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The Guilty One: A Novel
Par Lisa Ballantyne. 2013
Moving and suspenseful, Lisa Ballantyne’s The Guilty One is a psychological thriller about the darkness in each of us. It…
explores how we are all tied to our pasts, and what it means to be guilty.Solicitor Daniel Hunter is called to defend 11-year-old Sebastian who has been charged with the murder of a young boy on a London playground. While examining Sebastian’s life in order to save it, Daniel can’t help but be transported to his own difficult youth spent in foster care—a time when the one he trusted the most was the one who betrayed him…Emotionally wrought, and with an abundance of twists and turns, The Guilty One is a character-driven novel of suspense that explores the true nature of guilt.Counterplay (A Butch Karp-Marlene Ciampi Thriller #18)
Par Robert K. Tanenbaum. 2006
Tanenbaum's last novel, Fury, ended with a breathtaking cliff-hanger. Now readers can enjoy the exciting conclusion -- bursting with more…
suspenseful twists -- in his latest, Counterplay. When betrayal results in the cold-blooded murder of a busload of schoolchildren to accomplish the escape from custody of vicious sociopath Andrew Kane, New York District Attorney Butch Karp finds himself embroiled in a raging quest for vengeance that could cost him, his family, and thousands of others their lives. With an intensive manhunt ongoing for the fugitive Kane, Karp and long-time colleague Ray Guma open a cold case and pursue murder charges against wealthy Manhattan power broker/banker Emil Stavros, whose socialite wife disappeared nearly fifteen years earlier. Meanwhile, Karp's wife, Marlene Ciampi, has let her fascination with her husband's lesser-known family comprised of Russian gangsters pull her into a dangerous world of Islamic terrorists, Chechen rebels, and Russian agents engaged in nefarious events straight out of today's real-world headlines. Yet again, Robert K. Tanenbaum writes a masterful thriller involving the most memorable -- and "un-put-downable" -- stories of corruption and courtroom confrontations. Counterplay, the latest book in the bestselling Butch Karp/Marlene Ciampi series, proves to be another full-bodied, riveting page-turner with yet another cliff-hanger not soon to be forgotten.12 Months to Live: Jane Smith has a year to live, unless they kill her first
Par James Patterson, Mike Lupica. 2023
&“Patterson and Lupica make a great team&” (Carl Hiaasen) who get &“deep into the lives of strong women&” (Louise Penny)…
and Jane Smith is their greatest creation—a badass lawyer with a year to live. &“Jane Smith is the best character we&’ve ever created. Bar none.&” —James Patterson and Mike Lupica Tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is hip-deep in the murder trial of the century. Actually, her charmless client might&’ve committed several murders. She&’s also fallen in love with a wonderful guy. And an equally wonderful dog, a mutt. But Jane doesn&’t have much time. She&’s just received a terminal diagnosis giving her twelve months. Unless she&’s murdered before her expiration date.A Shattered Circle: A Legal Thriller
Par Kevin Egan. 2017
A judge&’s wife struggles under the deadly weight of secrets both past and present in &“Egan&’s excellent third legal thriller . . .…
his best to date&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Ever since a fall from a stepladder, Judge Lonergan hasn&’t been the same. The accident triggered traumatic dementia—a condition that his wife and secretary, Barbara, is desperate to keep hidden from the public. With the help of the judge&’s law clerk, she seems to be succeeding—until a judicial complaint is filed against her husband. Meanwhile, in another part of the courthouse, court officer Foxx begins an unofficial investigation into a twenty-five-year-old murder that occurred there. It&’s the least he can do for his dying childhood friend, the convicted killer who still proclaims his innocence. From the inner sanctums and shadowy depths of the historic Manhattan courthouse, old secrets and scandals come to light, entangling both Foxx and Barbara in a web of ruthless ambition and dangerous obsession . . .A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance #3)
Par John Grisham. 2020
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill, one of the…
most popular novels of our time, returns in a courtroom drama that The New York Times says is "riveting" and "suspenseful." Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake&’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line. In what may be the most personal and accomplished legal thriller of John Grisham&’s storied career, we deepen our acquaintance with the iconic Southern town of Clanton and the vivid cast of characters that so many readers know and cherish. The result is a richly rewarding novel that is both timely and timeless, full of wit, drama, and—most of all—heart. Bursting with all the courthouse scheming, small-town intrigue, and stunning plot twists that have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller, A Time for Mercy is John Grisham&’s most powerful courtroom drama yet. There is a time to kill and a time for justice. Now comes A Time for Mercy.Don&’t miss John Grisham&’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!Skinny-Dipping: A Novel of Suspense (Lilly Cleary Ser. #1)
