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Dennis Carstens

3 Series • 23 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Marc Kadella Legal Mystery Books
Start with: The Key to Justice (2013)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Swingate (2020)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The IRS Gets An A** Kicking (2013)

ⓘ About Dennis Carstens

He’s a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and earned his JD from William Mitchell College of Law, this well respected private law school in St. Paul, in 1984. Dennis practiced law in the private sector doing criminal defense work and family law primarily in 2002. That was the year he decided to give up on being an active lawyer and went to work with his son operating and owning this small internet company. He’s the divorced dad of two adult kids and the proud grandpa of five. He’s a veteran of the Air Force, serving during the Vietnam war. Dennis enlisted in the year 1971 and served as an intelligence analyst at the National Security Agency for close to four years.

All Book Series by Dennis Carstens

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Swingate

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020

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2020
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Red Star Rising book cover

Red Star Rising

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
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The IRS Gets An A** Kicking book cover

The IRS Gets An A** Kicking

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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A Basket of Deplorables: What I Saw Inside the Clinton White House

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020 Co-authored · Linda Tripp

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dennis Carstens?

He’s a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and earned his JD from William Mitchell College of Law, this well respected private law school in St. Paul, in 1984. Dennis practiced law in the private sector doing criminal defense work and family law primarily in 2002. That was the year he decided to give up on being an active lawyer and went to work with his son operating and owning this small internet company.

Which Dennis Carstens series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Marc Kadella Legal Mystery series, the earliest of Dennis Carstens's multi-book series: it opens with The Key to Justice (2013) and runs to 19 books across 2013–2025, ending with Reprieved Justice (2025).

How many books has Dennis Carstens written?

Dennis Carstens has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 19 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Marc Kadella Legal Mystery series with 19 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Dennis Carstens's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dennis Carstens's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Marc Kadella Legal Mystery (2013–2025, 19 books).

How are Dennis Carstens's books organised into series?

This guide splits Dennis Carstens's 23 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Marc Kadella Legal Mystery (19 books, 2013–2025).