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Robin James

4 Series • 32 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Cass Leary Legal Thriller Books
Start with: Crown of Thorne: A Cass Leary Prologue (2018)
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Publication Order of The Mannings Books
Start with: The Lawyer's Husband (2026)
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Publication Order of Mara Brent Legal Thriller Books
Start with: Time of Justice (2020)

ⓘ About Robin James

Robin James is an American author. Robin used to work as a law professor and attorney. During the course of a legal career that spanned twenty years, she worked on a variety of civil, criminal, and family law cases. She also worked for a decade for a legal clinic in Michigan as its supervising attorney to help individuals seeking justice but could not otherwise get access to it. Robin is married and resides in the area of southern Michigan with her family and their dog. She has two children with her husband. She loves Michigan and her favorite spot to write there is hanging out stretched fully out on a pontoon’s back, watching all of the other boats pass by. Robin James is the creator and the author of the Cass Leary Legal Thriller series.

All Book Series by Robin James

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The Lawyer's Husband

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2026

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2026
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The Lawyer's Marriage

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2027

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2027
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Thicker Than Water

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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Blacker Than Midnight

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Robin James?

Robin James is an American author. Robin used to work as a law professor and attorney. During the course of a legal career that spanned twenty years, she worked on a variety of civil, criminal, and family law cases.

Which Robin James series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Cass Leary Legal Thriller series, the earliest of Robin James's multi-book series: it opens with Crown of Thorne: A Cass Leary Prologue (2018) and runs to 18 books across 2018–2027, ending with The Gavel Strike (2027). Robin James's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Robin James written?

Robin James has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2027. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Cass Leary Legal Thriller series with 18 books.

In what order should Robin James's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robin James's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Cass Leary Legal Thriller (2018–2027, 18 books), Mara Brent Legal Thriller (2020–2027, 10 books) and Mercy Gale (2025–2026, 2 books), plus 1 more.

How are Robin James's books organised into series?

This guide splits Robin James's 32 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Cass Leary Legal Thriller (18 books, 2018–2027); Mara Brent Legal Thriller (10 books, 2020–2027); The Mannings (2 books, 2026–2027); Mercy Gale (2 books, 2025–2026).