Par Claire Matturro. 2004
Lilly Cleary is an attorney for a prestigious Sarasota law firm. But her killer cross-examination technique and take-no-prisoners courtroom attitude…
haven't stopped the senior partners from dumping one stink bomb after another on her desk—like the kayak-whiplash case she's currently saddled with. And problems at home, specifically with her ex–boyfriend, aren't making her disposition any sunnier. But it isn't until she's mugged outside her office that her troubles really begin. And when someone puts a bullet hole in her favorite suit, Lilly realizes things are getting a bit too personal. Perhaps it has something to do with a malpractice lawsuit she's inherited, and her recently and suspiciously deceased doctor client. Lilly's not going to take the insult lying down—even if tracking a killer leads her into dangerously deep water.Sleeping Giants: A Novel
Par Rene Denfeld. 2024
“Rene Denfeld reminds us that storytelling remains one of the most powerful means we have of confronting our darkest human…
impulses, and sometimes overcoming them.”—Washington PostFrom the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted, a compelling and poignant story of sibling bonds, monsters masquerading as caretakers, terrifying secrets, and the power of love to right even the most egregious wrongs.Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death.For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman, Amanda has always felt distanced from the world around her. Her brain works differently from others, leaving her feeling set apart. Her one true companion is the orphaned polar bear she cares for working at the zoo. By getting to know her birth family, she hopes to understand more about herself. Retired police officer Larry Palmer is a widower with nothing but time and in need of a purpose. He offers to help Amanda find answers. The search leads to shocking and heartbreaking discoveries. Dennis Owen had been a forgotten foster child abandoned to a home for disturbed boys off the coast. As Amanda and Larry dig deeper into the past, the two stumble upon decades of cruelty and hidden crimes—including a barbaric treatment still used today.Told in Rene Denfeld’s inimitable style, Sleeping Giants is an enthralling and heartbreaking novel that burrows deep in the heart and will leave no reader untouched.Time of Departure: A Novel
Par Douglas Schofield. 2015
Full of spellbinding twists, Douglas Schofield's Time of Departure will appeal not only to thriller aficionados, but to readers who…
appreciate a strong female lead and a compelling love story. A page-turner that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, Time of Departure heralds the arrival of an immensely talented new crime novelist.Florida state prosecutor Claire Talbot is as tough as they come, and not everyone loves her for it. Newly promoted Felony Division Chief, Claire has about as many jealous detractors as she does supporters. Some colleagues are openly skeptical about her youth, her abilities, and even her gender. When a highway project construction crew unearths two skeletons in a common grave, Claire reopens an investigation into a string of abductions that took place before she was born. While researching the file, she meets retired cop Marc Hastings, who once worked on the case. He maneuvers his way into the investigation-and into Claire's life. Marc has an uncanny familiarity with Claire's habits, and she begins to realize that not all is as it seems. The detective urges Claire on, mysteriously convinced that only she can solve the case. Together, they unearth more graves. But then, disaster strikes ... and Claire finally discovers what Hastings knew all along. It's a secret almost too shocking for a sane mind to grasp. The key to the killings may lie deep in Claire's own past. But what if Claire's past lies in her future?Anonymous Lawyer: A Novel
Par Jeremy Blachman. 2006
A wickedly funny debut novel about a high-powered lawyer whose shockingly candid blog about life inside his firm threatens to…
destroy himHe's a hiring partner at one of the world's largest law firms. Brilliant yet ruthless, he has little patience for associates who leave the office before midnight or steal candy from the bowl on his secretary's desk. He hates holidays and paralegals. And he's just started a weblog to tell the world about what life is really like at the top of his profession.Meet Anonymous Lawyer—corner office, granite desk, and a billable rate of $675 an hour. The summer is about to start, and he's got a new crop of law school interns who will soon sign away their lives for a six-figure salary at the firm. But he's also got a few problems that require his attention. There's The Jerk, his bitter rival at the firm, who is determined to do whatever it takes to beat him out for the chairman's job. There's Anonymous Wife, who is spending his money as fast as he can make it. And there's that secret blog he's writing, which is a perverse bit of fun until he gets an e-mail from someone inside the firm who knows he's its author.Written in the form of a blog, Anonymous Lawyer is a spectacularly entertaining debut that rips away the bland façade of corporate law and offers a telling glimpse inside a frightening world. Hilarious and fiendishly clever, Jeremy Blachman's tale of a lawyer who lives a lie and posts the truth is sure to be one of the year's most talked-about novels.The Heart of Justice
