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Snow job
By William Deverell. 2009
Arthur Beauchamp has followed his wife, the leader and first elected member of the Green Party, to Ottawa. But he…
hates everything there: the cold, the politics, and his place in his wife's shadow. So when a delegation of government officials from Bhashyistan is blown sky high and the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone, Arthur is only too happy to jump to the defence of the missing suspected assassin. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2009.Animal's people
By Indra Sinha. 2007
Orphaned Bhopal slum resident Animal, who used to be human before an industrial chemical accident left his bones twisted like…
a hairpin, and who walks on all fours, describes the events surrounding the impending trial of the Kampani responsible for the accident. He falls in with a group led by musician Somraj; Somraj's daughter, Nisha; and Nisha's boyfriend, Saint Zafar. Tensions mount as suspicious doctor Elli Barber opens a clinic in the slums, lawyers from the Kampani arrive to negotiate a settlement, and Animal, desperately in love with Nisha, copes with his desires and frustrations. Some descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. 2007.The brass verdict (Mickey Haller. #2.)
By Michael Connelly. 2008
When down-at-heel lawyer Mickey Haller gets the news that his old colleague Jerry Vincent has died, he also gets an…
unexpected windfall. Jerry had left instructions that Mickey should inherit all of his clients - putting Mickey's stalled career back on track at a stroke. Not only that, but Vincent was about to go to bat for Walter Elliott, the Hollywood mogul accused of brutally slaying his wife and her lover, in a trial that promises big fees and an even bigger place in the media spotlight. If Mickey could find the magic bullet and win that one against the odds, he'd really be back in the big leagues. The only problem is that Vincent was murdered, shot at close range in his office garage. And the detective handling the case - a certain Harry Bosch - is convinced the killer must be one of Vincent's clients. Suddenly Jerry Vincent's legacy is beginning to look more like a poisoned chalice, and Mickey is faced with the biggest challenge of his career: how to successfully defend a client who might just be planning to murder him. Sequel to "The Lincoln lawyer", followed by "The reversal". 2008.Presumed innocent
By Scott Turow. 1987
Chief prosecutor Rusty Sabich is given a case involving the murder of lawyer Carolyn Polhemus. But the married Sabich once…
had an affair with Polhemus, and his colleague Tommy Molto is convinced he is the killer. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1987.Innocent
By Scott Turow. 2010
"Innocent" continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each…
other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife. Strong language. Sequel to "Presumed innocent". Bestseller. c2010.The associate
By John Grisham. 2009
A college misdeed comes back to haunt Yale law-school graduate Kyle McAvoy when he is blackmailed into working at a…
Wall Street firm that is handling a multibillion dollar lawsuit involving a Pentagon contract. Forced into stealing documents, Kyle soon realizes he is in over his head. Bestseller. 2009.Rogue lawyer
By John Grisham. 2015
Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take. Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime…
is entitled to a fair trial, even if he has to cheat to get one. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him, he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret, one that will threaten everything he holds dear. Bestseller. 2015.Conviction: a novel (Christopher Paget Ser. #Bk. 4)
By Richard North Patterson. 2005
When the body of eleven-year-old Thuy Sen is found in the San Francisco Bay, the police swiftly charge brothers Rennell…
and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury, abetted by an incompetent lawyer for the defense, is quick to find the men guilty and to sentence them both to die for their crimes. Fifteen years later, Rennell is days from his execution, and overworked pro-bono lawyer Teresa Peralta Paget, her husband Chris, and stepson Carlo, a recent Harvard law grad, become convinced not only that Rennell didn't receive a fair trial, but that he may be innocent. Racing against the clock, and against insurmountable legal obstacles, Teresa, Chris, and Carlo desperately try and stop the execution, taking the case all the way to the Supreme Court. 2005.Degree of guilt
By Richard North Patterson. 1993
Distinguished attorney Christopher Paget is raising his fifteen-year-old son Carlo. Carlo's estranged mother, television journalist Mary Carelli, is in town…
to interview novelist Mark Ransom but instead is accused of his murder. Not only does her story of Ransom's rape attempt have some inconsistencies for Paget and his assistant to sort out, it also involves a surprising group of well-known people. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1992.The secret of magic
By Deborah Johnson. 2014
Working for a prominent member of the NAACP in 1946 when a request comes from her favourite childhood author to…
investigate the murder of a black war hero, Regina Robichard travels to Mississippi, where she navigates the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past. 2014.The whistler
By John Grisham. 2016
A previously disbarred lawyer--now with a new identity--goes after a Florida judge who was secretly involved with the construction of…
a large casino on Native American land. The Coast Mafia financed the casino and is now helping itself--and the judge--to a sizable skim. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2016.The rooster bar
By John Grisham. 2017
Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now,…
as third-year students, these close friends realize they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier, for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam. But maybe there’s a way to escape their crushing debt, expose the bank and the scam, and make a few bucks in the process. But to do so, they would first have to quit school. And leaving law school a few short months before graduation would be completely crazy, right? Bestseller. 2017.Gray Mountain
By John Grisham. 2014
The Great Recession of 2008 left many young professionals out of work. Promising careers were suddenly ended as banks, hedge…
funds, and law firms engaged in mass lay-offs and brutal belt tightening. Samantha Kofer was a third year associate at Scully & Pershing, New York City's largest law firm. Two weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, and her future. A week later she was working as an unpaid intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small town Appalachia. There, for the first time in her career, she was confronted with real clients with real problems. She also stumbled across secrets that should have remained buried deep in the mountains forever. Bestseller 2014.Sycamore row (Jake Brigance #2)
By John Grisham. 2013
Still reeling from the racially charged case in "A Time to Kill", attorney Jake Brigance learns he has been hired--posthumously--by…
reclusive Seth Hubbard. Before hanging himself, Hubbard wrote a will that cut out his children and bestowed his wealth on his black housekeeper. Sequel to "A Time to Kill". Some strong language. Bestseller. 2013.The confession: A Novel
By John Grisham. 2010
Dying paroled convict Travis Boyette confesses to Lutheran minister Keith Schroeder that he is guilty of the rape and murder…
of Nicole Yarber, a white Texas high school cheerleader, ten years ago. But African American Donte Drumm, Nicole's former classmate, is about to be executed for the crime. Bestseller. 2010.Small great things: a novel
By Jodi Picoult. 2016
A woman and her husband admitted to a hospital to have a baby requests that their nurse be reassigned -…
they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into a courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear. Bestseller. 2016.The children act: a novel
By Ian McEwan. 2014
Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her…
fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now, her marriage of thirty years is in crisis. At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith? Fiona's judgment has momentous consequences for them both. Bestseller. 2014.The ex: a novel
By Alafair Burke. 2016
Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defense lawyers. When she hears that her former fiancé, Jack…
Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicide--and that one of the victims was connected to his wife's murder three years earlier--there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is, who would go to such great lengths to frame him--and why? For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets and absolve herself of guilt from a tragic decision, a secret she has held for twenty years. But as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts. The man she knew could not have done this. But what if she never really knew him? 2016.The appeal
By John Grisham. 2008
After a Mississippi jury returns a guilty verdict against a chemical company that dumped carcinogens into the water supply, the…
company's owner, Carl Trudeau, appeals to the state's supreme court. During judicial elections Trudeau tries to plant his own justice on the bench. Bestseller. 2008.The reckoning (Leisure reading collection (McNaughton))
By John Grisham. 2018
Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor,…
and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known. Bestseller. 2018.