18 books like The arraignment

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The Judge (Paul Madriani #4) Steve Martini · 1995 · ★ 4.1 · 536p · ≈ 17h · Moderate When Judge Armando Acosta is indicted on charges of soliciting a prostitute, attorney Paul Madriani is forced to take up the case. But when new developments lead to the death of Acosta's arresting officer, Madriani wonders if the judge is involved. Has he unwittingly pick up a client who may send him to an early grave? The Judge is all-out thrilling entertainment. Shares: Madriani, Paul Madriani, Attorney and Client, California

Prime witness Steve Martini · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 466p · ≈ 15h · Moderate A legal thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of the Paul Madriani series.A series of bizarre double murders has shaken the town, leading to the arrest of a prime suspect. Paul Madriani knows that the man he’s persecuting is guilty, but one disturbing fact threatens to unravel the entire case . . . There may be another killer involved. As he delves deeper into the truth, Madriani… Shares: Madriani, Paul Madriani, Attorney and Client, California

Double Tap (Paul Madriani #8) Steve Martini · 2005 · ★ 3.9 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Attorney Paul Madriani defends a highly decorated soldier who is on trial for murder, and unwittingly steps into a maze of secrets and lies that the government - and even this client - would rather leave hidden and undisturbed. Madriani is faced with arcane ballistics evidence, the so-called double tap - two bullet wounds tightly grouped to a victim's head, from shots that can have been made only… Shares: Madriani, Paul Madriani, Attorney and Client, Legal stories

The Attorney Steve Martini · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A child-custody battle leads to murder in this mystery, starring lawyer Paul Madriani of San Diego. It happens when a woman demands a share of her parents' $87-million lottery win, or she will remove her child from their custody. Shares: Madriani, Paul Madriani, Attorney and Client, Lawyers

The Rule of Nine Steve Martini · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The Old Weatherman dreams of a plan that could be his swan song, an attack to drive a stake through the heart of the right-wing establishment and bury it for good. Now he's found the money, the ideal weapon, and the professional who knows how to use it. And he has set his sights on the perfect target at the very seat of the United States government, in the heart of downtown Washington. It will be… Shares: Madriani, Paul Madriani

A Hallowed Place Caro Fraser · 1999 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Beneath the calm exterior of the elite barristers' chambers at 5 Caper Court rumour and uncertainty begin to take their toll. Cameron Renshaw, the head of chambers, is dying, and Leo Davis, the QC with the charmed but amoral life, is about to find his dubious past catching up with him. Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

The Fifth Witness Michael Connelly · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 421p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home. Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Soon after he learns that the victim had black market… Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

Turning angel Greg Iles · 2005 · ★ 4.2 · 501p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Lawyer Penn Cage returns to defend his best friend since childhood for the murder of a young female student, with whom his friend was intimate, at their old alma mater, St. Stephen's Prep. Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

A chain of evidence Carolyn Wells · 1912 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Challenging missing pages 10-11 Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Reversible errors Scott Turow · 2002 · ★ 3.8 · 538p · ≈ 17h · Moderate 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. Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

The Lincoln Lawyer Michael Connelly · 1895 · ★ 4.2 · 492p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Mickey Haller has spent all his professional life afraid that he wouldn’t recognize innocence if it stood right in front of him. But what he should have been on the watch for was evil. Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car, traveling between the far-flung courthouses of Los Angeles to defend clients of every kind.… Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

A dark devotion Clare Francis · 1997 · ★ 3.5 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate When the wife of an old friend disappears, criminal lawyer Alex has strong reason to suspect that he had good motives for murdering her and must find out what has happened to her for all their sakes. Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

The Jury Steve Martini · 2001 · ★ 3.9 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Attorney, which marked the return of Steve Martini's lawyer-sleuth Paul Madriani, was hailed for its "well-observed courtroom maneuverings" (The Christian Science Monitor) and "crisp dialogue and tart observations" (Publishers Weekly). Now Martini delivers the most daunting capital case of Madriani's career.Paul Madriani has ample reason to suspect he's representing a guilty man. Dr. David… Shares: Paul Madriani, Legal stories

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

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, Lawyers, Legal stories

Violent Ward-12 Copy Dump Len Deighton · 1993 · ★ 3.3 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Mickey Murphy, a criminal lawyer in Southern California, finds himself suspected of murder. Shares: California, Lawyers, Legal stories

The Pardon James Grippando · 1994 · ★ 4.1 · 421p · ≈ 14h · Moderate An estranged father and son -- one a brilliant defense lawyer, the other the governor of Florida -- must overcome their differences to stop a cunning psychopath.Jack Swyteck, a brilliant Miami defense attorney has spent years rebelling against his father, Harry, now Florida's governor. Their estrangement seems complete when Harry allows one of Jack's clients -- a man Jack believes is innocent --… Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders John Mortimer · 2004 · ★ 4.4 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Light Blue for big ideas Green for mystery Orange for fantastic fiction Pink for distant lands Dark Blue for real lives Purple for viewpoints John Mortimer's 'Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders' sees our eponymous hero tackle his first-ever case. It is just after the war and two RAF heroes are found shot dead. Simon Jerold, the son of one of the victims, is the only suspect and young Rumpole… Shares: Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories

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