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Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Immoral

by Brian Freeman

2005

Two teenage girls vanish from the same Duluth high school, and Lieutenant Jonathan Stride refuses to accept the easy serial-killer explanation. A murder trial without a body exposes ugly secrets, then sends the case in a far darker direction.

Stripped

by Brian Freeman

2006

In Las Vegas, Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial investigate a celebrity murder and a brutal hit-and-run that seem unrelated. Their cases lead toward an old showgirl killing and a predator who is not finished hunting.

Stalked

by Brian Freeman

2007

An escaped killer targets Serena Dial, the woman who helped send him to prison. At the same time, Stride's partner Maggie becomes a suspect in her husband's death, leaving Stride to protect both women as the cases converge.

In The Dark

by Brian Freeman

2008

In The Dark / The Watcher

by Brian Freeman

2008

A writer returns to Duluth to revisit the unsolved murder of Jonathan Stride's late wife's sister. As Stride digs into the thirty-year-old crime, present-day violence suggests someone is still desperate to keep the past buried.

The Agency

by Brian Freeman

2009

London literary agent Tess Drake sees a chance to start her own agency after her boss dies under suspicious circumstances. Rivalries, a dangerous affair, and ruthless dealmaking turn her bid for independence into a high-stakes mess.

The Burying Place

by Brian Freeman

2009

Jonathan Stride investigates the kidnapping of an infant from a prominent Minnesota family's home while Maggie Bei pursues a killer stalking women nearby. The two cases uncover private betrayals, and danger closes in on a rookie officer.

The Bone House

by Brian Freeman

2010

After a teenage girl is murdered on Washington Island, former teacher Mark Bradley becomes the town's convenient suspect. Florida detective Cab Bolton follows the evidence through old resentments and buried secrets while Mark's wife fights to clear him.

Spilled Blood

by Brian Freeman

2012

The murder of a wealthy executive's daughter threatens to ignite war between two Minnesota towns divided by pollution and class. When Olivia Hawk is accused, her estranged lawyer father uncovers truths that put both communities at risk.

Spitting Devil

by Brian Freeman

2012

Alison Malville fears her husband is a serial killer after murdered women are found wearing pieces of her clothing. As nightmares and suspicion consume her home, Jonathan Stride searches for the truth behind a chilling pattern.

The Cold Nowhere

by Brian Freeman

2013

A half-frozen teenage girl arrives at Jonathan Stride's Lake Superior cottage, asking protection from a stalker. Her mother was a woman Stride once failed to save, and helping her may uncover a new, deadly danger.

Season of Fear

by Brian Freeman

2014

Cab Bolton reopens a decade-old Florida crime after doubts grow about the man sent to prison. His search crosses powerful political interests and family legacies, where truth is dangerous and influence can shape the official story.

Turn to Stone

by Brian Freeman

2014

While visiting his mother's grave in rural Wisconsin, Jonathan Stride witnesses a young deputy's suicide. The deputy's widow asks him to investigate, leading Stride into the dark aftermath of an old kidnapping and a town determined to stay silent.

Goodbye to the Dead

by Brian Freeman

2015

A gun recovered after a new murder reopens the case of a respected doctor convicted of killing her husband years earlier. For Jonathan Stride, the investigation is personal because his late wife was the doctor's closest friend.

West 57

by Brian Freeman

2015

Julie Chavan is trying to save a once-famous New York publishing house while everyone around her thinks she needs saving instead. A troublesome bestseller, romantic complications, and family pressure make the job far messier than she expected.

Marathon

by Brian Freeman

2017

A viral social-media post falsely identifies a Muslim taxi driver as a terrorist, turning him into the target of a furious public hunt. Jonathan Stride races to find the real threat before fear and misinformation claim more lives.

The Night Bird

by Brian Freeman

2017

San Francisco detective Frost Easton investigates women who suffer terrifying breakdowns after treatment meant to erase trauma. The cases point to psychiatrist Frankie Stein and a manipulator who can turn forgotten memories into a weapon.

