David Ellis

David Ellis is a judge and an Edgar-award-winning author of ten novels of crime fiction, as well as eight bestselling books co-authored with James Patterson. His novels have been translated into more than ten languages worldwide. In December 2014, Dave was sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District. He lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.
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Books by David Ellis
Fictions and Others
The Munich Affair
2026 | historical fiction, war & military, thriller, spy thriller, mystery | Release date September 21, 2026
Keep Them Close
2026 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, mystery
Lies He Told Me
2024 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, mystery
The Best Lies
2024 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
Look Closer
2022 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, mystery
The Murder House
2015 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery
Mistress
2013 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, mystery
The Wrong Man (Jason Kolarich #3 / 4)
2012 | thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
Guilty Wives
2012 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, mystery
Eye of the Beholder
2007 | thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
In the Company of Liars
2006 | thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, mystery
Jury of One
2004 | thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, mystery
Life Sentence
2003 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, mystery
Line of Vision
2001 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, legal thriller, mystery