Phillip Margolin Reading Order

6 books (2000–2015)

Phillip Margolin's Amanda Jaffe series consists of six mystery and thriller novels published between 2000 and 2015, following the same protagonist throughout. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Wild Justice and concluding with Violent Crimes. Each book builds on the character's development and case history, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the arc of Amanda Jaffe's journey through the legal world.

Start with Wild Justice, the first of 6 books in the Amanda Jaffe series.

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1	Wild Justice 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Associate 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ties That Bind 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Proof Positive 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fugitive 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Violent Crimes 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1998–2011)

Phillip Margolin edited four mystery and thriller anthologies between 1998 and 2011, with the series now complete. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Legal Briefs and continuing through Natural Suspect, The Best American Mystery Stories 2010, and A Study in Sherlock. Each volume gathers short fiction from various authors within the mystery and thriller genres.

Start with Legal Briefs, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Legal Briefs 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Natural Suspect 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Study in Sherlock 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2008–2013)

Phillip Margolin's Brad Miller and Dana Cutler series comprises four mystery thrillers published between 2008 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Executive Privilege and continuing through Supreme Justice, Capitol Murder, and Sleight of Hand. This finished series follows the investigations of its dual protagonists as they navigate complex legal and criminal cases.

Start with Executive Privilege, the first of 4 books in the Brad Miller / Dana Cutler series.

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1	Executive Privilege 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Supreme Justice 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Capitol Murder 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sleight of Hand 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

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1	Vanishing Acts(With: Ami Margolin Rome) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2018–2023)

Phillip Margolin's Robin Lockwood series comprises seven mystery and thriller novels published between 2018 and 2023, beginning with The Third Victim and concluding with Betrayal. The series should be read in publication order to follow the character's development across The Third Victim, The Perfect Alibi, A Reasonable Doubt, A Matter of Life and Death, Murder at Black Oaks, The Darkest Place, and Betrayal. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with The Third Victim, the first of 7 books in the Robin Lockwood series.

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1	The Third Victim 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Perfect Alibi 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Reasonable Doubt 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Matter of Life and Death 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder at Black Oaks 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Darkest Place 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Betrayal 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1974–2009)

Phillip Margolin's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises four complete works published between 1974 and 2009, showcasing the acclaimed mystery and thriller author's shorter fiction. The collection includes The Girl in the Yellow Bikini, Angie's Delight, The Jailhouse Lawyer, and The House on Pine Terrace, best experienced in publication order. These standalone stories and novellas offer readers a different perspective on Margolin's storytelling craft outside his full-length novels.

Start with The Girl in the Yellow Bikini, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

13 books (1978–2026)

Phillip Margolin has written twelve mystery and thriller novels published between 1978 and 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. Each book stands alone as an independent story, so readers can begin with any title, though following publication order starting with Heartstone provides a chronological view of the author's evolving work. The complete series in order includes Heartstone, The Last Innocent Man, Gone But Not Forgotten, After Dark, The Burning Man, The Undertaker's Widow, Sleeping Beauty, Lost Lake, Woman with a Gun, Worthy Brown's Daughter, An Insignificant Case, False Witness, and Conspiracy Theory.

Start with Heartstone, the first of 12 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Heartstone 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Last Innocent Man 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Gone, But Not Forgotten 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	After Dark 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Burning Man 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Undertaker's Widow 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sleeping Beauty 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Lost Lake 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Woman with a Gun 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Worthy Brown's Daughter 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	An Insignificant Case 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	False Witness 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Conspiracy Theory 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible