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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.
Rizzoli & Isles books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 27 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 28 min
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- 7 h 15 min
- 7 h 10 min
- 7 h 13 min
- 7 h 13 min
- 5 h 57 min
- 5 h 45 min
- 5 h 53 min
- 7 h 24 min
- 6 h 35 min
- 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.