Alter Ego

by Brian Freeman

2018

A Hollywood film crew arrives in Duluth to dramatize one of Jonathan Stride's old cases, stirring up fresh trouble. When a local murder and an attack on a young survivor collide, Stride faces secrets that fame has made more dangerous.

The Voice Inside

by Brian Freeman

2018

A killer Frost Easton believed stopped years ago may be active again, and a past lie has helped make it possible. Frost must protect those close to him while tracing a case that threatens to expose his own mistakes.

The Crooked Street

by Brian Freeman

2019

When a murder in San Francisco intersects with a strange family history, Frost Easton is pulled into an investigation shaped by old secrets. The case forces him to question what he knows about the city and the people closest to him.

Funeral for a Friend

by Brian Freeman

2020

Jonathan Stride's dying best friend confesses to burying a body to protect him. When the body is found in Stride's yard, the detective becomes a murder suspect and must uncover the secret his friend took to the grave.

The Bourne Evolution

by Brian Freeman

2020

After a mass shooting kills someone close to him, Jason Bourne suspects Treadstone is hiding the truth. Framed for a congresswoman's assassination, he teams with journalist Abbey Laurent to expose the dangerous Medusa network.

The Deep, Deep Snow

by Brian Freeman

2020

Deputy Shelby Lake, abandoned as a baby and raised in a small northern town, searches for a missing ten-year-old boy. As the years pass without answers, suspicion splits the community and Shelby's own secrets begin to matter.

Thief River Falls

by Brian Freeman

2020

Bestselling thriller writer Lisa Power shelters an amnesiac boy who says he witnessed a murder. Trapped by bad weather in rural Minnesota, Lisa discovers his story echoes her own novel, and the town may be part of the threat.

Infinite

by Brian Freeman

2021

After a crash kills his wife, Dylan Moran starts seeing another version of himself in Chicago. A psychiatrist suggests alternate realities, but when people around Dylan die, he must stop the double who may be a killer.

The Bourne Treachery

by Brian Freeman

2021

Jason Bourne hunts Lennon, a lethal assassin tied to a failed Treadstone mission and Bourne's missing past. From London to Russia, the chase forces him to confront a dangerous possibility about who he once was.

I Remember You

by Brian Freeman

2022

After briefly dying at a Las Vegas party, freelance writer Hallie Evers wakes with disturbing memories that are not her own. She begins to suspect she has witnessed a murder through someone else's mind, putting her in grave danger.

The Bourne Sacrifice

by Brian Freeman

2022

Jason Bourne tracks Lennon, a ruthless assassin who may hold answers to Bourne's lost past. The hunt intersects with journalist Abbey Laurent's investigation and a hidden organization willing to sacrifice anyone to protect itself.

The Ursulina

by Brian Freeman

2022

Deputy Rebecca Colder investigates a brutal murder marked with the words "I am the Ursulina," a name tied to a local monster legend. As tensions rise around a mining town, Rebecca tells the story that led her to abandon her daughter.

The Zero Night

by Brian Freeman

2022

Back from a long medical leave, Jonathan Stride helps Maggie Bei investigate a woman's apparent kidnapping after her husband pays ransom. The case is full of lies, while Serena faces painful memories triggered by her mother's death.

The Bourne Defiance

by Brian Freeman

2023

Treadstone agents are being murdered across the world, and Jason Bourne may be next. To survive, he must uncover the secret operation called Defiance and face Lennon, the assassin whose history is tangled with his own.

Break Every Rule

by Brian Freeman

2024

Tommy Miller's wife and infant daughter vanish after he is targeted by a dangerous Venezuelan enforcer. Detective Lindy Jax investigates, but Tommy's military past and his wife's secrets make it unclear who is hunting whom.

The Bourne Shadow

by Brian Freeman

2024

A woman in Zurich calls Jason Bourne by his former name, David Webb, and asks him to save her missing sister. Bourne follows the trail into the violent remnants of an early Treadstone mission he cannot remember.

