David Brunelle Legal Thriller Series Books in Order

Seattle homicide prosecutor David Brunelle has a brutal child murder case and almost no usable evidence. To convict the man he believes is guilty, he has to navigate frightened witnesses, courtroom pressure, and the limits of the law.

When the evidence in a murder case points one way and the people closest to it insist on another, prosecutor David Brunelle is forced onto uncertain ground. The case tests his instincts, his relationships, and his idea of justice.

A woman is found murdered, and the evidence seems to point in one clear direction. David Brunelle soon realizes the bloody scene is hiding something else, and if he misses it, he could become the next target.

Keesha Sawyer has confessed to killing her mother, but her mental illness turns the case into a legal minefield. David Brunelle must prove criminal responsibility while doubt, sympathy, and competing experts pull the trial in every direction.

A woman and her child are dead, a suspect is in custody, and one detail in the ballistics refuses to fit. In this short David Brunelle story, a missing bullet may be the only thing standing between justice and a killer walking free.

After a killing in Seattle, David Brunelle learns both the victim and the accused belong to the same tribe, sending the case into tribal court. Ancient custom, rising violence, and jurisdictional conflict make a hard prosecution even more dangerous.

A woman dies inside Seattle's bondage scene, and the man at the center of it claims the death was accidental. To make the case stick, David Brunelle has to understand a world he barely knows and the risks it hides.

David Brunelle tries a murder case with no body, frightened witnesses, and a pimp who seems sure he can beat the system. Proving death, let alone guilt, means staying ahead of intimidation and a killer growing bolder.

A police informant is murdered, and the people who saw it happen are criminals themselves. David Brunelle must cut deals, weigh loyalties, and decide whose testimony can be trusted when everyone has something to trade.

A wealthy man appears on grainy surveillance footage shooting a stranger in a parking garage, yet no one can explain why. David Brunelle has to persuade a jury when the facts point one way and motive refuses to appear.

After a young man kills a homeless stranger in a sudden burst of violence, the defense argues mental illness erased responsibility. David Brunelle faces a case balanced on the uneasy line between sickness and guilt.

A man is gunned down under a freeway overpass, the suspect runs, and the one witness who could explain it vanishes. David Brunelle has to solve the human puzzle before the defense turns uncertainty into acquittal.

A murder case seems to break David Brunelle's way, until a plea offer and a few lucky turns start looking far too convenient. The closer he looks, the more the easy win threatens to explode in court.

On a getaway in Berlin, David Brunelle and detective Casey Emory discover a body in a spa and get pulled into the investigation. Far from Seattle, they have to navigate a foreign legal system and a case that is not as simple as it first appears.

A domestic violence murder case starts to unravel when key evidence may be thrown out. At the same time, a killer Brunelle convicted years earlier is released and comes after him with revenge on his mind.

A young man is murdered in his apartment, and everyone around him seems to have a different story about where they were and why. David Brunelle must sort through clashing alibis before the real killer disappears behind them.

When a flashy Seattle defense lawyer is shot in his own office, the killer claims he acted to protect someone else. David Brunelle has to decide whether the story is a lawful defense or a clever shield for murder.

A woman kills her boyfriend and claims it was the only choice left to her. David Brunelle takes on a case built around the necessity defense, where the hardest question is whether breaking the law was the lesser evil.

After a child's death puts power and privilege under a harsh light, David Brunelle has to test whether the system treats every defendant the same. It is a tense case about accountability, pressure, and where justice really bends.

A plastic surgeon shoots his business partner, admits it, and says anonymous threats forced his hand. Because the victim is still alive, David Brunelle faces a strange legal problem, if the duress defense holds, an attempted killer could walk.