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A certain truth (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par James Scott Bell. 2004
Los Angeles, 1907. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon Fox and her husband are returning from their delayed honeymoon when a murder…
occurs aboard their ship. Kit agrees to defend newly married Wanda Boswell, who is accused of killing her husband. But Kit begins to doubt Wanda's innocence. 2004Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow murders
Par John Mortimer. 2004
Shocked that his colleagues never heard of the case that launched his career, British barrister Rumpole puts it to pen.…
Rumpole interceded when a son convicted of murdering his father, a decorated war hero, headed to the gallows. Rumpole also met his future wife and the infamous Timson family. 2004The great divide
Par T. Davis Bunn. 2000
Attorney Marcus Glenwood retreats to North Carolina following a devastating tragedy. He agrees to prosecute New Horizons, a local multinational…
conglomerate. Gloria Hall has disappeared while investigating the company's Factory 101 in China. Glenwood uncovers an international web of deceit that circles back to North Carolina. Christy Award. 2000In the moon of red ponies: A Novel (Billy Bob Holland Ser.)
Par James Lee Burke. 2004
Former Texas ranger Billy Bob Holland from Bitterroot (BR 13715, DBC11957), now a Montana attorney, defends a Native American political…
activist accused of murder. Holland, investigating, must also protect his own family when his wife's psychopathic attacker is released from prison. Some explicit descriptions of sex, strong language and violenceA higher justice (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #2)
Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1906. Kit Shannon, devout Christian defense attorney, represents both a mother who lost her son in a trolley…
accident and a rail worker accused of attempted murder. The two cases pit her against powerful railroad men and politicians who seem to have something to hide. 2003A greater glory (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #1)
Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1905. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon tries the case of Celia Harcourt, who is being blackmailed for past events…
that threaten her family's happiness. A murder intensifies Kit's involvement, forcing her to face a ruthless female prosecutor. Undaunted and aided by her strong religious beliefs, Kit exposes the truth. 2003Hell at the breech: A Novel
Par Tom Franklin. 2003
Alabama, 1890s. Fifteen-year-old Mack Burke keeps it a secret when he accidently shoots storekeeper and aspiring politician Arch Bedsole. The…
unsolved murder spurs Bedsole's cousin with his vigilantes to seek their own justice--targeting innocent and guilty alike in a year of terror. Violence, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2003The best defense
Par Ellis Cose. 1998
White middle-aged John Wisocki is laid off. About to commit suicide, he is interrupted by and shoots the Hispanic colleague…
he feels was unfairly chosen over him. A Hispanic prosecutor prepares to fight the case in court against his former love, Wisocki's attorney. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe advocate
Par Bill Mesce. 2000
England, 1943. Two American bombers suddenly attack a third plane as well as civilian witnesses on the ground. As Major…
Harry Voss of the Judge Advocate General's office delves into the incident, he uncovers secrets that the higher-ups want to keep concealed. Some violence and some strong language. 2000The prosecution: a legal thriller
Par Dudley Buffa. 1999
Attorney Joseph Antonelli gave up law after persuading a witness to lie. Now he is asked by friend Judge Woolner…
to serve as special prosecutor in a murder-for-hire case against the assistant district attorney. During that trial, Antonelli agrees to defend Woolner's wife, who is suspected of murder. Some strong language. 1999In her defense
Par Stephen Horn. 2000
A former New York prosecutor has inexplicably left his father-in-law's prestigious Washington law firm and consequently endured an unwanted divorce.…
His struggling new practice receives an unexpected boost when a comely socialite hires him to defend her in a front-page murder case. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000Pleading guilty
Par Scott Turow. 1993
When attorney Bert Kamin vanishes along with a large chunk of a client's money, the firm partners turn to another…
of their attorneys--ex-cop Mack Malloy--for confidential help. Secretly impressed by Kamin's daring, Malloy begins his search. A trail of frightening clues leads Malloy to believe that Kamin is in even deeper trouble than suspected--maybe even dead. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerDouble Jeopardy: A Novel of Suspense
Par William Bernhardt. 1995
