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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.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)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.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 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.