NYPD Red reading order

A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 2,368 pages, about 45 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 weeks.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 2, 2027, 7 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026

   • 1. NYPD Red2012 · 400 pages · 7 h
   • 2. NYPD Red 22014 · 416 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 214 h18 daysby December 10, 2026

   • 3. NYPD Red 32015 · 384 pages · 7 h
   • 4. NYPD Red 42016 · 368 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 14, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 315 h20 daysby January 2, 2027

   • 5. NYPD Red 52018 · 384 pages · 7 h
   • 6. NYPD Red 62020 · 416 pages · 8 h
6. The end of the series

   January 2, 2027

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