Jerry Labriola Books in Order
Explore Jerry Labriola books in order, with short summaries, series guides, and easy starting points for his medical mysteries and forensic titles.
Last updated: July 12, 2026
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Jerry Labriola books in publication order
19 books
Murders At Hollings General
by Jerry Labriola
1999
Dr. David Brooks is drawn into a string of bizarre killings at a major New England teaching hospital. As he digs through rivalries, drug ties, and hidden grudges, the hospital itself starts to feel like a trap.
Famous Crimes Revisited
by Jerry Labriola
2001
Henry Lee and Jerry Labriola take a fresh look at some of the twentieth century's most argued-over cases, from Sacco and Vanzetti to O.J. Simpson. Their focus stays on the evidence, what it showed, and what investigators may have missed.
Murders At Brent Institute
by Jerry Labriola
2002
A scientist at the Brent Institute of Biotechnology is murdered, and Dr. David Brooks is left with little more than a box of chocolates and signs of a contract hit. The case widens into kidnapping, bioterror fears, and ruthless criminal interests.
The Maltese Murders
by Jerry Labriola
2005
Dr. David Brooks investigates the murder of a biotech scientist whose work could block germs used in a bioterror attack. As more killings follow, the trail leads toward an Interpol summit in Malta and enemies from several continents.
Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files
by Jerry Labriola
2006
Henry Lee walks readers through five major cases, including Scott Peterson and Elizabeth Smart, from the perspective of the forensic expert on the ground. It is part true crime, part practical guide to how evidence gets read and challenged.
The Budapest Connection
by Jerry Labriola
2006
When three young women are found murdered and posed in a triangle at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Dr. Henry Liu and the GIFT team are called in. The case opens onto organized crime and an international trafficking network.
The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
by Jerry Labriola
2007
Historian and treasure hunter Paul D'Arneau is hired by a secretive French group to decide whether Napoleon was murdered. His search through documents, legends, and forensic clues turns dangerous long before he gets near an answer.
Shocking Cases from Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files
by Jerry Labriola
2010
Henry Lee and Jerry Labriola revisit five notorious cases, including the Phil Spector trial and the Brown's Chicken murders. The book mixes gripping case stories with clear explanations of how forensic evidence shapes outcomes.
Scent of Danger
by Jerry Labriola
2011
Treasure hunter Paul D'Arneau is hired to recover a secret perfume formula with roots in Napoleon's era. The search pulls him through cryptic clues, assaults, and murder as history and modern menace collide.
Deadly Politics
by Jerry Labriola
2013
Years after leaving regular medical practice, Dr. David Brooks has become a private investigator focused on political corruption. When Connecticut's governor is murdered, Brooks follows the case into money, power, and an international conspiracy that keeps turning deadlier.
Global Shadows
by Jerry Labriola
2014
Paul D'Arneau is asked to investigate the theft of stem cell research papers and quickly stumbles into a much darker international plot. The chase carries him across several countries as violence, ideology, and old secrets close in.
Diamonds and Pirates
by Jerry Labriola
2015
Treasure hunter Paul D'Arneau is hired to find a missing diamond box and uncover its link to a cartel built on piracy, prostitution, and political history. The search spirals into a far larger threat with global consequences.
Dangerous Triangle
by Jerry Labriola
2016
A tense thriller built around shifting loyalties and danger coming from more than one direction. Labriola turns a three-sided conflict into a fast-moving mystery where every alliance looks temporary.
The Blue Baron Mystery
by Jerry Labriola
2016
Paul D'Arneau is hired to find the murderer of six people and track down the stolen Blue Baron diamond, a gem said to carry a curse. His search drives him across Europe, Africa, and South America as the body count rises.
Spying for Keeps
by Jerry Labriola
2017
Experienced undercover agent Jim Hunter helps Allied forces during World War II, then keeps working in the shadows after the fighting ends. His next mission, tracking criminals who are slipping into American organized crime, turns into a wide-ranging espionage thriller.
The Saga of Hodge
by Jerry Labriola
2017
Hodge is a sinister figure with mystical power over death, souls, and the lives he sends back to Earth under his control. Then love unsettles his certainty, turning this fantasy thriller into a stranger and more personal battle.
Discovery
by Jerry Labriola
2018
Paul D'Arneau is shadowed by mysterious watchers, especially the eye-patched Mr. Nemesis, during a restless international search. History, religion, and science feed into a final stretch that circles Belfast's old Titanic dry dock.
