David Brunelle Books in Order

Stephen Penner has written 20 books featuring David Brunelle, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Presumption of Innocence (2012) and the newest is Under Duress (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2012–2025
Confirmed
20 of 20 titles
Pages on record
2,462 in 10 of 20 books
Reading time
41–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,462 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

David Brunelle leads Stephen Penner's legal thriller series of 20 books published from 2012 to 2025. Legal terms supply the titles, starting with Presumption of Innocence (2012). A Prosecutor for the Defense, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, By Reason of Insanity and Tribal Court followed in 2013. Corpus Delicti, Accomplice Liability and A Lack of Motive come later, and Under Duress (2025) is the newest David Brunelle title.

How many David Brunelle books are there?

David Brunelle appears in 20 books, released between 2012 and 2025.

David Brunelle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 David Brunelle 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. 1
    Presumption of InnocenceDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #12012 · 235 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012235
  2. 2
    Tribal CourtDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #22013 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013252
  3. 3
    By Reason of InsanityDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #32013 · 222 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013222
  4. 4
    A Prosecutor for the DefenseDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  5. 5
    Beyond a Reasonable DoubtDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #52013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  6. 6
    Case TheoryDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #62013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  7. 7
    Substantial RiskDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #72014 · 234 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014234
  8. 8
    Corpus DelictiDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #82015 · 233 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015233
  9. 9
    Accomplice LiabilityDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #92016 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016310
  10. 10
    A Lack of MotiveDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #102017 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017230
  11. 11
    Missing WitnessDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #112018 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018230
  12. 12
    Diminished CapacityDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #122018 · 253 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018253
  13. 13
    Devil's Plea BargainDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #132019 · 263 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019263
  14. 14
    Homicide in BerlinDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #142020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  15. 15
    Premeditated IntentDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #152021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  16. 16
    Alibi DefenseDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #162022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  17. 17
    Defense of Others:David Brunelle Legal Thriller #172022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  18. 18
    NecessityDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #182023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  19. 19
    The Interests of Justice:David Brunelle Legal Thriller #192024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  20. 20
    Under DuressDavid Brunelle Legal Thriller #202025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

Do you have to read David Brunelle books in order?

You should read the David Brunelle books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each David Brunelle book also stands alone.

Where to start with David Brunelle

Start with Presumption of Innocence (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David Brunelle book?

Under Duress (2025) is the newest David Brunelle book released so far.

Is there a new David Brunelle book coming?

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

David Brunelle at a glance

Still running
David Brunelle is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
David Brunelle books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,462 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Brunelle books, 13 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the David Brunelle books are about

3 of the 20 David Brunelle 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 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Stephen Penner

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.