Order of William Bernhardt Books

William Bernhardt is an American author of suspense, thriller and mystery novels. Before becoming a novelist, Bernhardt was a trial lawyer. He is best known for his Ben Kincaid series. He is also a writing instructor, running an annual workshop in Tulsa every June. Bernhardt is the founder of the HAWK Publishing Group.
William Bernhardt became a published novelist in 1991 with Primary Justice, the beginning of his Ben Kincaid series. Below is a list of William Bernhardt’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Ben Kincaid Books
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Primary Justice |
(1991) |
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Blind Justice |
(1992) |
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Deadly Justice |
(1993) |
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Perfect Justice |
(1994) |
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Cruel Justice |
(1996) |
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Naked Justice |
(1997) |
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Extreme Justice |
(1998) |
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Dark Justice |
(1999) |
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Silent Justice |
(2000) |
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Murder One |
(2001) |
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Criminal Intent |
(2002) |
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Death Row |
(2003) |
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Hate Crime |
(2004) |
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Capitol Murder |
(2006) |
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Capitol Threat |
(2007) |
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Capitol Conspiracy |
(2008) |
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Capitol Offense |
(2009) |
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Capitol Betrayal |
(2010) |
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After Hours |
(2012) |
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Yuletide Justice |
(2013) |
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What We’re Here For |
(2014) |
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Rough Justice |
(2014) |
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Justice Returns |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Daniel Pike Books
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The Last Chance Lawyer |
(2019) |
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Court of Killers |
(2019) |
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Trial by Blood |
(2019) |
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Twisted Justice |
(2020) |
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Judge and Jury |
(2020) |
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Final Verdict |
(2021) |
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Justice For All |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Shine Books
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Childhood’s End / Shine |
(2013) |
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Roses in the Ashes |
(2013) |
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Pandora’s Daughters |
(2013) |
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Renegades |
(2014) |
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Who’s Gonna Stop Me? |
(2014) |
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Raze |
(2014) |
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Lost Haven |
(2014) |
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The Unfound |
(2014) |
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Cassandra |
(2014) |
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Never Say Reven |
(2014) |
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Into the Fire |
(2014) |
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Road to Nowhere |
(2014) |
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Storms and Spirits |
(2014) |
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The Gilded Cage |
(2015) |
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Ricochet |
(2015) |
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Publication Order of Splitsville Legal Thriller Books
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Splitsville |
(2021) |
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Exposed |
(2021) |
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Shameless |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Susan Pulaski Books
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Dark Eye |
(2004) |
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Strip Search |
(2007) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Code of Buddyhood |
(1993) |
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Double Jeopardy |
(1995) |
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The Midnight Before Christmas |
(1998) |
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Final Round |
(2001) |
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Nemesis |
(2008) |
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The Black Sentry |
(2014) |
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The Game Master |
(2015) |
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Challengers of the Dust |
(2016) |
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Plot/Counterplot |
(2022) |
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The Florentine Poet |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Collections
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The White Bird |
(2013) |
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The Ocean’s Edge |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Red Sneaker Writers Books
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Story Structure |
(2003) |
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The Fundamentals of Fiction |
(2008) |
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Dynamic Dialogue |
(2014) |
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Sizzling Style |
(2014) |
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Powerful Premise |
(2015) |
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Excellent Editing |
(2016) |
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Perfecting Plot |
(2018) |
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Creating Character |
(2018) |
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What Writers Need to Know |
(2019) |
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Thinking Theme |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Equal Justice |
(2006) |
Publication Order of Picture Books
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Princess Alice and the Dreadful Dragon |
(2007) |
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike |
(2022) |
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Jack Taylor |
(2022) |
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Jack Reacher |
(2022) |
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Charlie Parker |
(2022) |
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Hieronymus Bosch |
(2022) |
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Lincoln Rhyme |
(2022) |
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Alex Delaware |
(2022) |
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Tess Monaghan |
(2022) |
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Charlie Resnick |
(2022) |
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus |
(2022) |
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Inspector Morse |
(2022) |
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Dismas Hardy |
(2022) |
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Bob Lee Swagger |
(2022) |
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Aloysius X. L. Pendergast |
(2022) |
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Lou Boldt |
(2022) |
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Spenser |
(2022) |
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Charlotte and Thomas Pitt |
(2022) |
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John Rebus |
(2022) |
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Mallory |
(2022) |
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Jane Whitefield |
(2022) |
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Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile |
(2022) |
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Amos Walker |
(2022) |
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Precious Ramotswe |
(2022) |
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Maisie Dobbs |
(2022) |
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The Lincoln Lawyer |
(2022) |
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Ben Kincaid |
(2023) |
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Repairman Jack |
(2023) |
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Peter Diamond |
(2024) |
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Nathan Heller |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Partners in Crime |
(1994) |
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Legal Briefs |
(1998) |
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Natural Suspect |
(2001) |
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Voices of the Heartland |
(2005) |
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Love is Murder |
(2012) |
Notes: Natural Suspect is a collaborative novel conceived by William Bernhardt, with contributions from several other authors. Equal Justice was co-authored with Kim Henry.