Legal Thriller
David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter) Books in Order
by David Rosenfelt
New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter would rather watch football and play with his golden retriever Tara than take a case — but when he does, he tends to unravel conspiracies reaching from the courtroom to the highest levels of power. The funniest legal-thriller series in American crime fiction.
About the series
David Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series follows a New Jersey defense attorney with a deep aversion to working too hard — and an equally deep love for dogs. When Andy reluctantly takes cases, he tends to stumble into conspiracies far larger than they first appear, all while delivering the funniest running commentary in legal-thriller fiction. The series has become one of the most reliably entertaining long-running mystery series in American crime writing, with annual releases. Rosenfelt also writes the related K-Team series (featuring Andy's investigator Marcus Clark and colleagues) and the standalone Doug Brock thrillers.
Recommended reading order
Start with Open and Shut (2002) and read in publication order. Andy's evolving personal life — his relationship with Laurie Collins, their adoption story, and his ever-growing canine household — gives the series an emotional throughline that enriches the later books considerably.
Reading order
25 books · Ongoing