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The justice game (Recorded Books inspirational)
By Randy Singer. 2009
When a man guns down a pregnant reporter on live TV, her husband sues the manufacturer of the killer's firearm.…
As opposing lawyers ignite the courtroom with their eloquence and theatrics, a shadowy cabal threatens the advocates and the justice they seek. 2009.The jury (A Paul Madriani novel)
By 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.Cage without bars (Forrest Spencer. #3.)
By Gerald Neufeld. 2014
Lucy Jackson, wife of twenty years and mother of two, unexpectedly shoots her much-respected husband at point blank range. Defense…
attorney Forrest Spencer, a long-time friend, discovers that she has been a victim of protracted psychological abuse by her spouse. While Battered Woman's Syndrome has found its way into US courts as a defense strategy for homicide, psychological abuse, though very real, has not. Spencer seeks a not guilty verdict on the basis of Lucy's state of mind that led her to believe that violence was her only option. Sequel to “Stolen child”. 2014.Beyond the shadow of a doubt (Forrest Spencer. #1.)
By Gerald Neufeld. 2012
A legal thriller in which figures a detailed account of a trial for an innocent young man's life. The mystery…
lies in how an innocent man accused of murder can be plucked from California's unforgiving prosecutory machine when evidence against the defendant is iron-clad. Followed by "Stolen child". 2012.Brain storm
By Richard Dooling. 1998
Joe Watson, a lawyer who specializes in cyber-research, is forced by a local federal judge to take his first pro-bono…
case - the murder of a deaf African American. While he is preparing for trial, Watson is fired, his family leaves him, and he almost has an affair. Strong language and violence. c1998.Stolen child (Forrest Spencer. #2.)
By Gerald Neufeld. 2013
Eighteen months ago, Divinity Parker mysteriously disappeared from her school playground. Everyone, including the FBI, believes her to have been…
killed or trafficked. A resident of a Georgia town insists she knows where the missing girl is. Though Forrest Spencer and his law colleagues are dubious about this claim, Divinity's mother tasks them with the identification and recovery of her daughter. They find the child alive and thriving. What troubles Spencer and his team is why Divinity, only one and a half years gone, wishes so vehemently to remain distant from her California home. Sequel to "Beyond the shadow of a doubt". 2013.The brethren
By 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. 2000.The judge
By Steve Martini. 1995
Widowed attorney Paul Madriani is attracted to prosecutor Lenore Goya. He is trying to help her cousin, but unlikeable Judge…
Acosta is standing in his way. Then, in rapid sequence, the judge is framed by an undercover female cop, Lenore is fired for her handling of the case, the female cop is murdered, and ironically Lenore and Paul become Acosta's defence lawyers. Some violence and some strong language. 1995.The thirteenth juror: a novel
By John T Lescroart. 1994
In the sequel to "Hard Evidence", attorney Dismas Hardy has hung out his own shingle but he's had no bite.…
Then he is asked to assist lawyer David Freeman, who is handling a complex, high-profile case. Jennifer Witt is accused of killing her physician husband and her young son for the insurance money. In addition, the police have exhumed Jennifer's first husband and are accusing her of his death, too. Strong language and some violence. 1994.The trials of Rumpole (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 1979
Rumpole on trial (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 1992
These seven cases of defender Horace Rumpole are mingled with disturbances in his domestic or professional circle, including an invitation…
to visit the titled relatives of his wife. 1992. (Rumpole mysteries)Limitations
By 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
By 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
By 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 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 summons
By 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)
By 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.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.The Guardians
By John Grisham. 2019
The suspense never rests in John Grisham's pulse-pounding new legal thriller. The latest novel from the New York Times #1…
bestselling author moves at breakneck speed, delivering some of his most inventive twists and turns yet.Rule of Capture: A Novel (Dystopian Lawyer #1)
By Christopher Brown. 2019
Better Call Saul meets Nineteen Eighty-Four in this first volume in an explosive legal thriller series set in the world…
of Tropic of Kansas-a finalist for the 2018 Campbell Award for best science fiction novel of the year.Defeated in a devastating war with China and ravaged by climate change, America is on the brink of a bloody civil war. Seizing power after a controversial election, the ruling regime has begun cracking down on dissidents fighting the nation's slide toward dictatorship. For Donny Kimoe, chaos is good for business. He's a lawyer who makes his living defending enemies of the state. His newest client, young filmmaker Xelina Rocafuerte, witnessed the murder of an opposition leader and is now accused of terrorism. To save her from the only sentence worse than death, Donny has to extract justice from a system that has abandoned the rule of law. That means breaking the rules-and risking the same fate as his clients. When Donny bungles Xelina's initial hearing, he has only days to save the young woman from being transferred to a detention camp from which no one returns. His only chance of winning is to find the truth-a search that begins with the opposition leader's death and leads to a dark conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of power. Now, Donny isn't just fighting for his client's life-he's battling for his own. But as the trial in the top secret court begins, Xelina's friends set into motion a revolutionary response that could destroy the case. And when another case unexpectedly collides with Xelina's, Donny uncovers even more devastating secrets, knowledge that will force him to choose between saving one client...?r the future of the entire country.