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James Scott Bell

James Scott Bell is an American author best known for the *Try Dying* crime series and his craft classic *Plot & Structure*. A Christy Award winner and bestselling writer, his books have sold over a million copies. This page provides the James Scott Bell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1988The Night Carl Sagan Stepped on My CatPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1995The Darwin ConspiracyPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1997Circumstantial EvidencePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1999Final WitnessPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2000Blind JusticePOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2001City of AngelsPOoSSB · 1Buy ↗

2001The Nephilim SeedPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2002Angels FlightPOoSSB · 2Buy ↗

2002Angel of MercyPOoSSB · 3Buy ↗

2002DeadlockPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2003A Greater GloryPOoTToKSB · 1Buy ↗

2003A Higher JusticePOoTToKSB · 2Buy ↗

2004Plot & StructurePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2004A Certain TruthPOoTToKSB · 3Buy ↗

2004Breach of PromisePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2005Sins of the FathersPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2005Glimpses of ParadisePOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2006Presumed GuiltyPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2007Try DyingPOoTBB · 1Buy ↗

2007No Legal GroundsPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2008Revision and Self Editing for PublicationPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2008Try DarknessPOoTBB · 2Buy ↗

2008Write Great Fiction SeriesPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2008The Whole TruthPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2009Try FearPOoTBB · 3Buy ↗

2009The Art of War for WritersPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2009DeceivedPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2010Breach of Promise/Presumed GuiltyPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2011Iron HandsPOoIJGB · 1Buy ↗

2011No Laughing MatterPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2011Pay Me in FleshPOoMCZB · 1Buy ↗

2011Writing Fiction for All You're Worth Strategies and Techniques forPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2011Watch Your BackPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

2011How to Write ComedyPOoNB · 8Buy ↗

2011One More LiePOoNB · 9Buy ↗

2011Conflict and SuspensePOoNB · 10Buy ↗

2012Force of HabitPOoFoHB · 1Buy ↗

2012King CrushPOoIJGB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Year of Eating DangerouslyPOoMCZB · 2Buy ↗

2012AutumnalPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2012I Ate the SheriffPOoMCZB · 3Buy ↗

2012Self Publishing Attack!POoNB · 11Buy ↗

2012How to Achieve Your Goals and DreamsPOoNB · 12Buy ↗

2012How to Manage the Time of Your LifePOoNB · 13Buy ↗

2013And Then There Were NunsPOoFoHB · 2Buy ↗

2013Fight CityPOoIJGB · 3Buy ↗

2013Nun the WiserPOoFoHB · 3Buy ↗

2013Fiction Attack!POoNB · 14Buy ↗

2013Don't Leave MePOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2014GoldenPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2014Sucker PunchedPOoIJGB · 4Buy ↗

2014Write Your Novel From The MiddlePOoNB · 15Buy ↗

2014How to Write Dazzling DialoguePOoNB · 16Buy ↗

2014How to Make a Living as a WriterPOoNB · 17Buy ↗

2015Romeo's RulesPOoMRB · 1Buy ↗

2015Super StructurePOoNB · 18Buy ↗

201527 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not to Make Them!POoNB · 19Buy ↗

2015VoicePOoNB · 20Buy ↗

2016Romeo's WayPOoMRB · 2Buy ↗

2016The Nun Also RisesPOoFoHB · 4Buy ↗

2016Some People Are DeadPOoNB · 21Buy ↗

2016Writing Right to Success(With: Yvonne Lehman,DiAnn Mills,Lynette Eason,Susan May Warren)POoNB · 22Buy ↗

2016Just WritePOoNB · 23Buy ↗

2016ManlinessPOoNB · 24Buy ↗

2016The Mental Game of WritingPOoNB · 25Buy ↗

2016How to Write Short Stories and Use Them to Further Your Writing CareerPOoNB · 26Buy ↗

2017Romeo's HammerPOoMRB · 3Buy ↗

2017Marketing For Writers Who Hate MarketingPOoNB · 27Buy ↗

2017Knockout Fiction Power PackPOoNB · 28Buy ↗

2017How to Write Pulp FictionPOoNB · 29Buy ↗

2018FramedPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2018John Wayne's RevengePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2018Your Son Is AlivePOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2019Romeo's FightPOoMRB · 4Buy ↗

2019Hot Cross NunsPOoFoHB · 5Buy ↗

2019My Father's BirthdayPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2019The Last Fifty PagesPOoNB · 30Buy ↗

2019How to Write Best-Selling FictionPOoNB · 31Buy ↗

2019Plotman to the RescuePOoNB · 32Buy ↗

2020Romeo's StandPOoMRB · 5Buy ↗

2020I See Things DeeplyPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2020Last CallPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2020Long LostPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

2020Writing Unforgettable CharactersPOoNB · 33Buy ↗

2021Romeo's TownPOoMRB · 6Buy ↗

2022Trouble is My BeatPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2022Romeo's RagePOoMRB · 7Buy ↗

2022No More LiesPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

2023Romeo's JusticePOoMRB · 8Buy ↗

2023Can't Stop MePOoSN · 20Buy ↗

2023Power Up Your Fiction: 125 Tips and Techniques for Next-Level WritingPOoNB · 34Buy ↗

