Stephen Penner Books in Order
Stephen Penner has written 47 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is The Case of the Truncated Troodon (2010) and the newest is False Witness (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Confirmed
- 44 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,445 in 17 of 47 books
Legal thrillers are Stephen Penner's main line, the David Brunelle, Rain City and Talon Winter series all run on crime and courtroom suspense. Penner's catalogue also holds Professor Barrister's Dinosaur Mysteries and the Maggie Devereaux books, and its recurring subjects include legal procedure, kidnapping, goddesses, and mothers and daughters. Forty-eight titles are catalogued, opening with The Case of the Truncated Troodon (2010) and reaching False Witness (2026).
How many Stephen Penner books are there?
Stephen Penner has 47 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 5 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Stephen Penner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Stephen Penner 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.
- 12010–2/4
- 22010–3/4
- 3The Case of the Enormous EoraptorProfessor Barrister's Dinosaur Mysteries #32010 · 58 pages · confirmed 3/42010583/4
- 4Mars Station Alpha2011 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/420112483/4
- 520114783/4
- 620113743/4
- 72011–3/4
- 82011–3/4
- 9Capital Punishment2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 1020122353/4
- 11The Godling Club2012 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/420122103/4
- 12Katie Carpenter, Fourth Grade Genius2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 132012–3/4
- 1420132523/4
- 1520132223/4
- 162013–3/4
- 172013–3/4
- 182013–3/4
- 192013–3/4
- 2020142343/4
- 2120152333/4
- 2220163123/4
- 2320163103/4
- 242017–3/4
- 2520172303/4
- 2620182303/4
- 2720182533/4
- 282019–3/4
- 2920192633/4
- 3020203033/4
- 312020–3/4
- 322021–3/4
- 332021–3/4
- 342022–3/4
- 352022–3/4
- 362022–3/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382023–3/4
- 392023–3/4
- 402023–3/4
- 412024–3/4
- 422024–3/4
- 432024–3/4
- 442025–3/4
- 452025–3/4
- 462025–3/4
- 472026–2/4
Stephen Penner characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- David Brunelle books in order 20 books
Stephen Penner 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.
David Brunelle Legal Thriller in order
20 books- 1. Presumption of Innocence
- 2. Tribal Court
- 3. By Reason of Insanity
- 4. A Prosecutor for the Defense
- 5. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- 6. Case Theory
- 7. Substantial Risk
- 8. Corpus Delicti
- 9. Accomplice Liability
- 10. A Lack of Motive
- 11. Missing Witness
- 12. Diminished Capacity
- and 8 more in the table above
Rain City Legal Thriller in order
8 booksTalon Winter Legal Thrillers in order
6 booksProfessor Barrister's Dinosaur Mysteries in order
5 booksMaggie Devereaux in order
4 books- 1. Scottish Rite
- 2. Blood Rite
- 3. Highland Fling
- 4. Last Rite
Standalone books
4 books4 Stephen Penner titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen Penner books in order?
You only need to read Stephen Penner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Stephen Penner
Start with Presumption of Innocence (2012), the first David Brunelle book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Case of the Truncated Troodon (2010).
What is the newest Stephen Penner book?
False Witness (2026) is the newest Stephen Penner book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Penner book coming?
No next Stephen Penner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Penner at a glance
- Still publishing
- Stephen Penner published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Stephen Penner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,445 pages across the 17 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Penner books, 29 of 47, were published in the 2010s.
What the Stephen Penner books are about
4 of the 47 Stephen Penner 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 3 of 4 books
- Crime 1 of 4 books
- Goddesses 1 of 4 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 4 books
- Kidnapping 1 of 4 books
- Legal stories 1 of 4 books
- Mothers and daughters 1 of 4 books
- Suspense 1 of 4 books
- Teenage girls 1 of 4 books