Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burden of Proof | 2023 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
| 2 | Trial By Jury | 2023 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
| 3 | The Survival Rule | 2023 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
| 4 | Double Jeopardy | 2024 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
| 5 | Prime Suspects | 2024 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
| 6 | Body of Evidence | 2025 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
| 7 | Judge and Jury | 2025 | Stephen Penner | Buy |
Stephen Penner’s Rain City Legal Thriller series launched in 2023 with Burden of Proof and has grown to seven books in just a few years. The first three installments all arrived in 2023: Burden of Proof, Trial By Jury, and The Survival Rule. Penner kept up the pace with Double Jeopardy and Prime Suspects in 2024, then Body of Evidence and Judge and Jury in 2025.
The titles borrow from well-known legal terms, which fits the courtroom thriller genre. With seven books published across three years, Penner has built up a substantial series. Reading in order from Burden of Proof is the recommended approach, since the cases and characters develop across the full run.