2024Romeo's FirePOoMRB · 9Buy ↗

2025Down These StreetsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2025Cinnamon Buns and Milk Bone Underwear: And Other Whimsical WanderingsPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2025Romeo's TruthPOoMRB · 10Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Mallory Caine, Zombie-at-Law Books3 books · 2011–2012

01Pay Me in Flesh2011Buy ↗

02The Year of Eating Dangerously2012Buy ↗

03I Ate the Sheriff2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Shannon Saga Books3 books · 2001–2002

01City of Angels2001Buy ↗

02Angels Flight2002Buy ↗

03Angel of Mercy2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 2022–2025

01Trouble is My Beat2022Buy ↗

02Down These Streets2025Buy ↗

03Cinnamon Buns and Milk Bone Underwear: And Other Whimsical Wanderings2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ty Buchanan Books3 books · 2007–2009

01Try Dying2007Buy ↗

02Try Darkness2008Buy ↗

03Try Fear2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels20 books · 1988–2023

01The Night Carl Sagan Stepped on My Cat1988Buy ↗

02The Darwin Conspiracy1995Buy ↗

03Circumstantial Evidence1997Buy ↗

04Final Witness1999Buy ↗

05Blind Justice2000Buy ↗

06The Nephilim Seed2001Buy ↗

07Deadlock2002Buy ↗

08Breach of Promise2004Buy ↗

09Sins of the Fathers2005Buy ↗

10Glimpses of Paradise2005Buy ↗

11Presumed Guilty2006Buy ↗

12No Legal Grounds2007Buy ↗

13The Whole Truth2008Buy ↗

14Deceived2009Buy ↗

15Don't Leave Me2013Buy ↗

16Your Son Is Alive2018Buy ↗

17Last Call2020Buy ↗

18Long Lost2020Buy ↗

19No More Lies2022Buy ↗

20Can't Stop Me2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books34 books · 2004–2023

01Plot & Structure2004Buy ↗

02Revision and Self Editing for Publication2008Buy ↗

03Write Great Fiction Series2008Buy ↗

04The Art of War for Writers2009Buy ↗

05Breach of Promise/Presumed Guilty2010Buy ↗

06Writing Fiction for All You're Worth Strategies and Techniques for2011Buy ↗

07Watch Your Back2011Buy ↗

08How to Write Comedy2011Buy ↗

09One More Lie2011Buy ↗

10Conflict and Suspense2011Buy ↗

11Self Publishing Attack!2012Buy ↗

12How to Achieve Your Goals and Dreams2012Buy ↗

13How to Manage the Time of Your Life2012Buy ↗

14Fiction Attack!2013Buy ↗

15Write Your Novel From The Middle2014Buy ↗

16How to Write Dazzling Dialogue2014Buy ↗

17How to Make a Living as a Writer2014Buy ↗

18Super Structure2015Buy ↗

1927 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not to Make Them!2015Buy ↗

20Voice2015Buy ↗

21Some People Are Dead2016Buy ↗

22Writing Right to Success(With: Yvonne Lehman,DiAnn Mills,Lynette Eason,Susan May Warren)2016Buy ↗

23Just Write2016Buy ↗

24Manliness2016Buy ↗

25The Mental Game of Writing2016Buy ↗

26How to Write Short Stories and Use Them to Further Your Writing Career2016Buy ↗

27Marketing For Writers Who Hate Marketing2017Buy ↗

28Knockout Fiction Power Pack2017Buy ↗

29How to Write Pulp Fiction2017Buy ↗

30The Last Fifty Pages2019Buy ↗

31How to Write Best-Selling Fiction2019Buy ↗

32Plotman to the Rescue2019Buy ↗

33Writing Unforgettable Characters2020Buy ↗

34Power Up Your Fiction: 125 Tips and Techniques for Next-Level Writing2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Irish Jimmy Gallagher Books4 books · 2011–2014

01Iron Hands2011Buy ↗

02King Crush2012Buy ↗

03Fight City2013Buy ↗

04Sucker Punched2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Trials of Kit Shannon Books3 books · 2003–2004

01A Greater Glory2003Buy ↗

02A Higher Justice2003Buy ↗

03A Certain Truth2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of Force of Habit Books5 books · 2012–2019

01Force of Habit2012Buy ↗

02And Then There Were Nuns2013Buy ↗

03Nun the Wiser2013Buy ↗

04The Nun Also Rises2016Buy ↗

05Hot Cross Nuns2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas7 books · 2011–2020

01No Laughing Matter2011Buy ↗

02Autumnal2012Buy ↗

03Golden2014Buy ↗

04Framed2018Buy ↗

05John Wayne's Revenge2018Buy ↗

06My Father's Birthday2019Buy ↗

07I See Things Deeply2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mike Romeo Books10 books · 2015–2025

01Romeo's Rules2015Buy ↗

02Romeo's Way2016Buy ↗

03Romeo's Hammer2017Buy ↗

04Romeo's Fight2019Buy ↗

05Romeo's Stand2020Buy ↗

06Romeo's Town2021Buy ↗

07Romeo's Rage2022Buy ↗

08Romeo's Justice2023Buy ↗

09Romeo's Fire2024Buy ↗

10Romeo's Truth2025Buy ↗

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