Handed a rotten case, a lawyer will risk his life to uncover the truthA young woman is abducted by six…
men, beaten, raped, and left for dead. She can only identify one of her assailants: Al Moroconi, a tough guy whose links to the attack are only circumstantial. And when Moroconi&’s first lawyer is brutally murdered, the court appoints Travis Byrne, an ex-cop turned attorney, to defend him. In a lifetime of bad breaks, this will prove the worst piece of luck Byrne has ever had. Someone is trying to frame Moroconi, but why? Byrne is determined to answer this question, but doing so will see him threatened, beaten, and framed for murder. And as he attempts to clear his name, Byrne uncovers a sickening secret for which the original crime was only a cover-up. Only the truth can save him, but in a case like this, the truth could cost him his life.Balance Of Power (Kerry Kilcannon Ser. #3)
Par Richard North Patterson. 2003
An epic story that moves with force, passion, and authority, Balance of Power begins when President Kerry Kilcannon and television…
journalist Lara Costello at last decide to marry. But the momentous occasion is followed by an unspeakable tragedy—a massacre of innocents by gunfire—that ignites a high-stakes game of politics and legal maneuvering in the Senate, the courtroom, and across the country, which the charismatic but untested young President is determined to win at any cost. But in the incendiary clash over gun violence and gun rights, the cost to both Kilcannons may be even higher than he imagined.What Are the Bugles Blowing For? (The Henri Castang Mysteries)
Par Nicolas Freeling. 2022
From an Edgar Award–winning British crime novelist, this unsettling homicide investigation features the unorthodox French detective Henri Castang.On a sultry…
summer night in a French provincial city, Insp. Henri Castang is summoned from his office at the Police Judiciaire to the site of a triple murder. The killer? A husband who came home unexpectedly to discover his wife and daughter in bed with another man. A crime of passion? Perhaps. Except the murderer in question, wealthy financier Gilbert La Touche, is cool and remote. His confession is as factual and bloodless as the crime is violent and deeply disturbing. As a detective, Castang must play by the rules to protect himself. But for an unconventional cop like Castang, that is virtually impossible. After all, there’s more to murder than a few corpses and a killer, and Castang will follow every twist until he gets to the heart of the evil at hand.Praise for Nicolas Freeling“Nicolas Freeling . . . liberated the detective story from page-turning puzzler into a critique of society and an investigation of character.” —The Daily Telegraph“Freeling rewards with his oblique, subtly comic style.” —Publishers WeeklyResurrection Walk: The Brand New Blockbuster Lincoln Lawyer Thriller
Par Michael Connelly. 2023
THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLER BEHIND NETFLIX'S THE LINCOLN LAWYER THE PATH TO JUSTICE CAN BE PAVED WITH LIES Defense attorney…
Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - rides the wave of freeing a wrongfully convicted man from prison.Inundated with pleas from incarcerated people claiming innocence, Haller enlists the help of ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch to find the next case which could result in a resurrection walk.When Bosch finds a needle in the haystack - a woman imprisoned for murdering her husband, a sheriff's deputy - they discover evidence that doesn't add up, and a department pushed for quick closure in the killing of one of its own.But is this rushed justice - or something more sinister?As they face a David versus Goliath court battle, the secrets which could lead to an innocent woman walking free could also mark the end of the Haller-Bosch dream team. . .****CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'IAN RANKIN'The best mystery writer in the world'GQ'A superb natural storyteller'LEE CHILD'A master'STEPHEN KING'America's greatest living crime writer'DAILY EXPRESS'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction'SUNDAY TELEGRAPHBeach Wedding: A Novel
Par Michael Ledwidge. 2022
"Michael Ledwidge writing solo is even better than Michael Ledwidge and James Patterson. Beach Wedding is his best yet. Incredible wealth, beach…
houses, murder, dysfunctional families—how can you beat all that? READ THIS BOOK!" —James Patterson on Beach WeddingA high-society wedding party stirs up new evidence in an unsolved murder in this thrilling stand-alone from the New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson&’s Now You See Her and The Quickie. Hamptons sand… Hamptons money… Hamptons murder…When Terry Rourke is invited to the spare-no-expense beach wedding of his hedge fund manager brother, he thinks that his biggest worry will be flubbing the champagne toast. But this isn&’t the first time Terry has been to the Hamptons.As the designer tuxedos are laid out and the flowers arranged along the glittering surf, Terry can&’t help but take another look at a decades-old murder trial that rocked the very foundations of the town—and his family. He soon learns that digging up billion-dollar sand can be a very dangerous activity. The kind of danger that can very quickly turn even the most beautiful beach wedding into a wake.The Girl in the Vault: A Thriller
