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J.F. Freedman Books in Order

J.F. Freedman has written 11 books, published between 1991 and 2014. The first book is Against the Wind (1991) and the newest is Turn Left at Doheny (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1991–2014
Pages on record
4,491 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
75–112 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,491 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable J.F. Freedman checklist

J.F. Freedman is a thriller writer whose catalogue carries the Luke Garrison and Kate Blanchard series. Subject headings file the books under legal thrillers and mystery, list murder trials, public defenders, false testimony and women detectives, and name the fictitious character Wyatt Matthews. The 11 J.F. Freedman books in order begin with Against the Wind (1991) and end with Turn Left at Doheny (2014). House of Smoke (1996), Key Witness (1997), Above the Law (2000) and A Killing in the Valley (2006) fall between. The list is marked likely complete.

How many J.F. Freedman books are there?

J.F. Freedman has 11 books, released between 1991 and 2014. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

J.F. Freedman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 J.F. Freedman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Against the Wind by J.F. Freedman (1991)
  2. Cover of The Obstacle Course by J.F. Freedman (1994)
  3. Cover of House of Smoke by J.F. Freedman, book 1 of the Kate Blanchard series (1996)
  4. Cover of Key Witness by J.F. Freedman (1997)
  5. Cover of Above the Law by J.F. Freedman, book 2 of the Luke Garrison series (2000)
  6. Cover of Bird's-Eye View by J.F. Freedman (2001)
  7. Cover of A Killing in the Valley by J.F. Freedman, book 3 of the Luke Garrison series (2006)
  8. Cover of In My Dark Dreams by J.F. Freedman (2008)
  9. Cover of Turn Left at Doheny by J.F. Freedman (2014)
  1. 1
    Against the Wind1991 · 456 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991456
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  2. 2
    The Obstacle Course1994 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994351
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  3. 3
    House of SmokeKate Blanchard #11996 · 490 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996490
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  4. 4
    Key Witness1997 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997640
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  5. 5
    The DisappearanceLuke Garrison #11998 · 488 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998488
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  6. 6
    Above the LawLuke Garrison #22000 · 500 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000500
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  7. 7
    Bird's-Eye View2001 · 421 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001421
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  8. 8
    Fallen Idols2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  9. 9
    A Killing in the ValleyLuke Garrison #32006 · 481 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006481
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  10. 10
    In My Dark Dreams2008 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008424
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  11. 11
    Turn Left at Doheny2014 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014240
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J.F. Freedman books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Luke Garrison in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Disappearance
  2. 2. Above the Law
  3. 3. A Killing in the Valley

Kate Blanchard in order

1 book
  1. 1. House of Smoke

Standalone books

7 books

7 J.F. Freedman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J.F. Freedman books in order?

You only need to read J.F. Freedman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with J.F. Freedman

Start with Against the Wind (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J.F. Freedman book?

Turn Left at Doheny (2014) is the newest J.F. Freedman book released so far.

Is there a new J.F. Freedman book coming?

No next J.F. Freedman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

J.F. Freedman at a glance

No recent titles
The newest J.F. Freedman title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
J.F. Freedman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,491 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 468 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J.F. Freedman books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the J.F. Freedman books are about

All 11 J.F. Freedman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.