Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Needles | 1979 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 2 | High Crimes | 1981 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 3 | Mecca | 1983 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 4 | The Dance of Shiva | 1984 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 5 | Mindfield | 1989 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 6 | Platinum Blues | 1989 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 7 | Kill All The Lawyers | 1991 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 8 | Street Legal | 1995 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 9 | Slander | 1999 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 10 | The Laughing Falcon | 2001 | William Deverell | Buy |
| 11 | Mind Games | 2003 | William Deverell | Buy |
William Deverell’s standalone novels span more than two decades, from his 1979 debut Needles through Mind Games in 2003. These books cover a range of crime-related subjects, from drug trafficking to political corruption, but all of them draw on Deverell’s direct experience as a criminal defense lawyer.
Notable titles include The Dance of Shiva, a courtroom drama about a mass murder case, and Mindfield, which explores the intersection of law and psychology. Kill All The Lawyers is a darkly comic thriller about someone targeting members of the legal profession. Each novel works as a self-contained story and can be read in any order.