Stephen Penner Books in Order

Nate and Emily return to Professor Barrister's prehistoric world for another fast-moving puzzle. This time an unusual Allosaurus is at the center of the mystery, and the clues are every bit as dangerous as the setting.

Another trip into the distant past leaves Nate and Emily chasing answers around a very unusual Eoraptor. The fun comes from the mix of dinosaur adventure, mystery clues, and kid-sized detective work.

On a field trip with the mysterious Professor Barrister, Nate and Emily tumble into a dinosaur age mystery. To solve the case of the strange Troodon, they need sharp eyes, quick thinking, and plenty of nerve.

Maggie Devereaux is still reeling from what she has learned in Scotland when another deadly mystery pulls her deeper into Highland magic. Old rites, fresh bloodshed, and secrets in the shadows make denial impossible.

What begins as another Scottish adventure for Maggie Devereaux soon turns dangerous when murder and magic collide again in the Highlands. The deeper she gets into local secrets, the harder it is to tell folklore from real power.

The first team on Mars has vanished, and Captain John Stanton is sent to relieve them and figure out why. What he finds turns the mission into a locked-room mystery in space, with danger closing in from every side.

American graduate student Maggie Devereaux arrives in Scotland to study and gets swept into a campus murder mystery with an occult edge. When she finds a lost book of Highland magic, folklore starts to look dangerously real.

Professor Barrister sends Nate and Emily into another prehistoric case, this time involving a curious Caudipteryx. The story blends quick clues, big creatures, and a light mystery that keeps younger readers moving.

With the stakes as high as the law allows, this legal thriller digs into guilt, strategy, and the machinery of the death penalty. Penner turns a capital case into a tense fight over truth, judgment, and consequences.

Katie Carpenter may be a genius, but that does not make fourth grade easy. This middle grade story pairs big brains with everyday problems, showing that being smart is only one part of growing up.

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.

Nate and Emily are back with Professor Barrister for one more prehistoric puzzle, and this time the trail leads to a strange Cryptoclidus. It is another brisk mix of adventure, clever clues, and dinosaur era danger.

This young adult thriller leans into hidden history, danger, and secrets that feel larger than ordinary life. What starts as adventure keeps widening until the characters are chasing answers with much bigger stakes than they expected.

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.

Maggie's years in Scotland lead toward a final clash with the dark forces circling her since the beginning. Murder, old magic, and everything she has learned come together in a tense series finale.

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.

Criminal defense attorney Talon Winter takes on a 25-year-old murder case for Michael Jameson, a successful family man with a buried past. The problem is simple and brutal, he will not tell her whether he actually did it.

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.

When Ezekiel Frazier is stopped in the wrong car with a gun under the seat, Talon Winter must fight a three-strikes case that could put him away for life. The law, the politics around it, and Talon's own messy life all collide.

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.

Talon Winter defends an 18-year-old accused in a murder he did not commit, but the felony murder rule may still send him away for life. The case gets even uglier because the actual shooter is a cop.

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.

After a protest at a private jail turns deadly, activist Karim Jackson is charged with murder. Talon Winter has to battle prosecutors, corporate power, and public outrage to prove the wrong man is being blamed.

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 new case forces Talon Winter to choose between strict loyalty to her client and her own sense of justice. The deeper she gets, the harder it becomes to separate professional duty from moral responsibility.

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.

Talon Winter returns to a tribal land fight that matters deeply to her, only to get pulled into a second case involving a woman being railroaded by the system. She has to decide where her energy and sense of justice belong.

Seattle attorney Daniel Raine is already reeling from divorce and career upheaval when a wealthy woman hires him for a messy separation. Then her husband turns up dead, and Raine is suddenly fighting a murder case with everything on the line.

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.

A powerful family falls into chaos after a shocking death, leaving Daniel Raine to untangle secrets, money, and a bitter fight over what comes next. The case pushes him from legal strategy into real physical danger.

Daniel Raine is pulled into a murder case staged with unnerving precision, where every detail seems chosen for effect. To protect his client, he has to figure out whether the crime scene is evidence, performance, or both.

Daniel Raine is hired on a case soaked in murder, lies, and Seattle corruption. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes that one danger is legal and the other is intensely personal.

A glittering dinner among Seattle's elite ends in murder, leaving Daniel Raine surrounded by polished suspects and ugly motives. In a room full of status and secrets, no one looks innocent for long.

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.

When hidden remains and damaging secrets surface, Daniel Raine finds himself chasing a case someone thought was safely buried. The evidence keeps changing shape, but the truth refuses to stay underground.

Daniel Raine's loyalty is tested when a Seattle judge, and a friend, is accused of murdering his son's girlfriend. Defending him means sorting through family damage, public scandal, and evidence that looks bad from the start.

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.

What looks like easy money turns into a far riskier case when Daniel Raine realizes his client and a key witness may both be hiding something. Suddenly he is fighting for more than a fee, he is trying not to be played.