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Matt Richtel

4 Series • 10 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Nat Idle Books
Start with: Hooked (2007)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Doomsday Equation (2015)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: Runaway Booger (2017)

ⓘ About Matt Richtel

Matt obtained an MS from the Columbia School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Matt was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2010 for a series he did on distracted driving. Matt’s debut novel, called “Hooked”, was released in the year 2007. His work is from the thriller and mystery genres. “Hooked” is the first novel in the “Nathaniel Idle” series and was released in the year 2007. Nat Idle, medical journalist, narrowly survives the explosion in an Internet cafe after he gets a mysterious note that warns him to leave. He gets caught up in the most dangerous assignment of his whole life.

All Book Series by Matt Richtel

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Hooked

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
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Devil's Plaything

Book 2 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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Floodgate

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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The Cloud

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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The Doomsday Equation

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
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Dead on Arrival

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
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Runaway Booger

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017
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A Deadly Wandering

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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An Elegant Defense

Book 2 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Matt Richtel?

Matt obtained an MS from the Columbia School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Matt was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2010 for a series he did on distracted driving. Matt’s debut novel, called “Hooked”, was released in the year 2007.

Which Matt Richtel series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Nat Idle series, the earliest of Matt Richtel's multi-book series: it opens with Hooked (2007) and runs to 4 books across 2007–2012, ending with The Cloud (2012).

How many books has Matt Richtel written?

Matt Richtel has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2022. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Nat Idle series with 4 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Matt Richtel's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Matt Richtel's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Nat Idle (2007–2012, 4 books).

How are Matt Richtel's books organised into series?

This guide splits Matt Richtel's 10 books into 1 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nat Idle (4 books, 2007–2012).