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Updated 2026-07-11 / 95 books / 11 series
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.
Books by James Scott Bell in Publication Order
1988
The Night Carl Sagan Stepped on My Cat
POoSN / 1
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1995
The Darwin Conspiracy
POoSN / 2
Buy
1997
Circumstantial Evidence
POoSN / 3
Buy
1999
Final Witness
POoSN / 4
Buy
2000
Blind Justice
POoSN / 5
Buy
2001
City of Angels
POoSSB / 1
Buy
2001
The Nephilim Seed
POoSN / 6
Buy
2002
Angels Flight
POoSSB / 2
Buy
2002
Angel of Mercy
POoSSB / 3
Buy
2002
Deadlock
POoSN / 7
Buy
2003
A Greater Glory
POoTToKSB / 1
Buy
2003
A Higher Justice
POoTToKSB / 2
Buy
2004
Plot & Structure
POoNB / 1
Buy
2004
A Certain Truth
POoTToKSB / 3
Buy
2004
Breach of Promise
POoSN / 8
Buy
2005
Sins of the Fathers
POoSN / 9
Buy
2005
Glimpses of Paradise
POoSN / 10
Buy
2006
Presumed Guilty
POoSN / 11
Buy
2007
Try Dying
POoTBB / 1
Buy
2007
No Legal Grounds
POoSN / 12
Buy
2008
Revision and Self Editing for Publication
POoNB / 2
Buy
2008
Try Darkness
POoTBB / 2
Buy
2008
Write Great Fiction Series
POoNB / 3
Buy
2008
The Whole Truth
POoSN / 13
Buy
2009
Try Fear
POoTBB / 3
Buy
2009
The Art of War for Writers
POoNB / 4
Buy
2009
Deceived
POoSN / 14
Buy
2010
Breach of Promise/Presumed Guilty
POoNB / 5
Buy
2011
Iron Hands
POoIJGB / 1
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2011
No Laughing Matter
POoSS / 1
Buy
2011
Pay Me in Flesh
POoMCZB / 1
Buy
2011
Writing Fiction for All You're Worth Strategies and Techniques for
POoNB / 6
Buy
2011
Watch Your Back
POoNB / 7
Buy
2011
How to Write Comedy
POoNB / 8
Buy
2011
One More Lie
POoNB / 9
Buy
2011
Conflict and Suspense
POoNB / 10
Buy
2012
Force of Habit
POoFoHB / 1
Buy
2012
Autumnal
POoSS / 2
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2012
The Year of Eating Dangerously
POoMCZB / 2
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2012
King Crush
POoIJGB / 2
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2012
I Ate the Sheriff
POoMCZB / 3
Buy
2012
Self Publishing Attack!
POoNB / 11
Buy
2012
How to Achieve Your Goals and Dreams
POoNB / 12
Buy
2012
How to Manage the Time of Your Life
POoNB / 13
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2013
And Then There Were Nuns
POoFoHB / 2
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2013
Nun the Wiser
POoFoHB / 3
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2013
Fight City
POoIJGB / 3
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2013
Fiction Attack!
POoNB / 14
Buy
2013
Don't Leave Me
POoSN / 15
Buy
2014
Golden
POoSS / 3
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2014
Sucker Punched
POoIJGB / 4
Buy
2014
Write Your Novel From The Middle
POoNB / 15
Buy
2014
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
POoNB / 16
Buy
2014
How to Make a Living as a Writer
POoNB / 17
Buy
2015
Romeo's Rules
POoMRB / 1
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2015
Super Structure
POoNB / 18
Buy
2015
27 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not to Make Them!
