Paul Levine Books in Order
Paul Levine has written 28 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is To Speak for the Dead (1990) and the newest is Midnight Patriots (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 15 of the 28 books listed here are in the Jake Lassiter series, which has its own page: Jake Lassiter books in order.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1990–2026
- Confirmed
- 15 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,680 in 16 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 95–142 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,680 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Legal thrillers make up most of Paul Levine's work. Jake Lassiter, a former football player turned Miami lawyer, carries fifteen of the 28 catalogued books, starting with To Speak for the Dead (1990). Levine also wrote the four Solomon vs. Lord novels in the mid-2000s and the Einstein-Chaplin books, which draw on the friendship between Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin. Miami, murder trials and lawyers fill the subject tags, and Midnight Patriots (2026) is his newest title.
How many Paul Levine books are there?
Paul Levine has 28 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Paul Levine Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Paul Levine 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.
- 119903663/4
- 219914153/4
- 319933533/4
- 419943413/4
- 51995–3/4
- 61996–3/4
- 719973033/4
- 89 Scorpions1998 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/419985602/4
- 920055462/4
- 1020064672/4
- 1120063522/4
- 1220072672/4
- 13Illegal2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 14The Road to Hell2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 15Ballistic2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 16Paydirt2011 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/420113302/4
- 1720113043/4
- 182012–2/4
- 1920121463/4
- 2020132603/4
- 21Impact / Reversal2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 2220153343/4
- 232017–3/4
- 2420183363/4
- 252020–3/4
- 262023–3/4
- 272025–2/4
- 282026–2/4
Paul Levine series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jake Lassiter books in order 15 books
Paul Levine 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.
Solomon vs. Lord in order
5 booksEinstein-Chaplin in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Paul Levine titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Paul Levine books in order?
You only need to read Paul Levine books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Paul Levine
Start with To Speak for the Dead (1990), the first Jake Lassiter book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Paul Levine book?
Midnight Patriots (2026) is the newest Paul Levine book released so far.
Is there a new Paul Levine book coming?
No next Paul Levine book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paul Levine at a glance
- Still publishing
- Paul Levine published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Paul Levine books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,680 pages across the 16 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 338 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paul Levine books, 11 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the Paul Levine books are about
14 of the 28 Paul Levine books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: florida is tagged on 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Florida 5 of 14 books
- Lassiter, jake (fictitious character) 5 of 14 books
- Lawyers 5 of 14 books
- Miami (Fla.) 5 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 14 books
- Thrillers 5 of 14 books
- Jake Lassiter (Fictitious character) 4 of 14 books
- Steve Solomon (Fictitious character) 4 of 14 books
- Victoria Lord (Fictitious character) 4 of 14 books
- Legal stories 3 of 14 books