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Ruby Bozarth

by James Patterson

The Ruby Bozarth series by James Patterson has 2 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Juror No. 3 (2018).

Books
2 books
First published
2018
Status
ongoing
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Start here: Juror No. 3 (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.

Cover of Juror No. 3, the first book in Ruby Bozarth

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. Juror No. 3

    Novel

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  2. The Jailhouse Lawyer

    Novel

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About the Ruby Bozarth series

Ruby Bozarth is a small-town Missouri defense attorney whose cases pull her into the kind of courtroom fights the community would rather not confront. James Patterson co-writes the series with Nancy Allen, a former Missouri prosecutor whose own courtroom experience grounds the legal mechanics in a level of procedural detail that's more grounded than Patterson's usual thriller pacing.

Juror No. 3 (2018) puts Ruby on a jury forced to confront small-town racial politics from the inside; The Jailhouse Lawyer (2021) finds her defending a death-row inmate against a wrongful conviction. Both books stand as complete legal dramas, connected by Ruby's recurring practice and Mississippi/Missouri courtroom setting rather than a serialized plot.

How to read this series

Each book is a self-contained legal case, so either can be read first without confusion, though publication order (Juror No. 3, 2018, then The Jailhouse Lawyer, 2021) is the more natural way to meet Ruby Bozarth's practice for the first time.

Frequently asked questions

How many Ruby Bozarth books are there?

Two: Juror No. 3 (2018) and The Jailhouse Lawyer (2021).

What order should I read the Ruby Bozarth books in?

Publication order -- Juror No. 3, then The Jailhouse Lawyer -- though each is a self-contained legal case.

Who writes the Ruby Bozarth series?

James Patterson co-writes with Nancy Allen, a former Missouri prosecutor and novelist.

Is Ruby Bozarth connected to The #1 Lawyer?

No -- The #1 Lawyer (2024), also co-written by Patterson and Allen, follows a different protagonist, Stafford Lee Penney, and is not part of the Ruby Bozarth series.

Is there a third Ruby Bozarth book coming?

No further title had been announced as of this writing.

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