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Jesse Falkenstein Books in Order

Jesse Falkenstein 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 mystery series credited to Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, with 13 books from A Case for Appeal (1961) to The Wine of Life (1985). Subject headings name Jesse Falkenstein as a fictitious character and list lawyers, Los Angeles and California. Against the Evidence (1962), My Name Is Death (1964), Paper Chase (1971) and Motive in Shadow (1980) are among the titles.

How many Jesse Falkenstein books are there?

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

Jesse Falkenstein Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Jesse Falkenstein 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 Appeal1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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    Against the Evidence1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  3. 3
    My Name Is Death1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  4. 4
    Some Avenger, Rise!1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  5. 5
    A serious investigation,1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  6. 6
    In the Death of a Man1970 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970234
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  7. 7
    Paper Chase1971 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971233
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  8. 9
    Look Back On Death1978 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978319
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  9. 10
    Motive in Shadow1980 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980181
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  10. 11
    The Miser1981 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981182
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  11. 12
    Little Boy Lost1983 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983352
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  12. 13
    The Wine of Life1985 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985177
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Is there a chronological order for Jesse Falkenstein?

No separate chronological order is on record for Jesse Falkenstein, 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 Jesse Falkenstein books in order?

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

Where to start with Jesse Falkenstein

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

What is the newest Jesse Falkenstein book?

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

Is there a new Jesse Falkenstein book coming?

No next Jesse Falkenstein 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 at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jesse Falkenstein title on record dates from 1985, 41 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jesse Falkenstein 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 books, 5 of 13, were published in the 1960s.

What the Jesse Falkenstein books are about

6 of the 13 Jesse Falkenstein 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.

Characters in the Jesse Falkenstein books

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Other series by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon

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