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The Will by Reed Arvin
A senior partner at the most powerful law firm in Chicago has taken associate Henry Mathews under his wing and is determined to quash whatever troublesome morality and shreds of conscience might prevent the young lawyer from being a success.
Criminal Intent by William Bernhardt
Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid plunges into a deadly maelstrom of dark secrets, conspiracy, and church politics as he defends his client, a radical parish priest on trial for murder and facing the death penalty if convicted.
Unnatural Causes by Janet Bettle
Joanna Pascoe investigates a mysterious food poisoning death and, with the help of attorney Geri Lander, uncovers a deadly poultry bacteria whose cause proves even more shocking than its consequences.
Ulterior Motives by Terri Blackstock
When Ben Robinson is accused of murdering his former boss Louis Dubose, one person believes he is innocent and must decide whether she should defend him or not.
Executive Privilege by Jay Brandon
Texas attorney David Owens is surprised by the First Lady's request that he be her divorce lawyer, and he is unprepared for the secrets she holds and the lengths to which President McPherson will go to keep her from talking.
Star Witness by D.W. Buffa
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."
The Great Divide by T. Davis Bunn
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 disappearence of a graduate student in China.
The Heart of Justice by William Coughlin
A federal judge's loyalties are divided between his new wife and the law when he faces a case of unprecedented proportions.
Life Sentence by David Ellis
Years after a party that resulted in a teen's death, Jon Soliday, legal counsel to a politician and close childhood friend who is running for governor, realizes with horror that his fellow partygoers are being killed off.
Reckless Homicide by Ira Genberg
After helping suppress his brother Charlie's positive drug test from the airline that employs them both, lawyer Michael Ashmore must defend himself against a charge of reckless homicide when a plane piloted by Charlie crashes, killing all on board.
The Letter of the Law by Tim Green
After defense attorney Casey Jordan gets her client, a brilliant but arrogant professor, acquitted of the murder of a law student, she discovers that her client is guilty and is forced to make a choice between justice and the law.
Beyond Suspicion by James Grippando
Believing himself settled into a quiet and happy life, lawyer Jack Swyteck is horrified when a former client turns up dead, placing Jack under suspicion, compromising his marriage, and forcing him to find the real killer before he becomes the next victim.
The King of Torts by John Grisham
Washed-up public defender Clay Carter's latest case, a routine street killing, takes an unexpected turn when he discovers evidence of a conspiracy involving a large drug company and a lawsuit with a huge potential settlement.
The Halls of Justice by Lee Gruenfeld
Santa Monica Deputy District Attorney Sal Milano moves from the thrown-out case of a small-time thug charged with raping twin sisters to the murder trial of the Pierman sisters themselves, one of whom is a celebrated defense lawyer and Sal's longtime court rival.
Secret Sanction by Brian Haig
Major Sean Drummond must uncover the truth about the senseless deaths of a battalion of Serbs in Kosovo at the hands of the Green Berets, and as the investigation progresses, Drummond suspects a cover-up leading all the way to the White House.
Good Counsel by Tim Junkin
While on the run from the law, his marriage and career in shambles, once-respected Washington, D.C. trial lawyer Jack Stanton encounters a young woman whose plight stirs in him the desire to fight for the downtrodden one more time.
Irreparable Damage by Joseph Klempner
When a photograph of his young daughter is mistaken for something of sinister intentions by the photograph developer, a terrible series of events ensues that threatens Stephen Barrow with the loss of his daughter.
A Jury of Her Peers by Jean Hanff Korelitz
While preparing to defend her client, a homeless man accused of stabbing a child on a New York street, public defender Sybylla Muldoon comes face to face with a massive and malevolent conspiracy that takes her to the secret heights of the American justice system.
Fatal Flaw by William Lashner
Despite his belief in his friend's guilt, attorney Victor Carl agrees to represent an old law school buddy accused of murdering his fiance, silently vowing to see justice done, but he soon makes a horrifying discovery.
Powers of Attorney by Mimi Latt
A billionaire is dead, his very young wife is the prime suspect, and two rival lawyers are sent to clear up the mystery as the drama spreads through the world of Los Angeles politics.
A Certain Justice by John Lescroart
A suspenseful novel that examines the very nature of justice--and injustice--follows an ordinary man who, through no fault of his own, is hounded, hunted, and almost destroyed for a crime he did not commit.
9 Scorpions by Paul Levine
Atlantica Airlines president Max Wanaker, the wealthy benefactor who transformed her from stripper to Supreme Court law clerk, insists that Lisa Fremont use her influence to secure a favorable ruling for his airlines, or face the consequences.
Ties That Bind by Phillip Margolin
When a presidential candidate is murdered, Amanda Jaffe finds herself representing the chief suspect, who claims to have information linking the victim to a drug ring of high-ranking judges and public officials.
Conflicts of Interest by John Martel
Accepting an offer to join a prestigious San Francisco legal firm, young Seth "Cowboy" Cameron is swept into a political power struggle between the firm's senior and junior partners and becomes involved with a client.
The Jury by Steve Martini
Attorney Paul Madriani is called in to defend Dr. David Crone, a respected medical researcher, after Crone is accused of killing a young colleague, Kalista Jordan, an African American research physician who had recently ended her affair with Crone.
Dead Even by Brad Meltzer
Young Assistant District Attorney Sara Tate finds herself going head to head with her defense attorney husband, Jared, in a case in which not only is the outcome at stake, but also both of their lives.
Dead Even by Brad Meltzer
Young Assistant District Attorney Sara Tate finds herself going head to head with her defense attorney husband, Jared, in a case in which not only is the outcome at stake, but also both of their lives.
Invasion of Privacy by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Defending a filmmaker friend who has been charged with invasion of privacy, attorney Nina Reilly learns that her friend's new documentary holds a crucial clue to a decades-old murder mystery.
