Mark Gimenez Books in Order

Mark Gimenez has written 12 books, published between 2005 and 2020. The first book is The Color of Law (2005) and the newest is Tribes (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2005–2020
Pages on record
3,638 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
61–91 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,638 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Mark Gimenez is a Texas lawyer who writes legal thrillers and runs a solo law practice alongside the books. The Color of Law (2005), the first Gimenez novel, introduces Scott Fenney and reached the New York Times bestseller list. Twelve catalogued titles run through to Tribes (2020), among them The Abduction / Saving Grace (2007), Accused (2010), The Governor's Wife (2012) and Con Law (2013). Murder trials, judges, public defenders and Texas wealth are the recurring subjects, and John Bookman heads a second series.

How many Mark Gimenez books are there?

Mark Gimenez has 12 books, released between 2005 and 2020. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Mark Gimenez Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Mark Gimenez books in the order they were released, 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. 1
    The Color of LawScott Fenney #12005 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005410
  2. 2
    The Abduction / Saving Grace2007 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007405
  3. 3
    The Perk2008 · 501 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008501
  4. 4
    The Common Lawyer2009 · 466 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009466
  5. 5
    AccusedScott Fenney #22010 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010576
  6. 6
    Parts & Labor2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  7. 7
    The Governor's Wife2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Con LawJohn Bookman #12013 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013400
  9. 9
    The Case Against William2014 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014400
  10. 10
    The Absence of GuiltScott Fenney #32016 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016480
  11. 11
    End of DaysJohn Bookman #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  12. 12
    TribesScott Fenney #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020

Mark Gimenez 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.

Scott Fenney in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Color of Law
  2. 2. Accused
  3. 3. The Absence of Guilt
  4. 4. Tribes

John Bookman in order

2 books
  1. 1. Con Law
  2. 2. End of Days

Standalone books

6 books

6 Mark Gimenez titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Mark Gimenez Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Mark Gimenez books run from The Color of Law (2005) to Tribes (2020), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Mark Gimenez in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Mark Gimenez books in order?

You only need to read Mark Gimenez 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 Mark Gimenez

Start with The Color of Law (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mark Gimenez book?

Tribes (2020) is the newest Mark Gimenez book released so far.

Is there a new Mark Gimenez book coming?

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

Mark Gimenez at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mark Gimenez title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mark Gimenez books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,638 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mark Gimenez books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mark Gimenez books are about

9 of the 12 Mark Gimenez books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.