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ⓘ About John Ellsworth
John Ellsworth is one of the bestselling authors from the US, who is famous for writing mystery, legal thriller, and crime fiction novels. He has written a number of highly successful legal thriller books in his writing career. The Thaddus Murfee series is one of the most popular ones that he has written. His other two popular thriller series include the Sisters in Law series and the Michael Grisham series. In addition to being an author, he is also a renowned lawyer. Author Ellsworth hails from Arizona, the United States. Prior to becoming a well established author, Ellsworth used to practice law throughout the nation. In his career as a criminal lawyer, he has defended a number of criminal clients from across the US.
All Book Series by John Ellsworth
Voices In The Walls / Carlos the Ant and Jane Doe 235
Book 5 of 12 · published 2016
Annie's Verdict / The Hydra-Shok Verdict
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2017
The Seventh Grade Spy
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023 Co-authored · Ellis Ellsworth
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Who is John Ellsworth?
John Ellsworth is one of the bestselling authors from the US, who is famous for writing mystery, legal thriller, and crime fiction novels. He has written a number of highly successful legal thriller books in his writing career. The Thaddus Murfee series is one of the most popular ones that he has written.
Which John Ellsworth series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers series, the earliest of John Ellsworth's multi-book series: it opens with The Defendants (2014) and runs to 16 books across 2014–2021, ending with RICO Rocky (2021). John Ellsworth's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has John Ellsworth written?
John Ellsworth has 47 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2024. 43 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers series with 16 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should John Ellsworth's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Ellsworth's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers (2014–2021, 16 books), Historical Fiction (2015–2022, 5 books) and Sisters In Law (2015–2021, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are John Ellsworth's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Ellsworth's 47 books into 7 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers (16 books, 2014–2021); Michael Gresham (12 books, 2016–2021); Historical Fiction (5 books, 2015–2022); Sisters In Law (4 books, 2015–2021); Annie the Profiler (2 books, 2017), plus 2 further series.