Photograph

by Brian Freeman

2025

Florida private investigator Shannon Wells is asked to revisit a dead client's hidden past. An old photograph of a girl outside a Midwestern motel leads Shannon toward a cold case, a murder, and dangers connected to her own trauma.

The Bourne Escape

by Brian Freeman

2025

An attack at sea takes Jason Bourne's lover and leaves his memories breaking apart again. Hunted across Europe, Bourne searches for Treadstone founder David Abbott while learning that even his closest ally may be manipulating him.

The Bourne Vendetta

by Brian Freeman

2025

A hacked database called the Files can destroy careers, expose secrets, and reshape global power. Jason Bourne enters a lethal race to find it before rival governments and a former lover turn its revelations into weapons.

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The Bourne Revenge

by Brian Freeman

2026

Jason Bourne's lost memories may identify Bai Ze, a deadly Chinese spy directing a vast operation in America. With reporter Laney Reese, who shares his strange memory loss, Bourne follows clues that may lead straight into a trap.

New

Where the Road Ends

by Brian Freeman

2026

After a Duluth judge and his wife are murdered, Maggie Bei shoots an intruder she believes is the killer. Jonathan Stride discovers the man was unarmed and must find the real murderer before Maggie's life is destroyed.

Where to start with Brian Freeman

For a long-running Minnesota police series: ImmoralStrippedStalked.
For a San Francisco psychological thriller: The Night BirdThe Voice InsideThe Crooked Street.
For twisty standalone suspense: Thief River FallsInfiniteI Remember You.
For Jason Bourne espionage: The Bourne EvolutionThe Bourne TreacheryThe Bourne Sacrifice.

Cab Bolton books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Bone House"

    The Bone House

    by Brian Freeman

    2010Cab Bolton, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Season of Fear"

    Season of Fear

    by Brian Freeman

    2014Cab Bolton, Book 2

Cab Bolton books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Bone House"

    The Bone House

    by Brian Freeman

    2010Cab Bolton, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Season of Fear"

    Season of Fear

    by Brian Freeman

    2014Cab Bolton, Book 2

Frost Easton books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Night Bird"

    The Night Bird

    by Brian Freeman

    2017Frost Easton, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Voice Inside"

    The Voice Inside

    by Brian Freeman

    2018Frost Easton, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Crooked Street"

    The Crooked Street

    by Brian Freeman

    2019Frost Easton, Book 3

Frost Easton books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Night Bird"

    The Night Bird

    by Brian Freeman

    2017Frost Easton, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Voice Inside"

    The Voice Inside

    by Brian Freeman

    2018Frost Easton, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Crooked Street"

    The Crooked Street

    by Brian Freeman

    2019Frost Easton, Book 3

Jason Bourne (Brian Freeman) books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Bourne Evolution"

    The Bourne Evolution

    by Brian Freeman

    2020Jason Bourne, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Bourne Treachery"

    The Bourne Treachery

    by Brian Freeman

    2021Jason Bourne, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Bourne Sacrifice"

    The Bourne Sacrifice

    by Brian Freeman

    2022Jason Bourne, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Bourne Defiance"

    The Bourne Defiance

    by Brian Freeman

    2023Jason Bourne, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Bourne Shadow"

    The Bourne Shadow

    by Brian Freeman

    2024Jason Bourne, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Bourne Escape"

    The Bourne Escape

    by Brian Freeman

    2025Jason Bourne, Book 7
  7. Book cover for "The Bourne Vendetta"

    The Bourne Vendetta

    by Brian Freeman

    2025Jason Bourne, Book 6
  8. Book cover for "The Bourne Revenge"

    The Bourne Revenge

    by Brian Freeman

    2026Jason Bourne, Book 8

Jason Bourne (Brian Freeman) books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Bourne Evolution"

    The Bourne Evolution

    by Brian Freeman

    2020Jason Bourne, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Bourne Treachery"

