Annie the Profiler Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Annie’s Verdict |
2017 |
N/A |
| Annie’s Verdict / The Hydra-Shok Verdict |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dead Lawyer on Aisle 11 |
2017 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| No Direction Home |
2023 |
Buy |
Historical Fiction Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Unspeakable Prayers |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Point of Light |
2019 |
Buy |
| Lies She Never Told Me |
2018 |
N/A |
| No Trivial Pursuit |
2020 |
Buy |
| God Save the Spy |
2020 |
Buy |
| Your Face In The Stars |
2022 |
Buy |
Michael Gresham Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Lawyer |
2016 |
Buy |
| Lies She Never Told Me |
2018 |
Buy |
| Michael Gresham |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Defendant’s Father / Secrets Girls Keep |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Law Partners |
2016 |
Buy |
| Carlos the Ant |
- |
N/A |
| The Lawyer Who Roared |
2016 |
N/A |
| Sakharov the Bear |
2016 |
Buy |
| Voices In The Walls / Carlos the Ant and Jane Doe 235 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Annie’s Verdict |
2017 |
N/A |
| Annie’s Verdict / The Hydra-Shok Verdict |
2017 |
Buy |
| 30 Days of Justis |
2018 |
Buy |
| No Direction Home |
- |
N/A |
| Dead Lawyer on Aisle 11 |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Fifth Justice: Legal Thrillers |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Fifth Justice |
2018 |
Buy |
| Girl, Under Oath |
2021 |
Buy |
| Mother, Under Oath |
2021 |
Buy |
Nine Lives Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Full Metal Jury |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Redemption Manuscript |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Hunt for Thaddeus Murfee |
2023 |
Buy |
Sisters In Law Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Court Order / Frat Party |
2015 |
Buy |
| Frat Party |
2015 |
N/A |
| Hellfire |
2015 |
Buy |
| The District Attorney |
2021 |
Buy |
| Justice in Time |
2021 |
Buy |
Spies In The Rose Garden Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lawyers in Gray |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Seventh Grade Spy |
2023 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Empty Place at the Table |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Casting Couch |
2022 |
Buy |
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Thaddeus Murfee |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Defendants |
2014 |
Buy |
| Beyond a Reasonable Death |
2014 |
Buy |
| Attorney at Large |
2014 |
Buy |
| Chase, the Bad Baby |
2014 |
Buy |
| Defending Turquoise |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Mental Case |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Girl Who Wrote The New York Times Bestseller |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Trial Lawyer |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Young Lawyer’s Story / Thaddeus Murfee |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Near Death Experience |
2018 |
Buy |
| Flagstaff Station |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Crime |
2019 |
Buy |
| La Jolla Law |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Post Office |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Contract Lawyer |
2020 |
Buy |
| RICO Rocky |
2021 |
Buy |
John Ellsworth is an American legal thriller author and former trial lawyer who practiced law for three decades. He began publishing fiction in 2014 and has since written more than 55 books, making him one of the more prolific authors in the legal thriller genre.
His two main series are the Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers (17 books) and the Michael Gresham series (18 books). He has also written the Sisters in Law series, the Annie the Profiler series, and the spy thriller series Spies in the Rose Garden. His background as a practicing attorney gives his courtroom scenes an authenticity that readers of the genre appreciate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has John Ellsworth written?
John Ellsworth has written 57 books across ten series.
What was John Ellsworth's first book?
John Ellsworth’s first book is Attorney at Large, published in 2014.
Is John Ellsworth a real lawyer?
Yes, he practiced law for 30 years before turning to writing full-time, and his legal experience informs the courtroom scenes and legal procedure in his novels.