Par William J. Coughlin. 1995
Hope Scott...She's a beautiful New York heiress who will do anything for love, including pulling strings with a ruthless power…
broker to advance her husband's judicial career. But she doesn't know the hidden price; a blackmail, the rape of her trust fund, and perhaps the ruin of her marriage.Judge Paul Murray...He fought his way up from his working-class Irish roots to the Federal bench. Tough and honest, dedicated to the law, he relishes sitting on the case before to rival some of America's biggest corporate takeovers.The heart of justice..The outcome is worth billions, the tactics cutthroat, and suddenly, with the threatened exposure of a ruinous secret, everything Paul cares about is on the line--his marriage, his career, his reputation. Now faced with choices he never thought he'd have to make, he must confront what truly lies at the heart of justice...With lighting dialogue and authentic courtroom action, William J. Coughlin, former prosecutor and bestselling author of In the Presence of Enemies and Shadow of a Doubt, spins another superb legal thriller filled with emotions on the fire, intellects at war, and an outcome exploding with excitement and surprise.Triple Homicide: A Novel
Par Charles J. Hynes. 2007
The debut novel from longtime Brooklyn district attorney Charles "Joe" Hynes, Triple Homicide is the gritty saga of two generations…
of New York City police officers fighting to stay on the right side of the law.In the early 1990s in New York, easy money stands to be made at every turn, and temptation proves a bitter struggle for the young and much-decorated NYPD Sergeant Steven Holt---and for Steven and his uncle Robert, an officer before him, an increasingly violent mess endangers their careers and the reputation of the entire department.Born out of real stories of corruption and centered around two men who ultimately dare to challenge the fabled "blue wall" of silence, the novel works toward a majestic courtroom on Long Island, where Sergeant Holt is about to stand trial for triple homicide and where, as he comes to know his past, he'll learn that nothing he's known has ever been as it seemed.In its intense telling by one of the only writers who could write it with such realism, the story uncovers decades of deceit and corruption that infiltrate families and threaten to ruin the force. Reflecting the proud yet troubled history of the NYPD, Charles Hynes's debut is a searing, up-close portrait of the men and women who live---and die---in the pursuit of criminal justice.La Vittima Innocente: 1 & 2
Par McDowell Brains. 2022
Dopo diciotto anni in carcere, la verità è diventata improvvisamente pubblica. Nicholas non ha ucciso una studentessa universitaria, accusa di…
omicidio per cui è stato imprigionato. Ora, Nicholas non vuole lasciare la prigione. Dice che è l'unica casa che conoscerà per sempre. Dice che la sua vita è cambiata completamente durante la sua esperienza in prigione. Se dovesse tornare a vivere con la gente comune nella società civile, sarebbe molto pericoloso. Ma lo Stato dice che una volta che non ha più accuse contro una persona, non ha più l'autorità per tenerla in custodia. Lo stato dovrebbe seguire il processo e rilasciare Nicholas pur essendo il peggior incubo della gente? Oppure il diritto di Nicholas di vivere e di scegliere il luogo in cui vorrebbe vivere dovrebbe essere rispettato dallo stato e permettergli di rimanere in prigione?La Noche de la Libertad
Par McDowell Brains. 2021
Elias Nicholas se siente consumio por este dulce bono de venganza. Pero después que el millonario ex prisionero desarrolla un…
elaborado plan, la operación del mismo no resulta como estaba previsto. Asi que es seguro que el antiguo Señor de la Prisión, muera en los proximos diez minutos. Pero antes de eso, Nicholas siente que hacer una última solicitud a sus asesinos, no es mucho pedir. Al igual que sus enemigos, usted se preguntará por que su último deseo es, entender su muerte. Y como esto lo ayudará a asumir su muerte. Lo mas destacado de la vida en prisión de Nicholas: •Acusación Falsa •Venganza por los inocentes •Saneamiento de la Justicia •Justicia servida en frioVítima Inocente: 1 e 2
Par Mcdowell Brains. 2021
Após dezoito anos de serviço na prisão, a verdade de repente se tornou pública. Nicholas não matou uma universitária, acusação de…
homicídio pela qual foi preso. Agora, Nicholas não quer sair da prisão. Ele diz que é a única casa que conhecerá. Ele diz que sua vida mudou completamente por causa de sua experiência na prisão. Se ele for viver novamente com as pessoas comuns da sociedade, ele será muito perigoso. Mas o estado diz que, uma vez que não haja mais acusações contra uma pessoa, não tem mais autoridade para mantê-la sob custódia. O estado deve seguir o processo, liberar Nicholas para ser o pior pesadelo do povo? Ou o direito de Nicolau de viver e de escolher o lugar que gostaria de viver deve ser respeitado pelo Estado e permitir que ele permaneça na prisão?En un mundo donde ella cree que la mujer y el hombre no son iguales ante la ley, Los días…