    The Bourne Treachery

    by Brian Freeman

    2021Jason Bourne, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Bourne Sacrifice"

    The Bourne Sacrifice

    by Brian Freeman

    2022Jason Bourne, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Bourne Defiance"

    The Bourne Defiance

    by Brian Freeman

    2023Jason Bourne, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Bourne Shadow"

    The Bourne Shadow

    by Brian Freeman

    2024Jason Bourne, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Bourne Vendetta"

    The Bourne Vendetta

    by Brian Freeman

    2025Jason Bourne, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Bourne Escape"

    The Bourne Escape

    by Brian Freeman

    2025Jason Bourne, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Bourne Revenge"

    The Bourne Revenge

    by Brian Freeman

    2026Jason Bourne, Book 8

Jonathan Stride books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Immoral"

    Immoral

    by Brian Freeman

    2005Jonathan Stride, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Stripped"

    Stripped

    by Brian Freeman

    2006Jonathan Stride, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Stalked"

    Stalked

    by Brian Freeman

    2007Jonathan Stride, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "In The Dark"

    In The Dark

    by Brian Freeman

    2008Jonathan Stride, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "In The Dark / The Watcher"

    In The Dark / The Watcher

    by Brian Freeman

    2008Jonathan Stride, Book 4
  6. Book cover for "The Burying Place"

    The Burying Place

    by Brian Freeman

    2009Jonathan Stride, Book 5
  7. Book cover for "Spitting Devil"

    Spitting Devil

    by Brian Freeman

    2012Jonathan Stride, Book 6
  8. Book cover for "The Cold Nowhere"

    The Cold Nowhere

    by Brian Freeman

    2013Jonathan Stride, Book 7
  9. Book cover for "Turn to Stone"

    Turn to Stone

    by Brian Freeman

    2014Jonathan Stride, Book 8
  10. Book cover for "Goodbye to the Dead"

    Goodbye to the Dead

    by Brian Freeman

    2015Jonathan Stride, Book 9
  11. Book cover for "Marathon"

    Marathon

    by Brian Freeman

    2017Jonathan Stride, Book 10
  12. Book cover for "Alter Ego"

    Alter Ego

    by Brian Freeman

    2018Jonathan Stride, Book 11
  13. Book cover for "Funeral for a Friend"

    Funeral for a Friend

    by Brian Freeman

    2020Jonathan Stride, Book 12
  14. Book cover for "The Zero Night"

    The Zero Night

    by Brian Freeman

    2022Jonathan Stride, Book 13
  15. Book cover for "Where the Road Ends"

    Where the Road Ends

    by Brian Freeman

    2026Jonathan Stride, Book 14

Jonathan Stride books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Immoral"

    Immoral

    by Brian Freeman

    2005Jonathan Stride, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Stripped"

    Stripped

    by Brian Freeman

    2006Jonathan Stride, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Stalked"

    Stalked

    by Brian Freeman

    2007Jonathan Stride, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "In The Dark / The Watcher"

    In The Dark / The Watcher

    by Brian Freeman

    2008Jonathan Stride, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Burying Place"

    The Burying Place

    by Brian Freeman

    2009Jonathan Stride, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Spitting Devil"

    Spitting Devil

    by Brian Freeman

    2012Jonathan Stride, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Cold Nowhere"

    The Cold Nowhere

    by Brian Freeman

    2013Jonathan Stride, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Turn to Stone"

    Turn to Stone

    by Brian Freeman

    2014Jonathan Stride, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Goodbye to the Dead"

    Goodbye to the Dead

    by Brian Freeman

    2015Jonathan Stride, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Marathon"

    Marathon

    by Brian Freeman

    2017Jonathan Stride, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Alter Ego"

    Alter Ego

    by Brian Freeman

    2018Jonathan Stride, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Funeral for a Friend"

    Funeral for a Friend

    by Brian Freeman

    2020Jonathan Stride, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "The Zero Night"

