008 · 412 pages

    7 h 13 min
  9. #8

    Ice Cold

    2010 · 340 pages

    5 h 57 min
  10. #9

    The Silent Girl

    2011 · 328 pages

    5 h 45 min
  11. #10

    Last to Die

    2012 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  12. #11

    Die Again

    2014 · 423 pages

    7 h 24 min
  13. #12

    I Know a Secret

    2017 · 376 pages

    6 h 35 min
  14. #13

    Listen to Me

    2022 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min

Main books together: 4,891 pages, about 85 h 39 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Rizzoli & Isles: common questions

How many books are in the Rizzoli & Isles series?
There are 13 main books in Rizzoli & Isles. The most recent main book listed here is Listen to Me (2022).
What order should I read Rizzoli & Isles in?
Read Rizzoli & Isles in its numbered order: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, and so on.
What is the first Rizzoli & Isles book?
The first book is The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen, published in 2001.
How long does it take to read the whole Rizzoli & Isles series?
The 13 main books add up to about 4,891 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 85½ hours of reading, or about 172 days at 30 minutes a day.

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