On the Right Track
by Jerry Labriola
2020
International police consultant Rick Chandler volunteers to recover looted treasures and return them to their rightful owners. What begins as art recovery in Gibraltar turns into a deadly chase involving mob figures, old crimes, and threats against major cultural landmarks.
Threats and Challenges
by Jerry Labriola
2020
Rick Chandler takes on an assignment others have avoided and quickly finds himself dealing with Nazi plunder, cybercrime, mob networks, and danger on all sides. The case keeps changing shape until survival becomes as important as solving it.
Where to start with Jerry Labriola
If you want a medical mystery first: Murders At Hollings General → Murders At Brent Institute → The Maltese Murders → Deadly Politics
If you like historical puzzles and globe-trotting suspense: The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte → Scent of Danger → Global Shadows
If you want real cases and forensic analysis: Famous Crimes Revisited → Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files → Shocking Cases from Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files
If you want later international thrillers: The Blue Baron Mystery → Discovery → On the Right Track → Threats and Challenges
Jerry Labriola sub-series and character series
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Standalone Jerry Labriola books

The Budapest Connection
by Jerry Labriola
2006
The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
by Jerry Labriola
2007
Scent of Danger
by Jerry Labriola
2011
Deadly Politics
by Jerry Labriola
2013
Global Shadows
by Jerry Labriola
2014
Diamonds and Pirates
by Jerry Labriola
2015
Dangerous Triangle
by Jerry Labriola
2016
The Blue Baron Mystery
by Jerry Labriola
2016
Spying for Keeps
by Jerry Labriola
2017
The Saga of Hodge
by Jerry Labriola
2017
Discovery
by Jerry Labriola
2018
On the Right Track
by Jerry Labriola
2020
Threats and Challenges
by Jerry Labriola
2020
Author bio
Jerry Labriola was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, on May 17, 1931, and he stayed closely tied to that part of the state for most of his life. Before readers knew him for mysteries and true crime, he was first a doctor, a teacher, and a public figure with a long working life behind him.
He studied at Yale, earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University, and went on to practice medicine for more than thirty-five years. He also served as chief of staff at Waterbury Hospital and taught as an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut Medical School, which gave him the kind of practical, day-to-day medical knowledge that later made his fiction feel unusually specific.
His route to writing was not a quick one.
While serving in the U.S. Navy, he got his first serious exposure to forensic medicine, and that interest stayed with him. He had also enjoyed writing for years and studied creative writing at places including Wesleyan, New York University, the New School, and Simmons College. After retiring from medicine, he finally had the time to lean into that side of himself and began writing full-time.
Politics shaped him, too. Labriola served in the Connecticut State Senate and later ran for governor and for the U.S. Senate. That experience shows up in his books, not as speechmaking, but in the way he writes about institutions, ambition, backroom pressure, and the gap between public image and private motive.
His fiction often starts in worlds he knew well and then lets chaos break in. Murders At Hollings General introduces Dr. David Brooks, a physician who keeps getting drawn into murder investigations, and Murders At Brent Institute and The Maltese Murders widen that setup into biotechnology, terrorism, and international intrigue. Readers who like those books tend to enjoy the mixture of medical detail, brisk plotting, and a lead character who is smart without being slick.
He liked big subjects.
Another strand of his work follows Paul D'Arneau through historical puzzles and globe-spanning danger. In books like The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte, Scent of Danger, and Global Shadows, Labriola mixes treasure hunting, old secrets, scientific ideas, and sudden violence. The appeal is not polished coolness. It is the sense that the author genuinely enjoys following a strange question all the way across countries, archives, and crime scenes.
He also wrote several books with forensic scientist Henry Lee. Famous Crimes Revisited, Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files, and Shocking Cases from Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files revisit headline cases and show how evidence, or the mishandling of it, can change the whole shape of an investigation. That practical interest in how things work, how people miss things, and how facts get argued over is one of the strongest threads across all of Labriola's writing.
In his later years, he wrote full-time, stayed active in the Connecticut writing community, and lectured widely on mystery writing, forensic science, and true crime, including talks on cruise ships around the world. He traveled often with his wife, Lois, and remained connected to both books and family. He died in 2024 at the age of ninety-two, after a career that moved from medicine and politics into a very busy second life as a storyteller.
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