VJ Books Presents Author William Bernhardt!
 William Bernhardt is the bestselling author of more than forty books, including the blockbuster Ben Kincaid series of novels, the historical novel Nemesis: The Final Case of Eliot Ness, currently being adapted into an NBC miniseries, a book of poetry (The White Bird), and a series of books on fiction writing. In addition, Bernhardt founded the Red Sneaker Writing Center, hosting writing workshops and small-group seminars and becoming one of the most in-demand writing instructors in the nation. His monthly eBlast, The Red Sneaker Writers Newsletter, reaches over twenty thousand people.
Bernhardt is the only writer to have received the Southern Writers Guild's Gold Medal Award, the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award (University of Pennsylvania) and the H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award (Oklahoma State), which is given "in recognition of an outstanding body of work that has profoundly influenced the way in which we understand ourselves and American society at large." In addition to his novels, he has written plays, a musical (book and music), humor, nonfiction, children books, biography, poetry, and puzzles.
A former trial attorney, Bernhardt has received several awards for his pro bono work and public service. In 1994, Barrister Magazine named him one of the top 25 young lawyers in America.
In his spare time, he has enjoyed surfing, digging for dinosaurs, trekking through the Himalayas, paragliding, scuba diving, caving, zip-lining over the canopy of the Costa Rican rain forest, jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet, and in 2013, becoming a Jeopardy champion. OSU named him "Oklahoma's Renaissance Man".
He lives in Oklahoma with his wife Lara and their children.
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William Bernhardt Bibliography
Ben Kincaid Series
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Primary Justice - 1991
- Blind Justice - 1992
- Deadly Justice - 1993
- Perfect Justice - 1994
- Cruel Justice - 1996
- Naked Justice - 1997
- Extreme Justice - 1998
- Dark Justice - 1999
- Silent Justice - 2000
- Murder One - 2001
- Criminal Intent - 2002
- Death Row - 2003
- Hate Crime - 2004
- Capitol Murder - 2006
- Capitol Threat - 2007
- Capitol Conspiracy - 2008
- Capitol Offense - 2009
- Capitol Betrayal - 2010
Shine Series
- Shine: A Novel - 2015
Stand-Alone Novels
- Double-Jeopardy - 1996
- The Midnight Before Christmas - 1998
- Final Round - 2003
- Dark Eye - 2006
- Strip Search - 2008 (Sequel to Dark Eye)
- Nemesis - 2009
- The Code of Buddyhood - 2013
- The Game Master - 2015
Poetry
The Red Sneaker Writers Book Series - Non-Fiction
- Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction (The Red Sneaker Writers Book Series Volume 1) - 2013
- Creating Character: Bringing Your Story to Life (The Red Sneaker Writers Book Series Volume 2) - 2013
- Perfecting Plot: Charting the Hero's Journey (Red Sneaker Writers Book Volume 3) - 2013
- Dynamic Dialogue: Letting Your Story Speak (The Red Sneaker Writers Books Volume 4) - 2014
- Sizzling Style: Every Word Matters (Red Sneaker Writers Book Series Volume 5) - 2014
- Powerful Premise: Writing the Irresistible (Red Sneaker Writers Book Series Volume 6) - 2014
Anthologies edited by William Bernhardt
- Legal Briefs - 1998
- Natural Suspect - 2001
For Young Readers
- Equal Justice: The Courage of Ada Sipuel - 2006
- Pricness Alice and the Dreadful Dragon - 2007
William Bernhard Awards
- Southern Writers Guild’s Gold Medal Award
- Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award (University of Pennsylvania)
- H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award (Oklahoma State)
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