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Jesse Falkenstein Mystery Books in Order

Jesse Falkenstein Mystery by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon contains 13 books, published between 1961 and 1985. The first book is A Case for Appeal (1961) and the newest is The Wine of Life (1985). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1961–1985
Pages on record
1,853 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,853 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Jesse Falkenstein is a fictitious character in 13 mysteries credited to Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, catalogued from 1961 to 1985. A Case for Appeal (1961) is the first entry and The Wine of Life (1985) the last. Against the Evidence (1962), My Name Is Death (1964), Paper Chase (1971) and Look Back On Death (1978) are among the others. Subject headings include lawyers, California and Los Angeles.

How many Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books are there?

Jesse Falkenstein Mystery has 13 books, released between 1961 and 1985.

Jesse Falkenstein Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Jesse Falkenstein Mystery 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. Cover of In the Death of a Man by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, book 6 of the Jesse Falkenstein series (1970)
  2. Cover of Motive in Shadow by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, book 10 of the Jesse Falkenstein series (1980)
  3. Cover of The Miser by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, book 11 of the Jesse Falkenstein series (1981)
  4. Cover of The Wine of Life by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, book 13 of the Jesse Falkenstein series (1985)
  1. 1
    A Case for AppealJesse Falkenstein #11961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  2. 2
    Against the EvidenceJesse Falkenstein #21962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  3. 3
    My Name Is DeathJesse Falkenstein #31964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  4. 4
    Some Avenger, Rise!Jesse Falkenstein #41966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  5. 5
    A serious investigation,Jesse Falkenstein #51968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  6. 6
    In the Death of a ManJesse Falkenstein #61970 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970234
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  7. 7
    Paper ChaseJesse Falkenstein #71971 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971233
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  8. 9
    Look Back On DeathJesse Falkenstein #91978 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978319
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  9. 10
    Motive in ShadowJesse Falkenstein #101980 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980181
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  10. 11
    The MiserJesse Falkenstein #111981 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981182
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  11. 12
    Little Boy LostJesse Falkenstein #121983 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983352
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  12. 13
    The Wine of LifeJesse Falkenstein #131985 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985177
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Do you have to read Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Jesse Falkenstein Mystery

Start with A Case for Appeal (1961), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jesse Falkenstein Mystery book?

The Wine of Life (1985) is the newest Jesse Falkenstein Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Jesse Falkenstein Mystery book coming?

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

Jesse Falkenstein Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jesse Falkenstein Mystery title on record dates from 1985, 41 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,853 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books, 5 of 13, were published in the 1960s.

What the Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books are about

6 of the 13 Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon

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

Series that include Jesse Falkenstein Mystery books

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