John Ellsworth Books in Order
John Ellsworth has written 48 books, published between 2014 and 2024. The first book is The Defendants (2014) and the newest is The Redemption Manuscript (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 2014–2024
- Confirmed
- 5 of 48 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,403 in 23 of 48 books
Legal thrillers are John Ellsworth's form. Thaddeus Murfee heads the main series, with Michael Gresham, Sisters In Law and Spies In The Rose Garden as further lines. Fifty-two catalogued books start in 2014 with The Defendants, Attorney at Large and Beyond a Reasonable Death, and reach The Redemption Manuscript (2024). Criminal defence lawyers, malpractice cases and revenge recur as subjects.
How many John Ellsworth books are there?
John Ellsworth has 48 books, released between 2014 and 2024. They include 6 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
John Ellsworth Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 John Ellsworth 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.
- 12014–2/4
- 220143662/4
- 320143622/4
- 420143022/4
- 520143562/4
- 620143312/4
- 720152562/4
- 820153302/4
- 92015–2/4
- 10The Girl Who Wrote The New York Times BestsellerThaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers #72015 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/420153432/4
- 1120153482/4
- 122016–3/4
- 132016–3/4
- 1420161722/4
- 15Carlos the Ant2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 162016–2/4
- 17Voices In The Walls / Carlos the Ant and Jane Doe 235Michael Gresham #52016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 1820163122/4
- 19A Young Lawyer's Story / Thaddeus MurfeeThaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers #92016 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/420162422/4
- 20The Empty Place at the Table2017 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/420173282/4
- 21Sakharov the Bear2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 2220173682/4
- 2320173182/4
- 2420183623/4
- 2520182012/4
- 2620183282/4
- 2720183242/4
- 2820183783/4
- 2920194022/4
- 302019–2/4
- 3120193222/4
- 322020–2/4
- 332020–2/4
- 342020–2/4
- 352020–2/4
- 362021–2/4
- 372021–2/4
- 382021–2/4
- 392021–3/4
- 402021–2/4
- 412022–2/4
- 42The Casting Couch2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 432022–2/4
- 44Lawyers in Gray2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 45No Direction Home2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 46The Hunt for Thaddeus Murfee2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 472023–2/4
- 482024–2/4
John Ellsworth characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Thaddeus Murfee books in order 16 books
- Michael Gresham books in order 14 books
John Ellsworth books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers in order
16 books- 1. The Defendants
- 2. Beyond a Reasonable Death
- 3. Attorney at Large
- 4. Chase, the Bad Baby
- 5. Defending Turquoise
- 6. The Mental Case
- 7. The Girl Who Wrote The New York Times Bestseller
- 8. The Trial Lawyer
- 9. A Young Lawyer's Story / Thaddeus Murfee
- 10. The Near Death Experience
- 11. Flagstaff Station
- 12. The Crime
- and 4 more in the table above
Michael Gresham books in order
12 books by John Ellsworth- 1. The Lawyer
- 2. The Defendant's Father / Secrets Girls Keep
- 3. The Law Partners
- 4. The Lawyer Who Roared
- 5. Voices In The Walls / Carlos the Ant and Jane Doe 235
- 6. Sakharov the Bear
- 7. Annie's Verdict / The Hydra-Shok Verdict
- 8. Dead Lawyer on Aisle 11
- 9. 30 Days of Justis
- 10. Lies She Never Told Me / No Direction Home
- 11. The Fifth Justice
- 12. Girl, Under Oath
Historical Fiction in order
5 booksSisters In Law in order
4 booksSpies In The Rose Garden in order
2 booksNine Lives in order
2 booksStandalone books
7 books7 John Ellsworth titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Ellsworth books in order?
You only need to read John Ellsworth books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Ellsworth
Start with the first book of the John Ellsworth series you want to read: Thaddeus Murfee starts with The Defendants (2014) and Michael Gresham starts with The Lawyer (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Defendants (2014).
What is the newest John Ellsworth book?
The Redemption Manuscript (2024) is the newest John Ellsworth book released so far.
Is there a new John Ellsworth book coming?
No next John Ellsworth book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Ellsworth at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Ellsworth published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- John Ellsworth books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,403 pages across the 23 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Ellsworth books, 31 of 48, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Ellsworth books are about
5 of the 48 John Ellsworth books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminal defense lawyers is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Criminal defense lawyers 3 of 5 books
- Avocats de la défense pénale 2 of 5 books
- Romans, nouvelles 2 of 5 books
- Cases 1 of 5 books
- Hijacking of aircraft 1 of 5 books
- Holocaust survivors 1 of 5 books
- Legal stories 1 of 5 books
- Mafia 1 of 5 books
- Malpractice 1 of 5 books
- Medical personnel 1 of 5 books
- Meurtre 1 of 5 books
- Murder 1 of 5 books