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Ben Kincaid Books in Order

Ben Kincaid by William Bernhardt contains 23 books, published between 1991 and 2017. The first book is Primary Justice (1991) and the newest is Justice Returns (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1991–2017
Confirmed
23 of 23 titles
Pages on record
6,630 in 17 of 23 books
Reading time
111–166 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,630 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Ben Kincaid is William Bernhardt's legal mystery series, built around a Tulsa attorney and the murder trials he takes on. Primary Justice (1991) opens a run of 23 catalogued books, and the word Justice carries most of the early titles: Blind Justice (1992), Deadly Justice (1993), Perfect Justice (1994), Cruel Justice (1996), Naked Justice (1997), Extreme Justice (1998), Dark Justice (1999) and Silent Justice (2000). Justice Returns (2017) is the newest. Oklahoma courtrooms, attorney and client, and national security recur as subjects.

How many Ben Kincaid books are there?

Ben Kincaid has 23 books, released between 1991 and 2017.

Ben Kincaid Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Ben Kincaid 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 Primary Justice by William Bernhardt, book 1 of the Ben Kincaid series (1991)
  2. Cover of Blind Justice by William Bernhardt, book 2 of the Ben Kincaid series (1992)
  3. Cover of Deadly Justice by William Bernhardt, book 3 of the Ben Kincaid series (1993)
  4. Cover of Perfect Justice by William Bernhardt, book 4 of the Ben Kincaid series (1994)
  5. Cover of Cruel Justice by William Bernhardt, book 5 of the Ben Kincaid series (1996)
  6. Cover of Naked Justice by William Bernhardt, book 6 of the Ben Kincaid series (1997)
  7. Cover of Dark Justice by William Bernhardt, book 8 of the Ben Kincaid series (1999)
  8. Cover of Murder One by William Bernhardt, book 10 of the Ben Kincaid series (2001)
  9. Cover of Criminal Intent by William Bernhardt, book 11 of the Ben Kincaid series (2002)
  10. Cover of Death Row by William Bernhardt, book 12 of the Ben Kincaid series (2003)
  11. Cover of Hate Crime by William Bernhardt, book 13 of the Ben Kincaid series (2004)
  12. Cover of Capitol Murder by William Bernhardt, book 14 of the Ben Kincaid series (2006)
  13. Cover of Capitol Threat by William Bernhardt, book 15 of the Ben Kincaid series (2007)
  14. Cover of Capitol Conspiracy by William Bernhardt, book 16 of the Ben Kincaid series (2008)
  15. Cover of Capitol Offense by William Bernhardt, book 17 of the Ben Kincaid series (2009)
  16. Cover of Capitol Betrayal by William Bernhardt, book 18 of the Ben Kincaid series (2010)
  17. Cover of Justice Returns by William Bernhardt, book 23 of the Ben Kincaid series (2017)
  1. 1
    Primary Justice1991 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991320
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  2. 2
    Blind Justice1992 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992320
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  3. 3
    Deadly Justice1993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  4. 4
    Perfect Justice1994 · 405 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994405
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  5. 5
    Cruel Justice1996 · 466 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996466
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  6. 6
    Naked Justice1997 · 437 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997437
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  7. 7
    Extreme Justice1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  8. 8
    Dark Justice1999 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999438
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  9. 9
    Silent Justice2000 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000480
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  10. 10
    Murder One2001 · 397 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001397
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  11. 11
    Criminal Intent2002 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002390
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  12. 12
    Death Row2003 · 393 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003393
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  13. 13
    Hate Crime2004 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004366
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  14. 14
    Capitol Murder2006 · 365 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006365
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  15. 15
    Capitol Threat2007 · 385 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007385
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  16. 16
    Capitol Conspiracy2008 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008416
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  17. 17
    Capitol Offense2009 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009320
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  18. 18
    Capitol Betrayal2010 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010338
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  19. 19
    After Hours2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Yuletide Justice2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  21. 21
    What We're Here For2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  22. 22
    Rough Justice2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  23. 23
    Justice Returns2017 · 394 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017394
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Is there a chronological order for Ben Kincaid?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ben Kincaid, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Ben Kincaid books in order?

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

Where to start with Ben Kincaid

Start with Primary Justice (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ben Kincaid book?

Justice Returns (2017) is the newest Ben Kincaid book released so far.

Is there a new Ben Kincaid book coming?

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

Ben Kincaid at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ben Kincaid title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ben Kincaid books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,630 pages across the 17 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 393 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ben Kincaid books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ben Kincaid books are about

18 of the 23 Ben Kincaid books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: kincaid, ben (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by William Bernhardt

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