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The client
By John Grisham. 1993
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.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.Slander
By William Deverell. 1999
Fiery feminist trial lawyer Elizabeth Finnegan sets her sights on an arrogant Supreme Court judge, who has handed down a…
lenient sentence to a convicted rapist. When a woman comes to Finnegan claiming she was raped by the same judge, she jumps at the case. Her research looks damning, but is her client telling the truth? 1999.Rumpole and the reign of terror (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 2007
British barrister Horace Rumpole takes on the government when he accepts the case of a Pakistani doctor accused of aiding…
Al Qaeda. He also alienates his colleagues, his wife Hilda, and other clients, while he battles his own doubts. Meanwhile Hilda writes her memoirs. c2006, 2007. (Rumpole mysteries)L'intérêt de l'enfant: roman ((Du monde entier).)
By Ian McEwan. 2015
À l'âge de cinquante-neuf ans, Fiona Maye est une brillante magistrate spécialiste du droit de la famille. Passionnée, parfois même…
hantée par son travail, elle en délaisse sa vie personnelle et son mari Jack. Surtout depuis cette nouvelle affaire : Adam Henry, un adolescent de dix-sept ans atteint de leucémie, risque la mort. Les croyances religieuses de ses parents interdisant la transfusion sanguine qui pourrait le sauver, les médecins s'en remettent à la cour. Après avoir entendu les deux parties, Fiona décide soudainement de se rendre à l'hôpital, auprès du garçon. Mais cette brève rencontre s'avère troublante et, indécise, la magistrate doit pourtant rendre son jugement. 2015.Cherche rouquine, coupe garçonne: roman
By Daniel Poliquin. 2017
À partir d'un fait divers qui a secoué le Québec des années soixante, l'affaire Coffin, Daniel Poliquin compose un roman…
qui est un chef-d'œuvre de roublardise narrative. Ce pauvre innocent de Blewett devient bien malgré lui le chaînon qui unit le destin des personnages que Poliquin fait défiler devant nos yeux avec un amusement contagieux. Il y a d'abord Odette, la sensuelle maîtresse de Blewett, chez laquelle il avait eu la mauvaise idée de se réfugier après avoir initialement réussi à s'échapper de la prison. Il y a Amédée Bérubé, le chef de police de L'Anse-Pleureuse, où il est mieux connu sous le nom de Barrabas, nous apprendrons pourquoi. Il y a surtout Jean-Jacques Bouffard, l'aumônier, qui faut-il s'en étonner? est celui dont la conscience s'accommode le plus mal avec l'acte dont il est témoin et complice. Enfin, il y a une certaine rouquine, qui hésite entre l'architecture et la taxidermie, entre les hommes et les femmes, mais qui sait dérouler un récit avec une captivante désinvolture. C'est elle, vous l'avez deviné, qui nous raconte cette histoire. 2017.Le clandestin (Best-sellers)
By John Grisham, Patrick Berthon. 2006
La question n'est pas de savoir s'il va être tué, mais qui va le tuer. Lobbyiste sans foi ni loi,…
Joel Backman a été condamné à vingt ans de prison pour avoir vendu à une puissance étrangère un superlogiciel capable de contrôler un ensemble de satellites espions. Six ans plus tard, à sa grande surprise, il est gracié par le président des États-Unis sortant et exfiltré dans une jolie ville d'Italie. Sous une nouvelle identité, le Clandestin découvre l'art subtil d'être heureux. Il est libre, mais transformé en appât. Car, si la CIA a obtenu sa grâce, c'est pour mieux savoir qui va le tuer : les Israéliens ? les Saoudiens ? les Chinois ? La chasse à l'homme a commencé. Quelques descriptions de violence et quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2006, c2005. Titre uniforme: The broker.April fool
By William Deverell. 2005
Arthur Beauchamp comes out of retirement to defend an old client, Nick "the Owl" Faloon, a diminutive man accused of…
raping and murdering a psychologist. Meanwhile, Beauchamp's new wife, Margaret Blake, takes up residence in a tree she is determined to save. Beauchamp shuttles between Vancouver and his island home, doing what he can to save the tree and get his wife back - and defend Faloon. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Arthur Ellis Award Winner 2006. 2005.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.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 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.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.The broker: A Novel
By John Grisham. 2005
The CIA pressures lame-duck president Arthur Morgan into releasing jailed lobbyist Joel Backman, who obtained stolen satellite software six years…
before. The Agency spirits Backman to Italy to use him for bait, leaks his whereabouts - and waits to see who kills him. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.The last juror: A Novel
By John Grisham. 2004
Clanton, Mississippi; 1970. Twenty-three-year-old Willie Traynor buys the bankrupt county paper and begins building circulation. He inflames readers with his…
reporting of a young widow's rape and murder by Danny Padgitt, who threatens his jury with revenge if they convict him. Years later Padgitt returns for retribution. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2004.The street lawyer: A Novel
By John Grisham. 1998
At thirty-two, Michael is on the fast track to become a partner in his prestigious Washington law firm, but that…
changes the day he is held hostage by a homeless man. Disillusioned by the realization that his firm had illegally evicted the man, Michael quits his job to work for the homeless. Some strong language and some violence.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 runaway jury: A Novel
By John Grisham. 1996
Using jury consultants with elaborate and illegal research techniques, the tobacco companies have managed to win each lawsuit brought against…
them. Now, in Mississippi, a man has purposely placed himself on the jury of the latest tobacco trial. Strong language. 1996.The rainmaker: A Novel
By John Grisham. 1995
Before Rudy Baylor graduates from law school and starts his new job, he must provide free legal advice at a…
senior centre. His clients are a couple whose grown son is dying of leukemia and whose insurance company has abandoned them. Rudy's excitement over their promising case is dashed by the news that his much-needed job offer has been withdrawn. And that's only the beginning of his bad-luck streak. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1995.The chamber: A Novel
By John Grisham. 1994
The chamber is of the gas variety, and Klan member Sam Cayhill is only weeks away from spending his last…
moments in one. After two mistrials, he has been convicted of the murder of the two sons of a Jewish civil rights activist in 1967. Adam Hall, a Chicago lawyer and Cayhill's grandson, sets out to prove that Cayhill is innocent. Strong language and some violence. 1994.