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.
This guide lists Brian Freeman’s books in order, including the Jonathan Stride, Cab Bolton, Frost Easton, and Shelby Lake series, standalone novels, and books written as B.N. Freeman and Ally O’Brien.
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Jonathan Stride Series (Books in Order)
Jonathan Stride is a homicide lieutenant in Duluth, Minnesota, on the coast of Lake Superior. He works with his detective partner Maggie Bei, as well as with Serena Dial, who becomes important in his private life through the entire series.
- Immoral, 2005 Amazon
- Stripped, 2006 Amazon
- Stalked, 2007 (also published as The Watcher) Amazon
- The Watcher, 2008 Amazon
- The Burying Place, 2009 Amazon
- Spitting Devil, 2012 (short story) Amazon
- Turn to Stone, 2014 (novella) Amazon
- The Cold Nowhere, 2013 Amazon
- Goodbye to the Dead, 2015 Amazon
- Marathon, 2017 Amazon
- Alter Ego, 2018 Amazon
- Funeral for a Friend, 2020 Amazon
- The Zero Night, 2022 Amazon
- Where the Road Ends, 2026 Amazon
Other Jonathan Stride Short Stories
- From a Cold Place (short story) – first published in Spanish translation in 2009, then included in Writes of Spring in 2012
Reading notes:
- Spitting Devil takes place shortly after The Burying Place.
- Turn to Stone is listed before The Cold Nowhere in Brian Freeman’s own reading order.
- Alter Ego is a crossover novel in which Jonathan Stride and Cab Bolton both appear as main characters.
Cab Bolton Series (Books in Order)
Cab Bolton is a detective 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.
- Alter Ego, 2018 – Jonathan Stride #9. Crossover featuring Cab Bolton and Jonathan Stride as main characters.
Frost Easton Series (Books in Order)
Frost Easton is a homicide detective in San Francisco. He is an upright and introverted person, with a complicated personal history, which includes the high-profile case of his sister’s murder.
Shelby Lake Novels (Books in Order)
Shelby Lake is a deputy 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 Ursulina was published later, but it goes back to the story of Shelby’s mother, Rebecca Colder, so it’s a prequel to the first novel.
Jason Bourne Series (Books in Order)
Brian Freeman began writing 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.
For the complete handover timeline, see the Jason Bourne entry on the Crime Series Continued by Other Authors page.
- The Bourne Evolution, 2020 Amazon
- The Bourne Treachery, 2021 Amazon
- The Bourne Sacrifice, 2022 Amazon
- The Bourne Defiance, 2023 Amazon
- The Bourne Shadow, 2024 Amazon
- The Bourne Vendetta, 2025 Amazon
- The Bourne Escape, 2025 Amazon
- The Bourne Revenge, 2026 Amazon
Standalone Novels
- Spilled Blood, 2012 Amazon
- Thief River Falls, 2020 Amazon
- Infinite, 2021 Amazon
- I Remember You, 2022 Amazon
- Break Every Rule, 2024 Amazon
- Photograph, 2025 Amazon
Novellas and Short Stories
- The Souls of the Ships, 2011 – short story, Blackstone audio edition 2011. Earlier version published in Lake Superior Magazine
Anthologies and Other Contributions
- Writes of Spring, 2012 – includes the short story From a Cold Place Amazon
- Story Behind the Book : Volume 5, 2015 – includes the essay Story Behind The Cold Nowhere Amazon
Writing as B.N. Freeman
- West 57, 2015 Amazon
Writing as Ally O’Brien
- The Agency (Tess Drake books), 2009 – with Ali Gunn Amazon
Brian Freeman Book Adaptations
- Infinite – Film rights acquired by Universal Pictures (2021)
About Brian Freeman
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 translated into over 20 languages.
Major Awards and Honors
- Immoral – Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel (2006)
- Spilled Blood – International Thriller Writers Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel (2013)
- The Voice Inside – Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction (2019)
- The Deep, Deep Snow – Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction (2021)
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.
Just finished Spilled Blood. Great book. I will buy a few more. I don’t think I will be disappointed.
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.
Where have you been all my life. Someone gave me Deep Deep Snow and I haven’t stopped reading you.
Congrats on being chosen to continue the Jason Bourne series.