Par Michael Ledwidge. 2023
"The Girl in the Vault is Ledwidge's best."—James PattersonThey stole her dream.Now getting it back will take…The perfect crime.It&’s summer…
in New York City and Faye Walker has it all. She&’s not only scored one of the most highly coveted internships in all of Wall Street, she&’s also just met the head-over-heels love of her life. With her natural-born gift for numbers and a work ethic that knows no bounds, Faye is a shoo-in for a full-time position at the illustrious merchant bank Greene Brothers Hale. Then, just as she awaits her offer and her signing bonus, a treacherous betrayal arrives to shatter Faye&’s plans and her young life.But what her high finance masters-of-the-universe bosses don&’t know is that Faye isn&’t like any of the other interns. Having made her way past her humble small-town beginnings, for Faye, going back is not an option. That&’s why Faye now has a new plan. One that involves Swiss watch timing, nerves of steel and ten million dollars in cold hard Wall Street cash.A racially charged murder pits the NY assistant DA against a flashy defense lawyer in an &“irresistible&” legal thriller by…
the bestselling author of Infamy (Publishers Weekly). It&’s the early &’80s, and New York City is eating itself alive. The murder rate is skyrocketing, and Butch Karp, the battle-tested assistant district attorney in charge of the NYPD&’s homicide bureau, is the only thing standing between the city and chaos. And he&’s about to get pushed to the breaking point. As the bureau chief, Karp is not supposed to try cases himself, but he&’s about to make an exception. A wealthy suburbanite is accused of a series of murders in Harlem, and the case&’s racial implications threaten to set the city ablaze. Promising to get a conviction, Karp puts his reputation and his career on the line. His opponent is the country&’s most famous defense attorney, a notorious showman determined to use every trick in the book to get his client free, and destroy Butch Karp in the process. Before he became the New York Times–bestselling author of such legal thrillers as No Lesser Plea and Falsely Accused, Robert K. Tanenbaum was one of the most successful trial attorneys in New York City. Irresistible Impulse displays the grit, brains and brio that made him so successful. Irresistible Impulse is the 9th book in the Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. &“Tannenbaum&’s snappy, electric ninth novel to feature the latter-day Hepburn and Tracy . . . the suspense here is Hitchcockian.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Gripping.&” —Kirkus ReviewsMiracle Creek: A Novel
Par Angie Kim. 2019
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First NovelA Time Best Mystery and Thriller Book of All Time The “gripping……
page-turner” (Time) hitting all the best of summer reading lists, Miracle Creek is perfect for book clubs and fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste NgHow far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies? In a small town in Virginia, a group of people know each other because they’re part of a special treatment center, a hyperbaric chamber that may cure a range of conditions from infertility to autism. But then the chamber explodes, two people die, and it’s clear the explosion wasn’t an accident. A powerful showdown unfolds as the story moves across characters who are all maybe keeping secrets, hiding betrayals. Chapter by chapter, we shift alliances and gather evidence: Was it the careless mother of a patient? Was it the owners, hoping to cash in on a big insurance payment and send their daughter to college? Could it have been a protester, trying to prove the treatment isn’t safe?“A stunning debut about parents, children and the unwavering hope of a better life, even when all hope seems lost" (Washington Post), Miracle Creek uncovers the worst prejudice and best intentions, tense rivalries and the challenges of parenting a child with special needs. It’s “a quick-paced murder mystery that plumbs the power and perils of community” (O Magazine) as it carefully pieces together the tense atmosphere of a courtroom drama and the complexities of life as an immigrant family. Drawing on the author’s own experiences as a Korean-American, former trial lawyer, and mother of a “miracle submarine” patient, this is a novel steeped in suspense and igniting discussion. Recommended by Erin Morgenstern, Jean Kwok, Jennifer Weiner, Scott Turow, Laura Lippman, and more--Miracle Creek is a brave, moving debut from an unforgettable new voice.