 The novel debuted at number fifteen and Hardcover Fiction categories of the "New York Times" bestseller list for the week of August 4th, 2019, making it Greaney's second NYT bestseller for the year of 2019.In addition, it debuted on the "USA Today" Best Selling Books list for the week of 4 August, 2019.Red Metal achieved the Amazon Chart rating for the week of 21 July, 2019.