Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaddeus Murfee | 2016 | John Ellsworth | N/A |
| 2 | The Defendants | 2014 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 3 | Beyond a Reasonable Death | 2014 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 4 | Attorney at Large | 2014 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 5 | Chase, the Bad Baby | 2014 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 6 | Defending Turquoise | 2014 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 7 | The Mental Case | 2014 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 8 | The Girl Who Wrote The New York Times Bestseller | 2015 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 9 | The Trial Lawyer | 2015 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 10 | A Young Lawyer’s Story / Thaddeus Murfee | 2016 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 11 | The Near Death Experience | 2018 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 12 | Flagstaff Station | 2018 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 13 | The Crime | 2019 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 14 | La Jolla Law | 2019 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 15 | The Post Office | 2020 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 16 | The Contract Lawyer | 2020 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
| 17 | RICO Rocky | 2021 | John Ellsworth | Buy |
The Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers is a 17-book series by John Ellsworth that started with The Defendants in 2014. Murfee is a defense attorney who handles cases ranging from murder to fraud, and the series draws on Ellsworth’s own experience as a trial lawyer.
The series includes titles like Beyond a Reasonable Death, Defending Turquoise, The Mental Case, and RICO Rocky. It is Ellsworth’s longest-running series and the first one he published, establishing his reputation in the legal thriller genre.