    The Zero Night

    by Brian Freeman

    2022Jonathan Stride, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Where the Road Ends"

    Where the Road Ends

    by Brian Freeman

    2026Jonathan Stride, Book 14

Tess Drake books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Agency"

    The Agency

    by Brian Freeman

    2009Tess Drake, Book 1

Tess Drake books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Agency"

    The Agency

    by Brian Freeman

    2009Tess Drake, Book 1

Standalone Brian Freeman books

  1. Book cover for "Spilled Blood"

    Spilled Blood

    by Brian Freeman

    2012
  2. Book cover for "West 57"

    West 57

    by Brian Freeman

    2015
  3. Book cover for "The Deep, Deep Snow"

    The Deep, Deep Snow

    by Brian Freeman

    2020
  4. Book cover for "Thief River Falls"

    Thief River Falls

    by Brian Freeman

    2020
  5. Book cover for "Infinite"

    Infinite

    by Brian Freeman

    2021
  6. Book cover for "I Remember You"

    I Remember You

    by Brian Freeman

    2022
  7. Book cover for "The Ursulina"

    The Ursulina

    by Brian Freeman

    2022
  8. Book cover for "Break Every Rule"

    Break Every Rule

    by Brian Freeman

    2024
  9. Book cover for "Photograph"

    Photograph

    by Brian Freeman

    2025

Author bio

Brian Freeman was born in Chicago in 1963 and grew up in San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was a crime-fiction reader early on, thanks in part to a grandmother who loved mysteries and an eighth-grade teacher who gave his writing room to grow.

That early encouragement stuck.

Freeman studied English at Carleton College, graduating in 1984. Before fiction became his full-time focus, he built a career in marketing and public relations, including work with an international law firm. It was useful training for a writer: he learned how institutions work, how people present one version of themselves in public, and how much can be hidden behind polished language.

His first novel, Immoral, arrived in 2005 and introduced Jonathan Stride, a homicide lieutenant in Duluth, Minnesota. The book begins with the disappearance of a teenage girl, but it quickly becomes interested in the people around the case: family members, classmates, local leaders, and witnesses whose stories never quite line up. It won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and put Freeman on the map as a writer who likes a mystery with emotional fallout.

Duluth became an important part of his work.

The Jonathan Stride books, including Stripped, In the Dark, The Cold Nowhere, and Funeral for a Friend, make use of Lake Superior, hard winters, isolated roads, and the pressure of small communities where everybody knows a little too much about one another. Stride is a capable investigator, but he is also a man carrying grief, regret, and a strong urge to protect people. His colleagues Maggie Bei and Serena Dial bring their own complicated histories to the series.

Freeman has also enjoyed starting over with new places and new kinds of danger. The Frost Easton novels, beginning with The Night Bird, move to San Francisco, where a detective investigates crimes tied to trauma, memory, and psychological treatment. The Cab Bolton books feature a sharp-tongued Florida detective with a famous family background and a tendency to challenge easy answers. His standalones range from the divided Minnesota towns of Spilled Blood to the alternate-reality puzzle of Infinite and the rural suspense of Thief River Falls.

He does not stay in one lane.

In 2020, Freeman took over the Jason Bourne novel series, writing new adventures for Robert Ludlum's amnesiac spy. Those books give him a different canvas, with international operations, Treadstone secrets, betrayals, and a hero who must keep asking what parts of his past are true. Freeman has said that his stories are drawn to the private motives that can push ordinary people over terrible lines, and that idea runs through both his crime novels and his espionage work.

He has also written outside suspense under pen names. The Agency, written as Ally O'Brien with Ali Gunn, follows the messy world of London publishing through literary agent Tess Drake. West 57, published as B.N. Freeman, returns to the publishing business with a lighter, more romantic angle.

Freeman and his wife, Marcia, have lived in Minnesota for many years and now live in Florida. Across his books, the settings may change, but the questions tend to remain close to home: who can be trusted, what does the past still control, and what happens when a secret refuses to stay buried?

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