Reading Order
12 series · 112 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Primary Justice | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Blind Justice | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Deadly Justice | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Perfect Justice | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Cruel Justice | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Naked Justice | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Extreme Justice | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Dark Justice | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Silent Justice | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Murder One | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Criminal Intent | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Death Row | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Hate Crime | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Capitol Murder | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Capitol Threat | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Capitol Conspiracy | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Capitol Offense | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Capitol Betrayal | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | After Hours (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Yuletide Justice (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | What We're Here For (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Rough Justice (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Justice Returns | 2017 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Last Chance Lawyer | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Court of Killers | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Trial by Blood | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Twisted Justice | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Judge and Jury | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Final Verdict | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Justice For All | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Childhood's End / Shine | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Roses in the Ashes (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Pandora's Daughters (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Renegades (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Who's Gonna Stop Me? (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Raze (Short Story) ( By: Tamara Grantham) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Lost Haven (Short Story) ( By: Sabrina A. Fish) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Unfound (Short Story) ( By: Burke Holbrook) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Cassandra (Short Story) ( By: Lara Wells) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Never Say Reven (Short Story) ( By: Tamara Grantham) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Into the Fire (Short Story) ( By: Tamara Grantham) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Road to Nowhere (Short Story) ( By: Tamara Grantham) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Storms and Spirits (Short Story) ( By: Sabrina A. Fish) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Gilded Cage (Short Story) ( By: Sabrina A. Fish) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Ricochet (Short Story) ( By: Burke Holbrook) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon |
Splitsville Legal Thriller Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splitsville | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Exposed | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Shameless | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
Susan Pulaski Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Dark Eye | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Strip Search | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
William Bernhardt Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Code of Buddyhood | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Double Jeopardy | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Midnight Before Christmas | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Final Round | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Nemesis | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Black Sentry | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Game Master | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Challengers of the Dust | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Plot/Counterplot | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Florentine Poet ( With: Brian Call) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
William Bernhardt Collections
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The White Bird (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Ocean's Edge (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Story Structure (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Fundamentals of Fiction (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Dynamic Dialogue (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Sizzling Style (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Powerful Premise (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Excellent Editing (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Perfecting Plot (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Creating Character (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | What Writers Need to Know (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Thinking Theme (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Dazzling Description (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
William Bernhardt Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Equal Justice | 2006 | Buy from Amazon |
William Bernhardt Picture Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Princess Alice and the Dreadful Dragon (Short Story) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
Mysterious Profiles Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Rambo ( By: David Morrell) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Hieronymus Bosch ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Bob Lee Swagger ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Spenser ( By: Robert B. Parker) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | John Rebus ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Ben Kincaid (Short Story) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
William Bernhardt Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Partners in Crime | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Legal Briefs | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Natural Suspect | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Voices of the Heartland | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Love is Murder | 2012 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
William Bernhardt (1918-2015) was an American sportswriter and novelist best known for his historical fiction. He began his journalism career in his teens and became a reporter for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1938. Bernhardt later served as a war correspondent during World War II. After the war, Bernhardt turned to writing fiction. His debut novel, "The Scar," was a critical success and won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He went on to write over 40 novels, most of which were set in the 19th century. His work is known for its vivid characters, rich historical detail, and explorations of American history. Bernhardt received numerous awards for his writing, including the National Book Award for Fiction in 1965 for "The Fourteen." In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, he also won the O. Henry Award for Best Short Story in 1946 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.