Michael Gresham Books in Order
John Ellsworth has written 14 books featuring Michael Gresham, published between 2016 and 2023. The first book is The Lawyer (2016) and the newest is The Seventh Grade Spy (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2016–2023
- Confirmed
- 5 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,463 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 41–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,463 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Gresham is a lawyer and the figure John Ellsworth built a run of legal thrillers around. The Lawyer, The Law Partners and The Lawyer Who Roared all appeared in 2016, the year the sequence began, and courtroom titles such as Annie's Verdict (2017) and 30 Days of Justis (2018) followed. Fourteen books are catalogued through 2023, with no new title since.
How many Michael Gresham books are there?
Michael Gresham appears in 14 books, released between 2016 and 2023.
Michael Gresham Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Michael Gresham 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.
- 12016–3/4
- 22016–3/4
- 320161722/4
- 42016–2/4
- 5Voices In The Walls / Carlos the Ant and Jane Doe 235Michael Gresham #52016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 620163122/4
- 720173682/4
- 820173182/4
- 920183623/4
- 1020182012/4
- 1120183783/4
- 122021–2/4
- 132021–3/4
- 142023–2/4
Michael Gresham Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Lies She Never Told Me / No Direction Home comes first and The Lawyer Who Roared comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 12 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 10Lies She Never Told Me / No Direction Home2018 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/420182012/4
- 1The Lawyer2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 2The Defendant's Father / Secrets Girls Keep2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 3The Law Partners2016 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/420161722/4
- 5Voices In The Walls / Carlos the Ant and Jane Doe 2352016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 6Sakharov the Bear2016 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/420163122/4
- 7Annie's Verdict / The Hydra-Shok Verdict2017 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420173682/4
- 8Dead Lawyer on Aisle 112017 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/420173182/4
- 930 Days of Justis2018 · 362 pages · confirmed 3/420183623/4
- 11The Fifth Justice2018 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/420183783/4
- 12Girl, Under Oath2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 4The Lawyer Who Roared2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
Do you have to read Michael Gresham books in order?
You should read the Michael Gresham books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Michael Gresham book also stands alone.
Where to start with Michael Gresham
Start with The Lawyer (2016), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Lies She Never Told Me / No Direction Home comes first.
What is the newest Michael Gresham book?
The Seventh Grade Spy (2023) is the newest Michael Gresham book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Gresham book coming?
No next Michael Gresham book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Michael Gresham at a glance
- Paused
- No new Michael Gresham title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Michael Gresham books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,463 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 335 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Gresham books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
More books by John Ellsworth
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- John Ellsworth books in order 48 books