18 books like A certain justice

What to read after A certain justice — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Nothing but the truth John T. Lescroart · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 443p · ≈ 14h · Moderate When San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy gets a call saying his wife never picked the kids up from school, he's worried. Frannie's a great mother. Turns out there's a good explanation: she's in jail. Unbeknownst to her husband, Frannie has just appeared before a grand jury--and refused to share a crucial piece of information about her friend Ron, who's accused of killing his wife. Now it's up to… Shares: Abe Glitsky, Dismas Hardy, Hardy, San Francisco

The oath John T. Lescroart · 2002 · 596p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Medical malpractice or murder? Glitsky and Hardy take opposite sides of the case-in the newest bestseller from the author of The Hearing.When an HMO executive is hit by a car during a morning jog through his exclusive San Francisco neighborhood, he has the bad luck to be transported to one of his own hospitals...and winds up dead in his ICU bed. But in spite of the rumors about his company's… Shares: Abe Glitsky, Dismas Hardy, Hardy, San Francisco

The mercy rule John T. Lescroart · 1998 · 466p · ≈ 15h · Moderate When Salmon Sal Russo fails to make his friday fish round at the San Francisco law courts, alarm bells ring with his regular customers - the prosecutors and judges who turn a blind eye to his illegally caught fish. Russo had been in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and when Judge Giotto, an old friend, finds the body, it looks like a case of mercy killing. But a look at Russo's bank… Shares: Dismas Hardy, Hardy, San Francisco, California

The Shape of Dread Marcia Muller · 1989 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Bobby Foster, carhop at the chic Cafe Comedie, is going to the gas chamber. He’s already confessed to the murder of Tracy Kostakos, the club’s rising star. But two years after the crime, Tracy’s body is still missing and Bobby’s confession is full of holes. All Souls Legal Cooperative’s final appeal sends San Francisco’s number one PI Sharon McCone behind the footlights into the super-charged… Shares: San Francisco, California, Mystery

Eye of the Storm Marcia Muller · 1988 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Eye (cyclone), a region of calmer weather found at the center of strong tropical cyclones Shares: San Francisco, California

Degree of guilt Richard North Patterson · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 540p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Christopher Paget is a trial lawyer with a famous past...Christopher Paget is a trial lawyer with a famous past: as a young investigator in Washington he unearthed a scandal that brought ruin to the President – and an abrupt end to his affair with journalist Mary Carelli. Now, fifteen years later, Carelli is a famous TV journalist in New York and Paget is leading a relatively tranquil life… Shares: San Francisco, California, Legal stories

The Fire Rose Mercedes Lackey · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 433p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Lackey's story of a young turn of the century female who is brought to the wilds of San Francisco to read books for a reclusive alchemist recreates the fable of the monster who wins the heart of a young woman yet forbids her to view him. For the monster here is a magician caught in a werewolf spell, and the young girl is a destitute young woman with no other choices. A retelling of Beauty and the… Shares: San Francisco, California

Putting Lipstick on a Pig Michael Bowen · 2006 · ★ 4.8 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "Bowen effectively captures his Midwestern locale and takes readers on a fast-paced, exciting ride."—Publishers WeeklyVance Hayes died while joyriding on a snowmobile late one night near the Wisconsin Dells. The cold-hearted, hard-headed lawyer goes unmourned by clients, colleagues, or anyone else—including his reluctant eulogist, fellow attorney Rep Pennyworth.In fact, interest in Hayes' death… Shares: Legal stories, Mystery

Eyes of a child Richard North Patterson · 1995 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Ricardo Arias is found dead, the gun still wedged in his mouth. It looks like suicide, but the physical evidence strongly suggests murder. The police investigation uncovers an estranged wife, Terri Peralta; an ugly custody battle over their six-year-old daughter, Elena; heated charges of child abuse; and a murder suspect: San Francisco defense attorney Christopher Paget. Paget has motive--it's… Shares: San Francisco, California, Legal stories

Witness for the defense Jonnie Jacobs · 2001 · ★ 3.7 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Kali finds herself defending a wealthy woman accused of murdering the controversial radio show host who claimed to be he adopted daughter's biological father. Shares: San Francisco, Legal stories, Mystery

Babycakes Armistead Maupin · 1984 · ★ 4.3 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Babycakes (1984) is the fourth book in the Tales of the City series by American novelist Armistead Maupin, originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle. Shares: San Francisco, California

Salvation Boulevard Larry Beinhart · 2008 · ★ 3.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Some cases test a private investigator's wits, others test his courage, and still others, his character. In Salvation Boulevard, P.I. Carl Van Wagener has found a case that tests them all, and then goes on to test his soul. A professor is dead and a suspect-who has confessed-is in custody. But nothing is what it seems. After all, the dead man is an atheist professor, the accused an Islamic… Shares: Legal stories, Mystery

Sure of You Armistead Maupin · 1989 · ★ 4.3 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. Caught in the middle is their longtime friend, a gay man whose own future is even more uncertain. Wistful and compassionate, yet subversively funny, Sure of You could only come from Armistead Maupin. Shares: San Francisco, California

Further Tales of the City Armistead Maupin · 1982 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Tales of the City is a series of novels by Armistead Maupin. Shares: San Francisco, California

Significant Others Armistead Maupin · 1987 · ★ 4.2 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A significant other is a partner in an intimate relationship. Shares: San Francisco, California

Another City, Not My Own Dominick Dunne · 1997 · ★ 3.8 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Told from the point of view of one of Dunne's most familiar fictional characters - Gus Bailey - Another City, Not My Own tells how Gus, the movers and shakers of Los Angeles, and the city itself are drawn into the vortex of the O.J. Simpson trial. We have met Gus Bailey in previous novels by Dominick Dunne. He is a writer and journalist, father of a murdered child, and chronicler of justice -… Shares: California, Legal stories

The case of the lame canary Erle Stanley Gardner · 1937 · ★ 4.0 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging helyesírás címben Shares: California, Legal stories, Mystery

The case of the haunted husband Erle Stanley Gardner · 1941 · ★ 3.9 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Aspiring actress Stephane Olger just wants to be in pictures. But she may end up in mug shots instead when she gets herself caught up in a crime. Shortly after quitting her job and moving to Hollywood, she is picked up by a well-dressed man while hitchhiking. The man loses control of the car and they end up in a horrible accident. Both Stephane and the driver escape unscathed but the strange man… Shares: California, Legal stories, Mystery

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