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Above the Law
by Green, Tim
In the aftermath of a hunting accident in which an illegal immigrant is killed by a senator, the victim's widow claims that her husband and the senator's wife were having an affair, prompting a young attorney to discern the truth before the widow is deported.
Betrayal
by Lescroart, John T.
Taking over the casework of a recently disappeared attorney, Dismas Hardy and his friend, detective Abe Glitsky, tackle an unexpectedly challenging appeal to overturn the life sentence of a National Guard reservist who has been convicted for a complicated double murder.
Cold Justice
by Jacobs, Jonnie
After the murder of her best friend, which bears a strong resemblance to the victims of the recently executed Bayside Strangler, lawyer Kali O'Brien must re-open a case thought to be solved in order to catch the real killer.
Color of Law
by Gimenez, Mark
Lawyer Scott Fenney is not thrilled when he is appointed to defend Shawanda Jones, a prostitute accused of killing the son of Texas senator and presidential candidate, Mack McCall.
Death Row
by Bernhardt, William
FICTION
When the only surviving witness to a grisly murder turns up dead, Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid holds little hope of staving off the death sentence against the soft-spoken chemist, Ray Goldman, accused of the heinous crime.
Double Tap
by Martini, Steve
Defense attorney Paul Madriani takes on the case of Emiliano Ruiz, a career soldier on trial for the murder of a businesswoman and the head of a high-tech software company, murders that could be tied to explosive government secrets.
Eye of the Beholder
by Ellis, David
Having built a successful career based on his famous prosecution of a serial killer fifteen years earlier, attorney Paul Riley realizes that his past case has eerie ties to a new series of murders and that the killer has an agenda aimed specifically at Paul himself.
False Testimony
by Connors, Rose
MYSTERY
A defense lawyer struggles with her ethics throughout two cases involving a U.S. senator suspected in the disappearance of a female staffer and a second client who is on trial for the murder of a priest.
Great Divide
by Bunn, T. Davis
After abandoning his fast-track legal career for a quiet North Carolina town, attorney Marcus Glenwood is nevertheless dragged back into high-profile law by an intriguing case involving the disappearance of a graduate student in China.
Halls of Justice
by Gruenfeld, Lee
Defending two sisters against their alleged assailant, a petty thug with connections to the mafia, Deputy District Attorney Sal Milano loses the case on a technicality, driving the defendants to take justice into their own hands.
Hear No Evil
by Grippando, James
Miami defense attorney Jack Swyteck handles a case that starts with the murder of an officer at the U.S. Naval base on Guantanamo Bay and the arrest of his wife for the crime, and concludes with a shocking surprise that will change Jack's life.
Incriminating Evidence
by Siegel, Sheldon
Defense attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez take on a high profile new case when they are asked to defend an ambitious San Francisco district attorney who has been found dazed and incoherent in a hotel room with the corpse of a prostitute.
King of Lies
by Hart, John
When his father is found murdered, the investigation into the crime uncovers dark family secrets that threaten to unravel the life of North Carolina lawyer Work Pickens and those of his troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold-digging socialite wife, and other small-town characters.
Last Juror
by Grisham, John
Convicted of the murder of a young mother in a 1970 trial that ended with his threat to seek revenge against the jurors, Danny Padgitt is paroled after nine years in prison and returns to the scene of the trial in Ford County, Mississippi.
Law of Second Chances
by Sheehan, James
Trial attorney Jack Tobin takes on two death row cases when he is asked to represent Benny Avrile, a New York City gangster set up in the killing of a retired oilman, and Henry Wilson, a career criminal whose Florida execution is just weeks away.
Lincoln Lawyer
by Connelly, Michael
Representing some unsavory characters in his work as a defense lawyer, Mickey Haller takes on his first high-paying and possibly innocent client in years, but finds the case complicated by events that suggest a particularly evil perpetrator.
Proof of Intent
by Coughlin, William
Pickeral Point is shocked by the murder of a local woman and even more stunned when her husband, local recluse Miles Dane--once a best-selling author--is charged with the crime and calls on attorney Charley Sloan to defend him.
Reversible Errors
by Turow, Scott
Corporate lawyer Arthur Raven defends the reopened case of a death-row inmate who may be innocent, while prosecuting attorneys Muriel Wynn and Larry Starczek fight for a conviction they still believe is deserved.
Star Witness
by Buffa, D.W.
When a successful Hollywood writer-director is placed on trial for a woman's murder, attorney Joseph Antonelli takes the case, which the defendant believes is tied to his new script, a script that recalls elements of "Citizen Kane."
Wrongful Death
by Wilhelm, Kate
Barbara Holloway becomes the prime suspect in a high-profile kidnapping case involving a young boy, the grandson of a wealthy family who accuses Barbara of aiding in his disappearance.
