Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Defense | 1997 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 2 | The Prosecution | 1999 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 3 | The Judgment | 2001 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 4 | The Legacy | 2002 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 5 | Star Witness | 2003 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 6 | Breach of Trust | 2004 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 7 | Trial by Fire | 2005 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
| 8 | The Privilege | 2020 | D.W. Buffa | Buy |
The Joseph Antonelli series is a set of eight legal thrillers by D.W. Buffa. The books follow Joseph Antonelli, a criminal defense attorney based in Portland, Oregon, who takes on difficult and often high-profile cases. The series started with The Defense in 1997, which put Antonelli in a murder trial that tests his ethics as much as his courtroom ability.
Buffa published seven books between 1997 and 2005 at a steady pace, then returned to the character fifteen years later with The Privilege in 2020. Each novel gives Antonelli a new case to work through, but his personal life and moral questions carry forward from book to book. Buffa draws on his own legal background for the courtroom detail, and the series appeals to readers who enjoy procedural fiction with a strong central character.