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The client
Par John Grisham. 1993
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.Slander
Par William Deverell. 1999
Fiery feminist trial lawyer Elizabeth Finnegan sets her sights on an arrogant Supreme Court judge, who has handed down a…
lenient sentence to a convicted rapist. When a woman comes to Finnegan claiming she was raped by the same judge, she jumps at the case. Her research looks damning, but is her client telling the truth? 1999.Rumpole and the reign of terror (Rumpole mysteries)
Par John Mortimer. 2007
British barrister Horace Rumpole takes on the government when he accepts the case of a Pakistani doctor accused of aiding…
Al Qaeda. He also alienates his colleagues, his wife Hilda, and other clients, while he battles his own doubts. Meanwhile Hilda writes her memoirs. c2006, 2007. (Rumpole mysteries)April fool
Par William Deverell. 2005
Arthur Beauchamp comes out of retirement to defend an old client, Nick "the Owl" Faloon, a diminutive man accused of…
raping and murdering a psychologist. Meanwhile, Beauchamp's new wife, Margaret Blake, takes up residence in a tree she is determined to save. Beauchamp shuttles between Vancouver and his island home, doing what he can to save the tree and get his wife back - and defend Faloon. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Arthur Ellis Award Winner 2006. 2005.The jury (A Paul Madriani novel)
Par Steve Martini. 2001
Attorney Paul Madriani and his San Diego partner, Harry Hinds, defend David Crone, a genetic research physician accused of murdering…
his beautiful African American rival at the university. Their case is threatened, however, when the main witness for the defendant commits suicide. Some violence. Bestseller. c2001.The summons
Par John Grisham. 2002
Law professor Ray Atlee arrives at the family home in rural Mississippi to discover his elderly father dead, and three…
million dollars in cash. Ray decides not to tell his drug-addicted brother about the loot, but someone is soon after him and the money. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.The brethren
Par John Grisham. 2000
Trumble, a minimum security federal prison, is home to an assortment of criminals, including three former judges. One of their…
scams goes awry; it ensnares the wrong victim, an innocent on the outside, a man with dangerous friends.The king of torts
Par John Grisham. 2003
Public defender Clay Carter assumes it is just another Washington, D.C., murder case when the defence of Tequila Watson is…
thrust into his hands. But Carter's investigation into Watson's drug abuse and subsequent rehabilitation uncovers corruption at a major pharmaceutical company. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2003.The motive (Dismas Hardy)
Par John T Lescroart. 2005
Former homicide cop Abe Glitsky, now an administrator, investigates the arson murders of businessman Paul Hanover and his shady fiancée,…
Missy D'Amiens. The main suspect turns out to be attorney Dismas Hardy's high school girlfriend: Hanover's daughter-in-law, Catherine. Strong language and some violence. 2005. (Dismas Hardy)Platinum blues
Par William Deverell. 2003
Musician C.C. Gilley plans a comeback with a love ballad written for Elora. When the song is pirated, Elora's father,…
small-town lawyer Oliver Gulliver, battles one of America's largest record companies. The case explodes when innocent people are murdered. Strong language. 1988.The broker: A Novel
Par John Grisham. 2005
The CIA pressures lame-duck president Arthur Morgan into releasing jailed lobbyist Joel Backman, who obtained stolen satellite software six years…
before. The Agency spirits Backman to Italy to use him for bait, leaks his whereabouts - and waits to see who kills him. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.The last juror: A Novel
Par John Grisham. 2004
Clanton, Mississippi; 1970. Twenty-three-year-old Willie Traynor buys the bankrupt county paper and begins building circulation. He inflames readers with his…
reporting of a young widow's rape and murder by Danny Padgitt, who threatens his jury with revenge if they convict him. Years later Padgitt returns for retribution. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2004.The street lawyer: A Novel
Par John Grisham. 1998
At thirty-two, Michael is on the fast track to become a partner in his prestigious Washington law firm, but that…
changes the day he is held hostage by a homeless man. Disillusioned by the realization that his firm had illegally evicted the man, Michael quits his job to work for the homeless. Some strong language and some violence.The Lasko tangent (Christopher Paget Ser. #Bk. 1)
Par Richard North Patterson. 1979
U.S. Attorney Christopher Paget is given the assignment of taking down the corrupt multimillionaire William Lasko. But Paget has two…
problems -- he has to play by the rules, and Lasko has a powerful friend -- the President. Some strong language.Silent terror
Par James Ellroy. 1999
In this crime novel, there is a man on the loose in America. A man who kills for the sheer…
pleasure of spilling blood. A man who rearranges the mutilated bodies of his victims in positions that, to him, have the purity of art. 1999.Limitations
Par Scott Turow. 2006
Appellate court judge George Mason from Personal Injuries (RC 48865, BR 12406) deliberates the case of four men charged with…
raping an African American teenager. As George considers the statute of limitations, he confronts memories of his own sexual indiscretion. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006.Reversible errors
Par Scott Turow. 2002
Kindle County attorney Arthur Raven is appointed to ensure that the decade-old murder case against retarded death row inmate Rommy…
Gandolph is airtight before Gandolph's execution in a few weeks. But Raven uncovers problems with the evidence, and a dying inmate confesses to the crime. Bestseller. 2002.Personal injuries
Par Scott Turow. 1999
Greedy personal-injury attorney Robbie Feaver is caught bribing judges in corrupt Kindle County. The FBI assigns agent Evon Miller to…
pose as his paralegal in the ensuing sting operation. Feaver's lawyer, George Mason, recounts events preceding the trial that leads to the eventual cleanup of the bench. Bestseller. 1999.The summons
Par John Grisham. 2002
Law professor Ray Atlee arrives at the family home in rural Mississippi and discovers his elderly father dead - and…
three million dollars in cash. Ray decides not to tell his drug-addicted brother about the loot. But someone is soon after him and the money. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.The attorney (Paul Madriani novel)
Par Steve Martini. 2000
Lottery winner Jonah Hale asks attorney friend Paul Madriani for help. Jonah and his wife were raising their granddaughter, Amanda,…
until they angered their drug-addicted daughter, Jessica, by denying her money. Now, aided by a notorious woman, Jessica and Amanda have vanished. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2000.