POoNB / 19
Buy
2015
Voice
POoNB / 20
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2016
Romeo's Way
POoMRB / 2
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2016
The Nun Also Rises
POoFoHB / 4
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2016
Some People Are Dead
POoNB / 21
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2016
Writing Right to Success(With: Yvonne Lehman,DiAnn Mills,Lynette Eason,Susan May Warren)
POoNB / 22
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2016
Just Write
POoNB / 23
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2016
Manliness
POoNB / 24
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2016
The Mental Game of Writing
POoNB / 25
Buy
2016
How to Write Short Stories and Use Them to Further Your Writing Career
POoNB / 26
Buy
2017
Romeo's Hammer
POoMRB / 3
Buy
2017
Marketing For Writers Who Hate Marketing
POoNB / 27
Buy
2017
Knockout Fiction Power Pack
POoNB / 28
Buy
2017
How to Write Pulp Fiction
POoNB / 29
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2018
Framed
POoSS / 4
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2018
John Wayne's Revenge
POoSS / 5
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2018
Your Son Is Alive
POoSN / 16
Buy
2019
Romeo's Fight
POoMRB / 4
Buy
2019
Hot Cross Nuns
POoFoHB / 5
Buy
2019
My Father's Birthday
POoSS / 6
Buy
2019
The Last Fifty Pages
POoNB / 30
Buy
2019
How to Write Best-Selling Fiction
POoNB / 31
Buy
2019
Plotman to the Rescue
POoNB / 32
Buy
2020
Romeo's Stand
POoMRB / 5
Buy
2020
I See Things Deeply
POoSS / 7
Buy
2020
Last Call
POoSN / 17
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2020
Long Lost
POoSN / 18
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2020
Writing Unforgettable Characters
POoNB / 33
Buy
2021
Romeo's Town
POoMRB / 6
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2022
Trouble is My Beat
POoSSC / 1
Buy
2022
Romeo's Rage
POoMRB / 7
Buy
2022
No More Lies
POoSN / 19
Buy
2023
Romeo's Justice
POoMRB / 8
Buy
2023
Can't Stop Me
POoSN / 20
Buy
2023
Power Up Your Fiction: 125 Tips and Techniques for Next-Level Writing
POoNB / 34
Buy
2024
Romeo's Fire
POoMRB / 9
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2025
Down These Streets
POoSSC / 2
Buy
2025
Cinnamon Buns and Milk Bone Underwear: And Other Whimsical Wanderings
POoSSC / 3
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2025
Romeo's Truth
POoMRB / 10
Buy
Complete James Scott Bell Series Reading Order /
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01
Pay Me in Flesh
2011
Buy
02
The Year of Eating Dangerously
2012
Buy
03
I Ate the Sheriff
2012
Buy
01
City of Angels
2001
Buy
02
Angels Flight
2002
Buy
03
Angel of Mercy
2002
Buy
01
Trouble is My Beat
2022
Buy
02
Down These Streets
2025
Buy
03
Cinnamon Buns and Milk Bone Underwear: And Other Whimsical Wanderings
2025
Buy
01
The Night Carl Sagan Stepped on My Cat
1988
Buy
02
The Darwin Conspiracy
1995
Buy
03
Circumstantial Evidence
1997
Buy
04
Final Witness
1999
Buy
05
Blind Justice
2000
Buy
06
The Nephilim Seed
2001
Buy
08
Breach of Promise
2004
Buy
09
Sins of the Fathers
2005
Buy
10
Glimpses of Paradise
2005
Buy
11
Presumed Guilty
2006
Buy
12
No Legal Grounds
2007
Buy
13
The Whole Truth
2008
Buy
15
Don't Leave Me
2013
Buy
16
Your Son Is Alive
2018
Buy
20
Can't Stop Me
2023
Buy
01
Plot & Structure
2004
Buy
02
Revision and Self Editing for Publication
2008
Buy
03
Write Great Fiction Series
2008
Buy
04
The Art of War for Writers
2009
Buy
05
Breach of Promise/Presumed Guilty
2010
Buy
06
Writing Fiction for All You're Worth Strategies and Techniques for
2011
Buy
07
Watch Your Back
2011
Buy
08
How to Write Comedy
2011
Buy
10
Conflict and Suspense
2011
Buy
11
Self Publishing Attack!
2012
Buy
12
How to Achieve Your Goals and Dreams
2012
Buy
13
How to Manage the Time of Your Life
2012
Buy
14
Fiction Attack!
2013
Buy
15
Write Your Novel From The Middle
2014
Buy
16
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
2014
Buy
17
How to Make a Living as a Writer
2014
Buy
18
Super Structure
2015
Buy
19
27 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not to Make Them!
2015
Buy
21
Some People Are Dead
2016
Buy
22
Writing Right to Success(With: Yvonne Lehman,DiAnn Mills,Lynette Eason,Susan May Warren)
2016
Buy
25
The Mental Game of Writing
2016
Buy
26
How to Write Short Stories and Use Them to Further Your Writing Career
2016
Buy
27
Marketing For Writers Who Hate Marketing
2017
Buy
28
Knockout Fiction Power Pack
2017
Buy
29
How to Write Pulp Fiction
2017
Buy
30
The Last Fifty Pages
2019
Buy
31
How to Write Best-Selling Fiction
2019
Buy
32
Plotman to the Rescue
2019
Buy
33
Writing Unforgettable Characters
2020
Buy
34
Power Up Your Fiction: 125 Tips and Techniques for Next-Level Writing
2023
Buy
04
Sucker Punched
2014
Buy
01
A Greater Glory
2003
Buy
02
A Higher Justice
2003
Buy
03
A Certain Truth
2004
Buy
01
Force of Habit
2012
Buy
02
And Then There Were Nuns
2013
Buy
03
Nun the Wiser
2013
Buy
04
The Nun Also Rises
2016
Buy
05
Hot Cross Nuns
2019
Buy
01
No Laughing Matter
2011
Buy
05
John Wayne's Revenge
2018
Buy
06
My Father's Birthday
2019
Buy
07
I See Things Deeply
2020
Buy
01
Romeo's Rules
2015
Buy
03
Romeo's Hammer
2017
Buy
04
Romeo's Fight
2019
Buy
05
Romeo's Stand
2020
Buy
08
Romeo's Justice
2023
Buy
10
Romeo's Truth
2025
Buy
Where to start with James Scott Bell
What is the best order to read James Scott Bell books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.