Joe Dillard Books in Order
Joe Dillard by Scott Pratt contains 11 books, published between 2008 and 2025. The first book is An Innocent Client (2008) and the newest is Vindicate (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2008–2025
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,723 in 8 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 45–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,723 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Joe Dillard is a legal thriller series by Scott Pratt, named for its lead character. The books move between criminal defence and prosecution as murder cases come to trial, and criminal investigation drives the plots. Eleven catalogued volumes run from An Innocent Client (2008) to Vindicate (2025), taking in In Good Faith (2009), Blood Money (2013) and Due Process (2016). The Joe Dillard series is ongoing.
How many Joe Dillard books are there?
Joe Dillard has 11 books, released between 2008 and 2025.
Joe Dillard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Joe Dillard 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.
- 1An Innocent Client2008 · 393 pages · confirmed 4/420083934/4
- 2In Good Faith2009 · 427 pages · confirmed 4/420094274/4
- 3Injustice For All2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 4Reasonable Fear2011 · 270 pages · confirmed 4/420112704/4
- 5Conflict of Interest2012 · 327 pages · confirmed 4/420123274/4
- 6Blood Money2013 · 349 pages · confirmed 4/420133494/4
- 7A Crime of Passion2014 · 337 pages · confirmed 4/420143374/4
- 8Judgment Cometh2015 · 319 pages · confirmed 4/420153194/4
- 9Due Process2016 · 301 pages · confirmed 4/420163014/4
- 10Last Resort2023 · confirmed 4/42023–4/4
- 11Vindicate2025 · confirmed 4/42025–4/4
Is there a chronological order for Joe Dillard?
No separate chronological order is on record for Joe Dillard, 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 Joe Dillard books in order?
You should read the Joe Dillard books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Joe Dillard book also stands alone.
Where to start with Joe Dillard
Start with An Innocent Client (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Joe Dillard book?
Vindicate (2025) is the newest Joe Dillard book released so far.
Is there a new Joe Dillard book coming?
No next Joe Dillard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joe Dillard at a glance
- Still running
- Joe Dillard is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Joe Dillard books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,723 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 332 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joe Dillard books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 11 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Joe Dillard books are about
8 of the 11 Joe Dillard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 6 of 8 books
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- Criminal defense lawyers 2 of 8 books
- Investigation 2 of 8 books
- Legal stories 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
More books by Scott Pratt
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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