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ⓘ About Peter Kirkland
About Peter Kirkland The American writer Peter Kirkland is well known for his legal thrillers that are both gripping and intelligent in their pace and narrative. Ensuring his readers come back time and time again, he knows how to craft a taut and tense thriller with expert precision. His use of pacing works extremely well in building the suspense throughout, ensuring that his stories never lose their sense of momentum. Understanding his audience well, too, he knows just what they’re looking for and exactly how to deliver it through his unique brand of fiction. Pushing the genre forwards, he’s always testing the boundaries of what the legal thriller can accomplish while also making sure to keep his audience entertained.
All Book Series by Peter Kirkland
Presumption of Guilt: A Legal Thriller
Single-title series · published 2026 Co-authored · Daleth Hall
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Peter Kirkland?
About Peter Kirkland The American writer Peter Kirkland is well known for his legal thrillers that are both gripping and intelligent in their pace and narrative. Ensuring his readers come back time and time again, he knows how to craft a taut and tense thriller with expert precision. His use of pacing works extremely well in building the suspense throughout, ensuring that his stories never lose their sense of momentum.
Which Peter Kirkland series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Small Town Lawyer series, the earliest of Peter Kirkland's multi-book series: it opens with Defending Innocence (2021) and runs to 6 books across 2021–2025, ending with Twisting Judgment (2025). Peter Kirkland's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Peter Kirkland written?
Peter Kirkland has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2021 and 2027. Every one of them sits in one of 5 named series — the largest being the Small Town Lawyer series with 6 books.
In what order should Peter Kirkland's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter Kirkland's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Small Town Lawyer (2021–2025, 6 books), Spencer Dunn Legal Thrillers (2025–2027, 4 books) and Maggie Gallagher Legal Thriller (2025–2026, 3 books), plus 2 more.
How are Peter Kirkland's books organised into series?
This guide splits Peter Kirkland's 16 books into 5 named series, with no standalone titles: Small Town Lawyer (6 books, 2021–2025); Spencer Dunn Legal Thrillers (4 books, 2025–2027); Maggie Gallagher Legal Thriller (3 books, 2025–2026); Becca Mason Legal Thrillers (2 books, 2026–2027); Lily Greco Legal Thrillers (1 book, 2026).