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Pleading guilty
By Scott Turow. 1993
When attorney Bert Kamin vanishes along with a large chunk of a client's money, the firm partners turn to another…
of their attorneys--ex-cop Mack Malloy--for confidential help. Secretly impressed by Kamin's daring, Malloy begins his search. A trail of frightening clues leads Malloy to believe that Kamin is in even deeper trouble than suspected--maybe even dead. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe best defense
By Ellis Cose. 1998
White middle-aged John Wisocki is laid off. About to commit suicide, he is interrupted by and shoots the Hispanic colleague…
he feels was unfairly chosen over him. A Hispanic prosecutor prepares to fight the case in court against his former love, Wisocki's attorney. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe prosecution: a legal thriller
By Dudley Buffa. 1999
Attorney Joseph Antonelli gave up law after persuading a witness to lie. Now he is asked by friend Judge Woolner…
to serve as special prosecutor in a murder-for-hire case against the assistant district attorney. During that trial, Antonelli agrees to defend Woolner's wife, who is suspected of murder. Some strong language. 1999In her defense
By Stephen Horn. 2000
A former New York prosecutor has inexplicably left his father-in-law's prestigious Washington law firm and consequently endured an unwanted divorce.…
His struggling new practice receives an unexpected boost when a comely socialite hires him to defend her in a front-page murder case. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000The advocate
By Bill Mesce. 2000
England, 1943. Two American bombers suddenly attack a third plane as well as civilian witnesses on the ground. As Major…
Harry Voss of the Judge Advocate General's office delves into the incident, he uncovers secrets that the higher-ups want to keep concealed. Some violence and some strong language. 2000Hell at the breech: A Novel
By Tom Franklin. 2003
Alabama, 1890s. Fifteen-year-old Mack Burke keeps it a secret when he accidently shoots storekeeper and aspiring politician Arch Bedsole. The…
unsolved murder spurs Bedsole's cousin with his vigilantes to seek their own justice--targeting innocent and guilty alike in a year of terror. Violence, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2003A higher justice (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #2)
By James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1906. Kit Shannon, devout Christian defense attorney, represents both a mother who lost her son in a trolley…
accident and a rail worker accused of attempted murder. The two cases pit her against powerful railroad men and politicians who seem to have something to hide. 2003A greater glory (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #1)
By James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1905. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon tries the case of Celia Harcourt, who is being blackmailed for past events…
that threaten her family's happiness. A murder intensifies Kit's involvement, forcing her to face a ruthless female prosecutor. Undaunted and aided by her strong religious beliefs, Kit exposes the truth. 2003Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow murders
By John Mortimer. 2004
Shocked that his colleagues never heard of the case that launched his career, British barrister Rumpole puts it to pen.…
Rumpole interceded when a son convicted of murdering his father, a decorated war hero, headed to the gallows. Rumpole also met his future wife and the infamous Timson family. 2004The great divide
By T. Davis Bunn. 2000
Attorney Marcus Glenwood retreats to North Carolina following a devastating tragedy. He agrees to prosecute New Horizons, a local multinational…
conglomerate. Gloria Hall has disappeared while investigating the company's Factory 101 in China. Glenwood uncovers an international web of deceit that circles back to North Carolina. Christy Award. 2000In the moon of red ponies: A Novel (Billy Bob Holland Ser.)
By James Lee Burke. 2004
Former Texas ranger Billy Bob Holland from Bitterroot (BR 13715, DBC11957), now a Montana attorney, defends a Native American political…
activist accused of murder. Holland, investigating, must also protect his own family when his wife's psychopathic attacker is released from prison. Some explicit descriptions of sex, strong language and violenceA certain truth (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #Bk. 3)
By James Scott Bell. 2004
Los Angeles, 1907. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon Fox and her husband are returning from their delayed honeymoon when a murder…
occurs aboard their ship. Kit agrees to defend newly married Wanda Boswell, who is accused of killing her husband. But Kit begins to doubt Wanda's innocence. 2004Beach road: a novel
By James Patterson. 2006
Attorney Tom Dunleavy defends African American high school basketball player Dante Halleyville against murder charges in the wealthy beach community…
of East Hampton. Tom recruits help from his ex-lover, lawyer Kate Costello, while dogged Detective Raiborne uncovers startling revelations. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Old filth
By Jane Gardam. 2004
1990s. Widower and former judge Edward Feathers, known as Old FILTH (Failed In London Try Hong Kong), nearly eighty and…
living alone, recalls his past. Muses on his childhood in Malaya, military service and law career, relationships with women, and reasons for retiring to England. Some descriptions of sex. 2004Silks
By Dick Francis, Felix Francis. 2008
London barrister Geoffrey Mason, an amateur steeplechase rider, defends an acquaintance, professional jockey Steve Mitchell, against the charge that he…
murdered a competitor, Scot Barlow. One of Mason's former clients muddies up the case with threats. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2008Ford County: stories
By John Grisham. 2009
Seven short stories set in rural Ford County, Mississippi. In "Fetching Raymond" a mother and her two grown boys travel…
across the state to witness another son's execution. In "Fish Files" a divorce attorney receives an unexpected largess and changes his life. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2009The family man
By Elinor Lipman. 2009
After twenty-four years, gay New Yorker Henry Archer reunites with his ex-wife Denise and stepdaughter Thalia when Denise's husband dies.…
Thalia moves in with Henry and he becomes her attorney. While Denise battles her stepsons' efforts to evict her, she introduces Henry to his new lover. 2009An American tragedy (The library Of America #Vol. 140)
By Theodore Dreiser. 2003
Clyde Griffiths, the ambitious son of wandering street evangelists, seduces Roberta, a poor factory girl, who then becomes pregnant. Hoping…
to marry well and gain social acceptance, Clyde pursues an affair with aristocratic Sondra and concocts a ghastly plot to rid himself of Roberta. 1925The 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. 2011Southern lights: a novel
By Danielle Steel. 2009
In the midst of a dangerous case, Manhattan assistant D.A. Alexa Hamilton sends her daughter Savannah to the teen's father…
in Charleston, South Carolina. Savannah comes to know and love her paternal family--while Alexa deals with the trial of a serial killer. Strong language and some violence. 2009