Jane Smith Thrillers

12 Months to Live (Jane Smith Thrillers #1) by James Patterson, Mike Lupica

There’s a reason readers keep coming back to Jane Smith. She’s the kind of heroine who doesn’t just argue cases, she fights them with her life on the line. Once a cop and now a defense attorney in the Hamptons, Jane knows better than most that justice isn’t clean and truth isn’t simple. Every case she takes cuts closer to the bone, and with a clock ticking on her own survival, the choices she makes grow sharper, riskier, and far more personal.

In this gripping thriller series by James Patterson and Mike Lupica, law, loyalty, and mortality collide in ways that few courtroom dramas dare to touch. The settings shimmer with contrast: the glossy perfection of Long Island’s mansions against the shadows of backroom deals, the calm of coastal mornings against the pulse of violence waiting beneath the surface. Jane’s world is full of powerful people who think they can buy their way out of anything, and one woman determined to prove them wrong.

As her illness threatens to take away her time, Jane races to defend those no one else will, facing down killers, corrupt clients, and the ghosts of her own past. What begins as a legal battle often turns into a fight for survival, where every verdict feels like a heartbeat stolen from the inevitable.

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Jane Smith Thrillers consists of three books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.


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(Jane Smith Thrillers #1 / 4)
2023 | thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
(Jane Smith Thrillers #2 / 4)
2024 | thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
(Jane Smith Thrillers #3 / 4)
2025 | thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
(Jane Smith Thrillers #4 / 4)
2026 | thriller, suspense thriller, mystery | Release date 2026

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