William Lashner Books in Order
William Lashner has written 20 books, published between 1995 and 2021. The first book is Hostile Witness (1995) and the newest is Elizabeth Webster and the Chamber of Stolen Ghosts (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1995–2021
- Confirmed
- 20 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,413 in 17 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 124–185 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,413 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
William Lashner, born in 1956, is an American novelist who worked as a trial lawyer, serving in the Criminal Division of the United States Justice Department; NYU School of Law and the Iowa Writers' Workshop trained him, and he lives outside Philadelphia. Victor Carl, a Philadelphia lawyer, is the recurring character of the main series, which runs from Hostile Witness (1995) through Fatal Flaw and Past Due (both 2003), Falls the Shadow (2005) and Marked Man (2006) to A Killer's Kiss (2007). Kockroach (2006) appeared under the name Tyler Knox. Twenty books are catalogued, the last being Elizabeth Webster and the Chamber of Stolen Ghosts (2021).
How many William Lashner books are there?
William Lashner has 20 books, released between 1995 and 2021. They include 2 separate series.
William Lashner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 William Lashner 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.
- 119955893/4
- 219974543/4
- 320035633/4
- 420035633/4
- 520055283/4
- 620063843/4
- 720064213/4
- 820073223/4
- 920134153/4
- 102013–3/4
- 1120144683/4
- 1220143853/4
- 1320153843/4
- 1420154843/4
- 1520164303/4
- 1620173673/4
- 172019–3/4
- 182019–3/4
- 1920203363/4
- 20Elizabeth Webster and the Chamber of Stolen GhostsElizabeth Webster #32021 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420213203/4
William Lashner 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.
Victor Carl in order
9 booksWilliam Lashner Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Elizabeth Webster in order
3 booksDo you have to read William Lashner books in order?
You only need to read William Lashner 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 William Lashner
Start with Hostile Witness (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest William Lashner book?
Elizabeth Webster and the Chamber of Stolen Ghosts (2021) is the newest William Lashner book released so far.
Is there a new William Lashner book coming?
No next William Lashner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William Lashner at a glance
- Paused
- No new William Lashner title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- William Lashner books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,413 pages across the 17 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 421 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William Lashner books, 10 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the William Lashner books are about
17 of the 20 William Lashner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: victor carl (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Victor Carl (Fictitious character) 8 of 17 books
- Legal stories 5 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 17 books
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 5 of 17 books
- Carl, victor (fictitious character) 4 of 17 books
- Lawyers 4 of 17 books
- Thrillers 4 of 17 books
- Trials (murder) 4 of 17 books
- Attorney and client 3 of 17 books
- Crime 3 of 17 books
- Suspense 3 of 17 books