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Dreams of the dead
By Perri O'Shaughnessy. 2011
Philip Strong informs attorney Nina Reilly that his son Jim may still be alive. After Jim killed Nina's husband in…
Acts of Malice (DB 48988), he disappeared and was presumed dead. Now Philip has been notified that Jim wants a share of the family resort. Some strong language. 2011
Defending Jacob: a novel
By William Landay. 2012
Assistant district attorney Andy Barber investigates the murder of a fourteen-year-old boy in his New England town. But the evidence…
points to Andy's son Jacob, the victim's schoolmate, and it becomes known that Andy and Jacob are from a line of violent men. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2012
Heart of a killer: A Thriller
By David Rosenfelt. 2012
Young attorney Jamie Wagner does his best to prove that Sheryl Harrison, who is serving fifteen years to life for…
murdering her husband, was framed. The reason: Sheryl wants to get out of prison so she can kill herself--and donate her heart to her ailing daughter. Strong language. 2012
The cut: a novel (Spero Lucas Series #1)
By George P. Pelecanos. 2011
Ex-marine Spero Lucas works as a defense attorney's investigator and does side jobs recovering stolen items. Drug dealer Anwan Hawkins…
hires Lucas to retrieve stolen marijuana packages Hawkins had delivered by FedEx to houses when the residents were not home. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
The litigators
By John Grisham. 2011
Oscar Finley and Wally Figg run an ambulance-chasing law practice out of a Chicago bungalow. Just as Wally finds a…
potentially lucrative drug case, new associate David Zinc, a Harvard Law grad who has burned out at a major firm, joins Finley and Figg. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Outwitting trolls: A Brady Coyne Novel (Brady Coyne Novels #25)
By William G. Tapply. 2010
Boston lawyer Brady Coyne visits veterinarian Ken Nichols, a former neighbor who is in town for a convention. The next…
day Nichols is found dead, and his ex-wife Sharon becomes a murder suspect. Coyne's investigation leads him to drug dealers and Nichols's dysfunctional family. Some strong language. 2010
Theodore Boone: the abduction (Theodore Boone #2)
By John Grisham. 2011
Theo was the last person to talk to his best friend April before she was abducted from her bedroom. When…
the police are stumped, Theo uses his investigative skills to try to save April. Sequel to Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (DB 71512). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011
Guilt by association: a novel (A Rachel Knight Novel #1)
By Marcia Clark. 2011
L.A. deputy district attorney Rachel Knight is assigned the rape case of a teenage girl after the original investigator, her…
colleague Jake, is found dead in a motel with an underage male prostitute. Rachel uncovers connections between the sexual assault and Jake's death. Strong language and some violence. 2011
Sovereign: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery (A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery #3)
By C. J. Sansom. 2008
England, 1541. After Thomas Cromwell's execution, attorney Matthew Shardlake and Shardlake's assistant Barak are asked by Archbishop Cranmer to escort…
a prisoner to London during Henry VIII's northern progress. But then the murder of a glazier raises troubling questions about the royal family. Some violence and some strong language. 2006
The things we cherished: A Novel
By Pam Jenoff. 2011
Philadelphia public defender Charlotte Gold takes her ex-boyfriend Brian Warrington's suggestion and defends a German financier accused of collaborating with…
the Nazis during World War II. Charlotte works with--and falls for--Brian's brother Jack while the two investigate the past. 2011
Bear is broken: a Leo Maxwell mystery (Leo Maxwell Mystery Ser. #1)
By Lachlan Smith. 2013
Having just passed the bar exam, Leo Maxwell is enjoying lunch with his brother Teddy--a well-known San Francisco criminal attorney--when…
someone shoots Teddy in the head. As Teddy lies comatose, Leo searches among Teddy's many enemies for the gunman. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
Chance of a lifetime (Harmony #5)
By Jodi Thomas. 2013
Harmony, Texas. Librarian Emily Tomlinson organizes a writing club while reconnecting with childhood friend Tannon Parker. Meanwhile, female marshal Trace…
Adams protects attorney Rick Matheson after an attempt on his life and teen musician Beau Yates longs for a girlfriend. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2013
Blood money (Jack Swyteck Novel #Bk. 10)
By James Grippando. 2013
Florida attorney Jack Swyteck is surprised when his client--self-absorbed Sydney Bennett--is acquitted of murdering her toddler. But in the ensuing…
media frenzy, an innocent Sydney look-alike is beaten into a coma. Jack suspects larger forces are at play. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
12th of never (Women's Murder Club #12)
By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2013
When the corpse from a high-profile murder disappears, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer shortens her maternity leave to join the investigation. Meanwhile,…
prosecutor Yuki Castellano is determined to convict a disbarred lawyer for his wife's death and a professor reports shootings he witnesses in his dreams. Strong language and some violence. 2013
Starting now: a Blossom Street novel (Blossom Street #10)
By Debbie Macomber. 2013
Attorney Libby Morgan, a divorced workaholic, is shocked when she is laid off. Unable to find work, Libby starts knitting…
at A Good Yarn on Blossom Street and volunteering at the hospital, where she falls in love with a doctor. But then a job offer turns up. 2013
Stranger in the moonlight: a novel
By Jude Deveraux. 2012
Wealthy attorney Travis returns to Edilean, Virginia, when his mother remarries. Travis reconnects with childhood pal Kimberly, now a jewelry-maker,…
who has always wondered what happened to him--and discovers there are still sparks between them. Companion to Moonlight in the Morning (DB 74121). Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
The racketeer
By John Grisham. 2013
Falsely imprisoned for money laundering, small-town Virginia attorney Malcolm Bannister jumps at the chance to trade information for freedom and…
fingers escapee Quinn Rucker for the murder of a federal judge. Bannister slips away with a new face, a new name--and an agenda. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2012
Schmidt steps back
By Louis Begley. 2012
Retired lawyer Schmidt is in love with Alice, the Parisian widow of a former colleague, with whom he has had…
an on-again, off-again affair. Meanwhile, he continues to struggle with his daughter Charlotte, whose in-laws want Schmidt's fortune. Then tragedy strikes. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2012
Bleed for me (Joseph O'Loughlin #4)
By Michael Robotham. 2012
Psychologist Joe O'Loughlin tries to prove that his daughter's fourteen-year-old friend Sienna did not murder her father, a retired cop.…
Meanwhile, Joe's estranged wife translates for a hate-crime trial witness. Joe becomes a target as the two cases converge. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010
Night watch
By Linda Fairstein, Linda A Fairstein. 2012
While New York prosecutor Alexandra Cooper is visiting her lover, restaurateur Luc Rouget, a murder rocks his idyllic French town.…
The victim is linked to Luc, but a high-profile rape case requires Alex to return home. Then a murder in Brooklyn is also tied to Luc. Some violence. 2012