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Ruby Bozarth

by James Patterson

The Ruby Bozarth series by James Patterson has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Juror No. 3 (2018). The Jailhouse Lawyer is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2018
Status
ongoing
Shelved under
Thriller
Start here: Juror No. 3 (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Juror No. 3
Juror No. 3 (2018)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Juror No. 3

    Novel
    James Patterson, writing with former Missouri prosecutor Nancy Allen, opened the Ruby Bozarth legal-drama series in 2018 with Juror No. 3, putting the small-town defense attorney on a jury forced to confront racial politics from the inside.
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  2. The Jailhouse Lawyer

    Novel
    The Jailhouse Lawyer followed three years later, in 2021, nearly double the length of the first book at 576 pages, finding Ruby defending a death-row inmate against a wrongful conviction.
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Key facts about the Ruby Bozarth series

The Ruby Bozarth series has 2 books on our list. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Juror No. 3, since it opens the publication order in 2018. The Jailhouse Lawyer is book 2, from 2021.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

The Jailhouse Lawyer is the latest book with a full release date, out on 1 January 2021. The catalogue marks it as ongoing, yet no next book has a date so far.

The books came out between 2018 and 2021, while their length runs from 297 to 576 pages. That is a run of 3 years.

James Patterson has 196 books on our list. Additionally, they write Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Honeymoon, plus 12 more series. We shelve the books under legal thriller.

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.

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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