de libertad de Emelisa parecen pocos. Ella ha confiado por un tiempo que se le apoya, la defensa de Barrister Humphrey triunfó, un activista de los derechos humanos y la mano derecha de una organización poderosa, Salven a la Mujer Negra. Pero mientras su persecusión da revuelos y giros, Emelisa pronto encuentra las olas del odio y prejuicio contra ella al intentar matar a su esposo para ser más fuerte que Humphrey y que ella misma. A pesar de que Humphrey aún cree en sus destrezas legales para sacarla del problema, Emelisa está aún intentando verlo a medio camino. Y ella se pregunta si Humphrey podría convencerla de confiar en él.Em um mundo no qual ela acredita que homens e mulheres não têm direitos iguais perante a lei, dias de…
liberdade de Emelisa estão contados. Como defesa, Emelisa deve confiar no advogado de defesa Humphrey, um ativista dos direitos humanos e membro de longa data de uma organização poderosa, Salve as Mulheres Negras.Muerte en el Canal
Par McDowell Brains. 2021
El antiguo depòsito de esclavos africanos, es la ubicaciòn de la mas extraña prisiòn en el mundo. Elìas Nicholas creciò…
de ser un prisionero a un magnate. El cruel y retorcido joven magnate, no se siente vivo a menos que satisfaga el sàdico placer de usar la tortura fìsica y emocional para obtener dramàticos resultados de sus victimas. Y nadie en el mundo lo entiende exepto su esposa. Cuando la horrible verdad sobre su injusta condena se hace pùblica, existen dudas sobre si Nicholas, calladamente anida sentimientos de venganza contra el Estado. Nicholas sabe que sus reformadores estan empeñados en averiguar esto. Y el esta determinado en darles algo de que preocuparse. Pero cuanto tiempo podrà mantener esto?Victima Inocente: Ilegal. No es culpable:
Par McDowell Brains. 2020
Después de dieciocho años de servicio en la prisión, la verdad de repente se hizo pública. Nicholas no mató a…
una chica universitaria, el cargo de asesinato por el cual fue encarcelado. Ahora, Nicholas no quiere salir de la prisión. Él dice que es el único hogar que conocerá. Él dice que su vida ha cambiado por completo a través de su experiencia en la prisión. Si vuelve a vivir con la gente común en la sociedad, sería muy peligroso. Pero el estado dice que una vez que no tiene más cargos contra una persona, no tiene más autoridad para mantenerlo bajo custodia. ¿Debería el estado seguir el proceso, liberar a Nicholas para que sea la peor pesadilla de la gente? ¿O debería Nicholas tener derecho a vivir y elegir el lugar donde le gustaría experimentar que el estado respetara la vida y le permitiera permanecer en prisión?Trophy Widow: A Rachel Gold Novel (Attorney Rachel Gold Mysteries #7)
Par Michael A. Kahn. 2002
Budapest, 1956. In this darkest year in the modern history of Hungary, a national uprising against Soviet occupiers and their…
reign of terror is underway. Eleven-year-old Evike and her firebrand mother steal deep into battle zones in support of civilian freedom fighters armed only with primitive weapons and desperate courage against the heavy artillery of trained Russian troops. Taken in for interrogation by the secret police, little Evike spins a story to deflect attention from her mother's revolutionary activities. A story that will irrevocably alter a number of lives and reach its tentacles, thirty years later, into the life of Ildiko Palmay.Chicago, 1986. Ildiko, 37, a librarian and ESL teacher, the American-born daughter of Hungarian refugees, is caught in a web of guilt and regret over her mother's mystifying death. Unsettled by her life and her romantic failures, she finds herself suddenly and unexpectedly drawn back to her roots, first to the Hungarian neighborhood of her youth in Chicago—and eventually to the Russian-occupied city of Budapest. Along the way, she meets a magnetic man who may not be what he seems, uncovers a trail of secrets and betrayals that eventually intersect with the tangled knot of the mother-daughter participants in the Revolution—and she discovers the shocking truth about her mother's death.Triptych is the suspenseful unfolding of two parallel stories of mother and daughter relationships forged in the brutalities of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Triptych is about survival, displacement, the corrosive power of secrets, and, ultimately, the healing power of forgiveness.No Way to Die (Cal Claxton Mysteries #7)
Par Warren C Easley. 2019
The third English language case for Mexico City independent detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne, No Happy Ending, is Paco Ignacio Taibo…
II at his subversive, darkly comic best. First, Hector discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Hector investigates the killings, he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions which persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Hector appears destined to lose: the ending to this remarkable absurdist tale shows his bullet-ridden body lying face down in the gutter during a rainstorm.