Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Liar Liar |
2011 |
Buy |
Elizabeth Webster Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon Pleas |
2019 |
Buy |
| Elizabeth Webster and the Portal of Doom |
2020 |
Buy |
| Elizabeth Webster and the Chamber of Stolen Ghosts |
2021 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Kockroach |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Accounting |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Barkeep |
2014 |
Buy |
| Blood And Bone |
2015 |
Buy |
| Guaranteed Heroes |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Four-Night Run |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Filthy Business |
2017 |
Buy |
| Freedom Road |
2019 |
Buy |
Victor Carl Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hostile Witness |
1995 |
Buy |
| Bitter Truth / Veritas |
1997 |
Buy |
| Fatal Flaw |
2003 |
Buy |
| Past Due |
2003 |
Buy |
| Falls the Shadow |
2005 |
Buy |
| L’avvocato della notte |
2006 |
N/A |
| Marked Man |
2006 |
Buy |
| A Killer’s Kiss |
2007 |
Buy |
| A Bite of Strawberry |
2013 |
Buy |
| Bagmen |
2014 |
Buy |
William Lashner is a former prosecutor who turned his legal background into a long-running series of crime novels. The Victor Carl series, beginning with Hostile Witness (1995), follows a scrappy, ethically challenged Philadelphia lawyer who takes on cases that no respectable attorney would touch. The series ran for 10 books through Bagmen (2014), with Victor Carl’s mix of self-deprecating humor and courtroom drama earning a loyal readership.
Outside the Victor Carl books, Lashner has written a range of standalone novels. Kockroach (2006) is a noir retelling of Kafka’s Metamorphosis set in 1950s Times Square. The Barkeep (2014) was a bestselling Kindle thriller. Guaranteed Heroes (2015) is a dystopian novel, and Freedom Road (2019) is a suspense story. He also wrote the Elizabeth Webster middle grade fantasy trilogy (2019-2021), about a young girl who discovers she comes from a family of supernatural lawyers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has William Lashner written?
William Lashner has written 22 books across four series.
What was William Lashner's first book?
William Lashner’s first book is Hostile Witness, published in 1995.
What is William Lashner best known for?
William Lashner is best known for the Victor Carl series, a 10-book legal thriller sequence featuring a morally flexible Philadelphia lawyer. The series began with Hostile Witness in 1995.