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Rizzoli And Isles Books In Order (Full List)

Rizzoli And Isles is a series of 13 books by Tess Gerritsen. The first book published in the series is The Surgeon in 2001. Here is a complete list of Rizzoli And Isles books in order.

Last update: October 18, 2026

1. The Surgeon (2001)

The Surgeon book cover

Two years ago she was subjected to a horrifying rape and attempted murder but she shot her attacker dead. In Boston, there's a killer on the loose.

  • πŸ“‡ 368 Pages
  • πŸ“ 92,000 - 110,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

2. The Apprentice (2002)

The Apprentice book cover

Though held behind bars, Warren Hoyt still haunts a helpless city, seeming to bequeath his evil legacy to a student all-too-diligent. THE APPRENTICEIt is a boiling hot Boston summer.

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

3. The Sinner (2003)

The Sinner book cover

Then the disturbing case takes a new turn when another woman is found murdered in an abandoned building, her body mutilated beyond recognition.

  • πŸ“‡ 355 Pages
  • πŸ“ 88,750 - 106,500 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

4. Body Double (2004)

Body Double book cover

As a pathologist in a major metropolitan city, she has seen more than her share of corpses every day--many of them victims of violent murder.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

5. Vanish (2006)

Vanish book cover

The woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. The corpse opens its eyes.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

6. The Mephisto Club (2006)

The Mephisto Club book cover

It’s a Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s violent murder: I HAVE SINNED.

  • πŸ“‡ 448 Pages
  • πŸ“ 112,000 - 134,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

7. The Keepsake (2008)

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Medical examiner Maura Isles soon learns a macabre message hidden within the corpse--horrifying proof that this "centuries-old" relic is instead a modern-day murder victim. Archaeologist Josephine Pulcillo's blood runs cold when the killer's cryptic missives are discovered.

  • πŸ“‡ 349 Pages
  • πŸ“ 87,250 - 104,700 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

8. Ice Cold (2010)

Ice Cold book cover

The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, where a discovery lies buried beneath the snow. In Wyoming for a medical conference, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles joins a group of friends on a spur-of-the-moment ski trip.

  • πŸ“‡ 464 Pages
  • πŸ“ 116,000 - 139,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

9. The Silent Girl (2011)

The Silent Girl book cover

When a severed hand clutching a gun is found in a Chinatown alley in Boston, detective Jane Rizzoli checks.

  • πŸ“‡ 318 Pages
  • πŸ“ 79,500 - 95,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time

10. Last to Die (2012)

Last to Die book cover

Now there has been a murder within the grounds. Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles find themselves locked inside a high-security boarding school along with the students.

  • πŸ“‡ 442 Pages
  • πŸ“ 110,500 - 132,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

11. Die Again (2014)

Die Again book cover

In Boston, Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles investigate a bizarre murder. When the remains of another victim are found, it is clear that this murderer has been at work for years, and not just in Boston.

  • πŸ“‡ 330 Pages
  • πŸ“ 82,500 - 99,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time

12. I Know a Secret (2017)

I Know a Secret book cover

The crime-solving duo of Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles investigate the murder of a horror-film producer and soon realize the killer has a wide circle of targets.

  • πŸ“‡ 318 Pages
  • πŸ“ 79,500 - 95,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time

13. Listen to Me (2022)

Listen to Me book cover

Rizzoli and Isles take the case behind "Listen to Me".

  • πŸ“‡ 320 Pages
  • πŸ“ 80,000 - 96,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time