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James Scott Bell

aka K Bennett

Jim is a former trial lawyer who now writes and speaks full time. He is the bestselling author of Try Dying, No Legal Grounds, Presumed Guilty, Glimpses of Paradise, Breach of Promise and several other thrillers. He is a winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Inspirational Fiction, and was a fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine. He has written two books in the Writers' Digest series, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure and Revision & Self-Editing.

Jim has taught writing at Pepperdine University and numerous writers conferences. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver.

Awards: ITW (2017)

Genres: Inspirational, Mystery, General Fiction

New and upcoming books

October 2024

Romeo's Fire
(Mike Romeo, book 9)

Series

Shannon Saga (with Tracie Peterson)
   1. City of Angels (2001)
   2. Angels Flight (2001)
   3. Angel of Mercy (2001)

Trials of Kit Shannon
   1. A Greater Glory (2003)
   2. A Higher Justice (2003)
   3. A Certain Truth (2004)

Ty Buchanan
   1. Try Dying (2007)
   2. Try Darkness (2008)
   3. Try Fear (2009)

Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law (as by K Bennett)
   1. Pay Me in Flesh (2011)
   2. The Year of Eating Dangerously (2012)
   3. I Ate the Sheriff (2012)

Irish Jimmy Gallagher
   Iron Hands (2011)
   King Crush (2012)
   Fight City (2013)
   Sucker Punched (2014)

Force of Habit
   1. Force of Habit (2013)
   2. And Then There Were Nuns (2013)
   3. Nun The Wiser (2014)
   4. The Nun Also Rises (2016)
   5. Hot Cross Nuns (2019)
   Force of Habit: The Complete Series (2021)

Mike Romeo
   1. Romeo's Rules (2015)
   2. Romeo's Way (2016)
   3. Romeo's Hammer (2017)
   4. Romeo's Fight (2019)
   5. Romeo's Stand (2020)
   6. Romeo's Town (2021)
   7. Romeo's Rage (2022)
   8. Romeo's Justice (2023)
   9. Romeo's Fire (2024)

Novels

   The Night Carl Sagan Stepped on My Cat (1988)
   Circumstantial Evidence (1997)
   Final Witness (1999)
   The Darwin Conspiracy (2000)
   Blind Justice (2000)
   Nephilim Seed (2001)
   Deadlock (2002)
   Breach of Promise (2004)
   Sins of the Fathers (2005)
   Glimpses Of Paradise (2005)
   Presumed Guilty (2006)
   No Legal Grounds (2007)
   The Whole Truth (2008)
   Deceived (2009)
   Don't Leave Me (2013)
   Your Son Is Alive (2018)
   Last Call (2020)
   Long Lost (2020)
   Rationality (2021)
   No More Lies (2022)
   Can't Stop Me (2023)

Collections

   Fresh Kills (2010) (with others)
   Watch Your Back (2011)
   One More Lie (2011)
   Trouble is My Beat (2022)

Novellas and Short Stories

   No Laughing Matter (2011)
   Autumnal (2012)
   Golden (2014)
   John Wayne's Revenge (2017)
   Framed (2018)
   My Father's Birthday (2019)
   I See Things Deeply (2020)
   Shoes (2022)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by James Scott Bell

Rebirth: Havok Season One (2019)
edited by
Andrew Winch

The Mystery Writers (2012)
Interviews and Advice
edited by
Jean Henry Mead

The Storytellers' Collection (2000)
Tales of Faraway Places
edited by
Melody Carlson

Awards

2017 ITW Award for Best E-Book original : Romeo's Way

James Scott Bell recommends

What We Hide (2024)
(Tupelo Grove, book 1)
Rick Acker and Colleen Coble
"This book has it all. Intrigue, suspense and the mysteries of the heart, woven together masterfully by the great new pairing of Coble and Acker. Fans of their individual books will not be disappointed. New readers will be delighted."

Injustice For All (2012)
(Justice Seekers, book 1)
Robin Caroll
"A journey into the heart of suspense and the heart of faith. Robin Caroll scores again with Injustice for All."

Rooms (2010)
James L Rubart
"A profound spiritual tale spun with imaginative flair. I'm looking forward to more from Jim Rubart."

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