Joe Dillard Books in Order

Jack Dillard, Joe’s son, is a small town defense lawyer still reeling from recent trauma when a true crime podcaster begs him to look into a questionable murder conviction. At the same time, his wife Charlie takes a volatile new homicide case of her own.

Turning fifty and nearly retired, Joe Dillard spends his days caring for his wife as her cancer worsens. When a girl from his son Jack’s little league team vanishes, Joe is pulled back into a frantic search that strikes painfully close to home.

A young college football star is accused of sexually assaulting a white student, igniting national headlines and bitter local divisions. Joe Dillard defends the player while a shadowy agitator manipulates the case, putting Joe, his son, and Charleston Story in danger.

When a Supreme Court justice is discovered dismembered in the back of a pickup truck and three other judges are missing, Joe Dillard defends the driver. The hunt for the real killer pulls Joe and Sheriff Leon Bates toward a ruthless enemy targeting the bench.

A rising country music star is found strangled in a Nashville hotel room, and her powerful label owner is charged with murder. Joe Dillard travels to the city to defend him, navigating celebrity gossip, industry secrets, and a case built on lies.

When a six year old girl is kidnapped from her bedroom and a ransom note demands millions, Joe Dillard represents the frantic parents. As hours slip away, his wife’s cancer returns and his estranged father appears, pushing Joe toward his breaking point.

Joe Dillard hires young attorney Charleston Story as his first associate. Her debut case leaves her in possession of something others are willing to kill for, dragging both lawyers into a dangerous chase that reaches deep into Joe’s past cases and enemies.

Three young women are discovered floating in a lake, and suspicion falls on one of the richest men in Tennessee. Now district attorney, Joe Dillard must confront political pressure, threats at his doorstep, and a choice that could save or doom his family.

A hated criminal court judge is found murdered and burned, and Joe Dillard’s son’s best friend becomes the prime suspect. As Joe investigates, he uncovers corruption inside the prosecutor’s office and secrets that could destroy both his career and his marriage.

Now a prosecutor, Joe Dillard takes on a horrific case after a rural Tennessee family is slaughtered. Two goth teenagers stand accused, but Joe suspects a manipulative young woman is the true instigator and must endanger his own family to pursue her.

Burned out from defending guilty clients, Tennessee lawyer Joe Dillard is ready to quit when he is hired to represent Angel, a strip club waitress accused of murdering a preacher. Believing she may truly be innocent, he risks everything to prove it.