Joseph Antonelli Books in Order

Joseph Antonelli by D.W. Buffa contains 8 books, published between 1997 and 2020. The first book is The Defense (1997) and the newest is The Privilege (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
1997–2020
Pages on record
2,238 in 6 of 8 books
Reading time
37–56 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,238 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Joseph Antonelli is a fictitious character at the centre of eight legal thrillers by D.W. Buffa. The subjects record murder trials, attorney and client relations, and settings in Portland, Oregon and San Francisco. The Defense (1997) opens the series and The Privilege (2020) is the latest entry, with The Prosecution (1999), The Judgment (2001), The Legacy (2002), Star Witness (2003), Breach of Trust (2004) and Trial by Fire (2005) in between. Six of the books carry page counts, at a median of 370.

How many Joseph Antonelli books are there?

Joseph Antonelli has 8 books, released between 1997 and 2020.

Joseph Antonelli Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Joseph Antonelli 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. 1
    The Defense1997 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997310
  2. 2
    The Prosecution1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999336
  3. 3
    The Judgment2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001
  4. 4
    The Legacy2002 · 479 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002479
  5. 5
    Star Witness2003 · 417 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003417
  6. 6
    Breach of Trust2004 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004403
  7. 7
    Trial by Fire2005 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005293
  8. 8
    The Privilege2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020

Is there a chronological order for Joseph Antonelli?

No separate chronological order is on record for Joseph Antonelli, 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 Joseph Antonelli books in order?

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

Where to start with Joseph Antonelli

Start with The Defense (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joseph Antonelli book?

The Privilege (2020) is the newest Joseph Antonelli book released so far.

Is there a new Joseph Antonelli book coming?

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

Joseph Antonelli at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Joseph Antonelli title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Joseph Antonelli books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,238 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 370 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joseph Antonelli books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.

What the Joseph Antonelli books are about

All 8 Joseph Antonelli books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: antonelli, joseph (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by D.W. Buffa

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