Criminal Justice by Barbara Parker
In a legal thriller set in steamy southern Florida, a down-and-out lawyer is accused of murdering an informant for the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Violence, Nudity, Adult Content by Vince Passaro
Amid the professional challenges of defending a wealthy client accused of murdering his wife and helping a rape victim cope with her trauma, William Riordan is also forced to examine his personal life when his wife demands a divorce.
The Deception by Barry Reed
Called in to sue St. Anne's Hospital after Donna DiTullio, a young patient, is left paralyzed and near death after an unexpected leap from a balcony, attorney Dan Sheridan takes on powerful interests after his investigation uncovers sexual misconduct and a chilling ethical dilemma.
Conflict of Interest by Nancy Rosenberg
While trying three defendants for robbery, district attorney Joanne Kuhlman discovers that one of them is developmentally disabled and may have been exploited by his crime partners, but the case takes a dangerous turn when the young man vanishes.
Criminal Intent by Sheldon Siegel
Follows the adventures of an ex-priest, an ex-corporate lawyer, and an ex-wife who open their own criminal defense firm.
Reversible Errors by Scott Turow
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.
The Sacrifice by Robert Whitlow
When attorney Scott Ellis returns home to Catawba, North Carolina, he faces surprise, challenge, and unexpected sacrifice when he agrees to both advise a mock trial team at the local high school and defend a racist teenager charged in a shooting.
The Deal by Sabin Willett
When a zero is accidentally dropped from a mortgage document for a leveraged buyout, the partners in the presiding law firm discover that they are personally liable to their client to make up the multimillion-dollar shortfall, in a legal thriller about cutthroat competition and murder.
The Feast of Stephen by Rosemary Aubert
A series of seemingly routine deaths by exposure in Toronto are revealed to have a much more sinister origin when all the victims turn out to be courtroom habitues who are all found with verses from the Bible in their possession.
She Died for Her Sins by David Champion
An eccentric Chicago heiress and her entourage are watching Fourth of July fireworks in the backyard of her California mansion when she is shot in the head. The young man accused of her killing is so offensive, mega lawyer Bomber Hanson posits he couldn't be guilty and takes the case.
Damned in Paradise by Max Allan Collins
Private detective Nathan Heller joins forces with the legendary Clarence Darrow to investigate a notorious case in which two members of the powerful Massie family are charged with ordering the death of a young Hawaiian native acquitted of the rape of Thalia Massie.
Absolute Certainty by Rose Connors
After the conviction of a prime suspect in the murder of a college student, assistant D.A. Mary Nickerson finds her ideals challenged when she is held back from reopening the case despite new evidence that someone else may have been the killer.
Uncommon Justice by Terry Devane
Boston attorney Mairead O'Clare, a recent refugee from corporate law, is forced into the treacherous realm of a capital criminal trial when she defends a homeless man accused in the murder of another homeless man.
Trick Question by Anthony Dunbar
New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet comes to the aid of a maintenance worker at the Moskowitz Memorial Laboratory, who faces charges of murder after he is discovered holding the frozen head of a researcher.
The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein
When a recently deceased body is discovered in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus during a donor gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Assistant DA Alex Cooper must infiltrate New York's museum society to catch a killer.
The Stalking of Sheilah Quinn by Jeremiah Healy
A frontline criminal litigator is suddenly the stalking target of a wealthy client accused of strangling his girlfriend, and she must outwit not only Arthur Ketterson but those who stand to gain if she loses.
Cold Justice by Jonnie Jacobs
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.
Bearing Witness by Michael Kahn
Attorney Rachel Gold takes on a case in which her witnesses keep disappearing as Professor Benny Goldberg and his law students and prosecutor Jonathan Wolf try to help Rachel uncover a decades-old construction scam.
Until Judgment Day by Christine McGuire
Sheriff Dave Granz and his wife, California District Attorney Kathryn McKay, must find a serial killer targeting Catholic priests before he makes his final judgment. With the specter of sexual abuse and money laundering hanging over the Church, few are willing to offer their confessions.
Designer Crimes by Lia Matera
Laura Di Palma gets involved in two cases that have her running for her life as she investigates the shooting of an attorney who dies in her arms and a bullet that strikes the D.A. but is clearly intended for her.
Legal Tender by Lisa Scottoline
When her former lover and partner, Mark Biscardi, turns up murdered and she becomes the prime suspect in the crime, Philadelphia lawyer Benedetta "Bennie" Rosato finds herself framed for murder, on the run from the cops, and searching for the real killer.
The Perfect Witness by Barry Siegel
Lawyer Greg Monarch must delve deep into a world of deceit and betrayal in order to destroy the charming facade of a beautiful witness bent on destroying his client, Ira Sullivan, who has been wrongly accused of murder.
Illegal Motion by Grif Stockley
Gideon Page handles a rape case involving an African American receiver for the Arkansas Razorbacks accused by a white woman, deals with the fact that his daughter attends the same university, and faces his own fears and prejudices.
True Justice by Robert Tanenbaum
A shocking murder leaves the public crying for revenge and a fifteen-year-old girl accused of a terrible crime, in a new thriller featuring Butch Karp, chief assistant district attorney for New York County.
A Fine Line by William Tapply
When Boston attorney Brady Coyne's client Walt Duffy, a noted naturalist, is found murdered and Walt's son Ethan mysteriously vanishes, Coyne matches wits with a notorious ecoterrorist group to save Ethan's life as well as his own.
No Defense by Kate Wilhelm
A seven-month marriage that ends in a suspicious car crash leaves the husband, Vinny, dead and the widow, Lara, a murder suspect with seemingly no defense--until Barbara Holloway takes the case.
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