Brian Freeman Books in Order

Brian Freeman is an American psychological thriller author best known for the Jonathan Stride series, set along the Lake Superior shore in Duluth, Minnesota. His debut novel, Immoral, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, and Dagger Awards. In 2019, he was chosen by Putnam and the Robert Ludlum estate as the official author to continue the Jason Bourne series. His books have sold in over 46 countries and been translated into 23 languages.

This page lists all Brian Freeman books in order, including the Jonathan Stride, Cab Bolton, Frost Easton, and Shelby Lake series, standalone novels, and works written under the pen names B.N. Freeman and Ally O’Brien.

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Jonathan Stride Series (Books in Order)

The Jonathan Stride series follows homicide lieutenant Jonathan Stride, who investigates crimes in and around Duluth, Minnesota, on the coast of Lake Superior. The series combines police procedural with psychological suspense, and Brian Freeman uses the harsh northern Minnesota winters and the local isolated landscape as the main background to the series. Jonathan Stride works with his detective partner Maggie Bei, as well as with Serena Dial, who becomes important in his private life throught the entire series.

Reading Order

  1. Immoral, 2005
  2. Stripped, 2006
  3. Stalked, 2007
  4. The Watcher, 2008
  5. The Burying Place, 2009
  6. Spitting Devil, 2012
  7. Turn to Stone, 2014
  8. The Cold Nowhere, 2013
  9. Goodbye to the Dead, 2015
  10. Marathon, 2017
  11. Alter Ego, 2018
  12. Funeral for a Friend, 2020
  13. The Zero Night, 2022
  14. Where the Road Ends, 2026

Cab Bolton Series (Books in Order)

The Cab Bolton series features tall and flashy detective Cab Bolton from Naples, who decided to leave his job in law enforcement to become a private investigator in Florida, supported by his actress mother, Tarla Bolton. Unlike the more serious and indifferent Stride, Cab has a sharp sense of humor and a unique style. The Florida setting is exactly opposite in setting to the Duluth winters.

Reading Order

  1. The Bone House, 2010
  2. Season of Fear, 2014

Frost Easton Series (Books in Order)

The Frost Easton series follows homicide detective Frost Easton as he investigates crimes in San Francisco. Frost is an upright and introverted detective, with a complicated personal history, which includes the high-profile case of his sister’s murder, that weights on him throughout the entire series. The books mix psychological suspense with police procedural elements, and Brian Freeman uses the fog and terrain of San Francisco in the same way he uses the cold winters of Minnesota in the Jonathan Stride novels.

Reading Order

  1. The Night Bird, 2017
  2. The Voice Inside, 2018
  3. The Crooked Street, 2019

Shelby Lake Series (Books in Order)

The Shelby Lake series follows deputy Shelby Lake in a small Minnesota town who solves the case of a boy who disappeared, while at the same time, taking care of her father who has early symptoms of dementia. The series has a more rural feel compared to Brian Freeman’s series set in the various cities, as highlights the cultural landscape of northern Minnesota.

Reading Order

  1. The Ursulina, 2022
  2. The Deep, Deep Snow, 2020

Jason Bourne Series (Books in Order)

Brian Freeman wrote these novels as continuation entries in the Jason Bourne series, originally created by Robert Ludlum. Brian Freeman was commissioned by Putnam and the Ludlum estate in 2019 to take over the franchise from Eric Van Lustbader, who had continued the series after Ludlum’s death in 2001. His entries bring the series into modern times with themes like cybersecurity and surveillance threats. For the complete Jason Bourne series including all authors, see Robert Ludlum Books in Order.

Reading Order

  1. The Bourne Evolution, 2020
  2. The Bourne Treachery, 2021
  3. The Bourne Sacrifice, 2022
  4. The Bourne Defiance, 2023
  5. The Bourne Shadow, 2024
  6. The Bourne Vendetta, 2025
  7. The Bourne Escape, 2025
  8. he Bourne Revenge, 2026

Standalone Novels

Novellas and Short Stories

  • The Souls of the Ships, 2013

Anthologies

Writing as B.N. Freeman

Writing as Ally O’Brien

Brian Freeman Biography

Brian Freeman author
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Brian Freeman is an American psychological suspense author best known for the Jonathan Stride series.
Official website: bfreemanbooks.com

Brian Freeman was born in 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, before moving to Minnesota. He studied English at Carleton College in Minnesota, graduating magna cum laude in 1984.

Before becoming a full-time author, Brian Freeman had several jobs, including in technology, communications, and marketing, working as a director of marketing and public relations at the international law firm Faegre and Benson.

He spent roughly two decades writing unsold manuscripts while working full time before finishing a manuscript he could sell in his early forties. He published his debut novel, Immoral, in 2005, which was the beginning of the Jonathan Stride series set primarily in Duluth, Minnesota. The novel won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar, Dagger, Anthony, and Barry Awards.

In addition to the Jonathan Stride novels, he has written the Cab Bolton, Frost Easton, and Shelby Lake series, along with several standalone thrillers, among which Spilled Blood won the 2013 ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel. He was was selected as the official author for the Jason Bourne series, originally created by Robert Ludlum.

Brian Freeman has also published novels under the pen names B.N. Freeman and Ally O’Brien, and his books have been sold in 46 countries and 23 languages. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife Marcia, who is also his full-time partner in the book business.

Brian Freeman Book Adaptations

  • Infinite – Film rights acquired by Universal Pictures (2021)

Brian Freeman Awards and Honors

Awards

  • Spilled Blood – International Thriller Writers Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel (2013)
  • Immoral – Macavity Award for Best First Novel (2006)

Nominations and Shortlists

  • The Burying Place – International Thriller Writers (ITW) Thriller Award nomination for Best Hardcover Novel (2011)
  • Immoral – John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger shortlist (2006)
  • Immoral – Edgar Award nomination for Best First Novel (2006)
  • Immoral – Barry Award nomination for Best First Novel (2006)
  • Immoral – Anthony Award nomination for Best First Novel (2006)
  • The Deep, Deep Snow – Edgar Award nomination for Best Paperback Original (2021)

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Founder of Mystery Sequels, a reference site focused on listing mystery and thriller books in the correct reading order. I maintain and update the site’s bibliographies as new titles are released, ensuring accuracy and consistency across author and series pages.

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5 Comments

  1. Robert Ludlum’s Bourne books whetted my appetite for these high adrenaline spy and espionage books, but Brian Freeman has got me well and truly hooked on the genre. I’m currently reading Freeman’s Bourne Shadow and finding it totally gripping and wanting more.

  2. Just finished Spilled Blood. Great book. I will buy a few more. I don’t think I will be disappointed.

  3. Holy wowsers, picked up “The Deep Deep Snow” and almost finished it in one day but fell asleep. Great story and great writing. Will now tackle all the other books Mr. Freeman has written. HOORAY.

  4. Where have you been all my life. Someone gave me Deep Deep Snow and I haven’t stopped reading you.

  5. Congrats on being chosen to continue the Jason Bourne series.

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