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Marcia Clark Books in Order

Marcia Clark has written 13 books, published between 1997 and 2024. The first book is Without a Doubt (1997) and the newest is Trial by Ambush (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1997–2024
Pages on record
3,806 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
63–95 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,806 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Marcia Clark writes legal thrillers set in Los Angeles. Clark was the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case and has also worked as a television correspondent and producer. Her two series are Rachel Knight and Samantha Brinkman, and her 13 catalogued books run from Without a Doubt (1997) to Trial by Ambush (2024), taking in Guilt by Association (2011), Killer Ambition (2013), The Competition (2014), Blood Defense (2016) and Moral Defense (2016). Public prosecutors, criminal defence lawyers and murder investigation are the standing subjects. Clark is actively publishing.

How many Marcia Clark books are there?

Marcia Clark has 13 books, released between 1997 and 2024. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Marcia Clark Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Marcia Clark 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 Without a Doubt by Marcia Clark (1997)
  2. Cover of Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark, book 1 of the Rachel Knight series (2011)
  3. Cover of Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark, book 3 of the Rachel Knight series (2012)
  4. Cover of Killer Ambition by Marcia Clark, book 4 of the Rachel Knight series (2013)
  5. Cover of The Competition by Marcia Clark, book 6 of the Rachel Knight series (2014)
  6. Cover of Snap Judgment by Marcia Clark, book 3 of the Samantha Brinkman series (2017)
  7. Cover of Final Judgment by Marcia Clark, book 4 of the Samantha Brinkman series (2020)
  8. Cover of The Fall Girl by Marcia Clark (2022)
  1. 1
    Without a Doubt1997 · 504 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997504
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  2. 2
    Guilt by AssociationRachel Knight #12011 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    If I'm DeadRachel Knight #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Guilt by DegreesRachel Knight #32012 · 531 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012531
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  5. 5
    Killer AmbitionRachel Knight #42013 · 656 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013656
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Trouble in ParadiseRachel Knight #52013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The CompetitionRachel Knight #62014 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014404
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Blood DefenseSamantha Brinkman #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Moral DefenseSamantha Brinkman #22016 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Snap JudgmentSamantha Brinkman #32017 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017447
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Final JudgmentSamantha Brinkman #42020 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Fall Girl2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Trial by Ambush2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Marcia Clark 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.

Rachel Knight in order

6 books
  1. 1. Guilt by Association
  2. 2. If I'm Dead
  3. 3. Guilt by Degrees
  4. 4. Killer Ambition
  5. 5. Trouble in Paradise
  6. 6. The Competition

Samantha Brinkman in order

4 books
  1. 1. Blood Defense
  2. 2. Moral Defense
  3. 3. Snap Judgment
  4. 4. Final Judgment

Standalone books

3 books

3 Marcia Clark titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marcia Clark books in order?

You only need to read Marcia Clark 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 Marcia Clark

Start with Without a Doubt (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marcia Clark book?

Trial by Ambush (2024) is the newest Marcia Clark book released so far.

Is there a new Marcia Clark book coming?

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

Marcia Clark at a glance

Still publishing
Marcia Clark published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Marcia Clark books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,806 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 440 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marcia Clark books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marcia Clark books are about

9 of the 13 Marcia Clark books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.