Jesse Falkenstein Mystery Books in Order

Nell Varney is accused of causing two women's deaths through illegal abortions. Lawyer Jesse Falkenstein challenges circumstantial evidence and a small town's prejudices against an outsider whose unconventional habits have made her an easy suspect.

Police arrest Harry Nielsen, a young man with an intellectual disability, for Lilian Blake's murder. Reluctantly taking his case, Jesse Falkenstein discovers contradictory evidence that undermines the apparent certainty of Harry's guilt and threatens his own family.

A banker seeking a divorce becomes the chief suspect when his wife is murdered. Jesse Falkenstein doubts his guilt, while a buried body and the dead woman's complicated history draw the lawyer into a wider investigation.

Sergeant Andrew Clock faces accusations of accepting a bribe to conceal murder evidence. Jesse Falkenstein believes the honest policeman has been framed and investigates who might bear a grudge strong enough to destroy Clock's career.

The murder of medium Margaret Brandon leads Jesse Falkenstein through the dead woman's relationships, including a troubled nephew and other possible suspects. His inquiry also touches an unsolved child's murder as connections complicate the case.

Jesse Falkenstein reluctantly hears Mrs. Lester's suspicions that her husband is seeing another woman. When Glen Lester dies and police suspect homicide, a marital complaint becomes a murder inquiry that draws the lawyer into the case.

Jesse Falkenstein and his police detective brother-in-law investigate the death of Jesse's legal secretary. A scrap torn from a mystery magazine, found stuffed in her mouth, provides a disturbing clue to the circumstances of her murder.

Jesse Falkenstein investigates a mother's sudden interest in reclaiming the child she abandoned years earlier. As he searches for the woman and her boyfriend, a murder complicates a case involving the child's adoptive family.

Dick Tredgold has served seven years for a crime he insists he never committed, refusing parole rather than admit guilt. His family hires Jesse Falkenstein to revisit the old case and scrutinize its unreliable witnesses.

A wealthy woman's will leaves her son little and an elusive distant cousin millions. Hired to contest it, Jesse Falkenstein follows decades-old letters and diaries into blackmail, family secrets, and a threat to his own safety.

After drawing up a will for a shabbily dressed client, Jesse Falkenstein investigates the murders of the man and his wife. Their daughter's suspected involvement leads him toward a hidden fortune, questionable dealings, and blackmail.

Twenty years after Tommy Traxler's kidnapping, a man claiming to be the missing child approaches his wealthy mother. Her existing heir hires Jesse Falkenstein, whose inquiry into the claimant's identity encounters deception and murder.

A healthy young man apparently kills himself before signing his will, leaving Jesse Falkenstein to question the circumstances. A brooch discovered beside the body becomes a crucial clue in determining whether the death was suicide or murder.