Order of Stephen L. Carter Books

Stephen L. Carter is an American author of thriller novels and non-fiction books. He is a New York Times bestselling author. Stephen earned his B.A. in history from Stanford University and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He has been the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where he has taught courses on contracts, evidence, professional responsibility, ethics in literature, intellectual property, and the law and ethics of war. His novel The Emperor of Ocean Park won the 2003 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction and the 2003 BCALA Literary Award.

Stephen L. Carter made his debut as an author in 1981 with the non-fiction book The Confirmation Mess. His debut as a novelist was in 2002 with the aforementioned The Emperor of Ocean Park, which spent eleven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Below is a list of Stephen L. Carter’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Elm Harbor Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books

Publication Order of The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Stephen L. Carter Synopses: The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter is the first book in the Elm Harbor series. Talcott Garland is a respected law professor, a committed father, and the husband of an ambitious woman whose aspirations may jeopardize the stability of their family. When his father – Judge Oliver Garland, a disgraced former Supreme Court nominee – is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Talcott suspects foul play. Drawn into a cryptic puzzle his father left behind, he must navigate a dangerous path in search of the truth – risking his career, his marriage, and ultimately, his life.

Jericho’s Fall is a standalone title by Stephen L. Carter. In a secluded mansion high in the Colorado Rockies, Jericho Ainsley – once the formidable head of the CIA and a commanding figure on Wall Street – lies on the brink of death. Summoning Beck DeForde, the younger woman whose affair with him ended his storied career and sparked public scandal, Jericho seems to seek only a final goodbye. But Beck quickly discovers that her visit is anything but a quiet farewell. As old secrets resurface and powerful forces close in, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous fight for a revelation so explosive that foreign governments and global corporations will stop at nothing to possess it.

The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen L. Carter is a standalone novel. Twenty-one-year-old Abigail Canner, a determined young Black woman and Oberlin graduate, arrives in Civil War–era Washington with a rare opportunity: a position at the prestigious law firm defending President Lincoln. Armed with her late mother’s unshakable belief that societal limits do not apply to her, Abigail enters a world few women of her background ever touch – working alongside white colleagues, mingling with Washington’s elite, and even meeting the president himself. But when the firm’s lead attorney is found murdered on the eve of Lincoln’s trial, Abigail is thrust into a dangerous maze of political intrigue and deadly secrets that threaten the fragile nation – and her life.

In Back Channel, Stephen L. Carter delivers a taut, high-stakes reimagining of the Cuban Missile Crisis, blending historical fact with riveting fiction. As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war in October 1962, President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev seek a covert path to negotiation – one that leads to Margo Jensen, a brilliant young Black student at Cornell. Unaware of the full danger, Margo is thrust into a global game of espionage, sent behind the Iron Curtain as a secret emissary whose very presence could change history. From whispered secrets in Curaçao to tense maneuverings at sea, Margo’s journey is as much about global survival as it is about uncovering truths buried deep within her own family.