18 books like To be a pilgrim

What to read after To be a pilgrim — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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

Cloth Girl Marilyn Heward Mills · 2006 · ★ 3.7 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Matilda Lamptey, the Cloth Girl of the title, is fourteen years old when sophisticated black Gold Coast lawyer, Robert Bannerman, sets eyes on her and resolves to take her as his second wife. For Julie, his first wife, this is a colossal slap in the face, which she is not willing to tolerate. For Matilda it is a cruel-end to childhood. Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories, Social life and customs

The uncommercial traveller Charles Dickens · 1776 · ★ 3.5 · 419p · ≈ 13h · Demanding A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches. Shares: British and irish fiction, English literature, Social life and customs

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

All's Fair in Love and Law Alan Hammond · 2011 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Dufty Dufty Popple & Dunn is a traditional solicitors' firm in the small Midlands town of Hockam (pronounced Hokum, as the local residents are at pains to point out). This heart-warming collection of stories revolves around the lives, relationships, triumphs and failures of the good people of Hockam and of the lawyers to whom they look for help. We meet the lonely dentist and his noisy… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories, Social life and customs

Defending Billy Ryan George V. Higgins · 1992 · ★ 3.8 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Twelve years ago Jerry Kennedy delivered his first report, Kennedy for the Defense, on being the classiest sleazy criminal lawyer in Boston, as Mack, his then-wife, called him. Seven years ago, Jerry called in again, with Penance for Jerry Kennedy. After that, things only got worse. Much worse. But in this latest dispatch, we learn that Jerry is digging himself out of a big hole, defending Billy… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Armadale Wilkie Collins · 1866 · ★ 4.0 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Cuando el anciano Allan Armadale escribe su terrible confesión en el lecho de muerte, no puede ni imaginarse las repercusiones que tendrá esa carta cuando su hijo recién nacido la lea años después. Por segunda vez, dos hombres con el mismo nombre y el mismo apellido se verán implicados en la prosecución de una herencia que parece maldita. Mientras tanto, se suceden las sigilosas intrigas de Lydia… Shares: Men, British and irish fiction, Social life and customs

Death Divided Clare Francis · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Young lawyer Joe McGrath faces a floodtide of memories when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a childhood friend in this gripping thriller from international bestselling author Clare Francis Jenna had always been Joe McGrath's best friend and secret crush . . . until he introduced her to the enigmatic but charming Jamie Chetwood. After Jenna and Jamie married, Joe moved on… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Depraved Indifference Joseph Teller · 2009 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A DRUNK DRIVING CASE IS ONLY A DRUNK DRIVING CASE... UNTIL SOMEONE DIESAn Audi sports car, speeding in the wrong lane, forces an oncoming van off the road. The van bursts into flames, killing all nine occupants...eight of them children.Criminal defense attorney Harrison J. Walker, known simply as Jaywalker, is trying to keep his nose clean while serving a three-year suspension. But when a woman… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Death Walks the Woods Cyril Hare · 1954 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Also published as That Yew Tree's Shade The archdruid's yew, Yew Hill, Markshire, had provided cover in its day for a variety of activities, but never before had it been shelter for murder. Then one day, in the calm of Eastertide, murder was found; and overnight, as the police began their remorseless questioning, Yewbury was shocked out of admiring foliage. Detective Superintendent Trimble had… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Little Novels Wilkie Collins · 1887 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This is novel book. Having bowed with a happy mingling of dignity and politeness, the conventional side of this gentleman's character suddenly vanished; and a crazy side, to all appearance, took its place. He dropped on his knees in front of the footstool. Had he forgotten to say his prayers that morning, and was he in such a hurry to remedy the fault that he had no time to spare for consulting… Shares: British and irish fiction, English literature, Social life and customs

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: Lawyers, Legal stories, English literature

The devil's half mile Paddy Hirsch · 2018 · ★ 3.5 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Seven years after a financial crisis nearly toppled America, traders chafe at government regulations, racial tensions are rising, gangs roam the streets and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians... 1799 was a hell of a year. Thanks to Alexander Hamilton, America has recovered from the panic on the Devil's Half Mile (aka Wall Street), but the young country is still finding its… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Sovereign C. J. Sansom · 2001 · ★ 4.3 · 578p · ≈ 19h · Moderate The third installment of C. J. Sansom's acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery seriesC. J . Sansom has garnered a wider audience and increased critical praise with each new novel published. His first book in the Matthew Shardlake series, Dissolution, was selected by P. D. James in The Wall Street Journal as one of her top-five all-time favorite books. Now in Sovereign, Shardlake and his loyal… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Walls of silence Philip Jolowicz · 2002 · ★ 3.2 · 452p · ≈ 15h · Moderate The hero of Philip Jolowicz's astonishing debut thriller is an everyman who believes he has everything but soon finds himself inexplicably plunged into a world of unspeakable moral corruption. A world where, for its victims, death is most likely the preferred option. In his office off Wall Street, Fin Border surveys his future with confidence. He's a young attorney bound for partnership in a… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

Ayyām Ṭāhā Ḥusayn · 1932 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Shares: Youth, Social life and customs

Prey to All Natasha Cooper · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Trish Maguire joins the fight to free Deb Gibbert from a life sentence for the murder of her father." "Trish's own father is lying in intensive care after a heart attack, she has a heavy workload and a full life, but Deb's agonising story pulls her deeper and deeper into the campaign. Having visited the prison to hear Deb's account of what happened the night her father died, Trish cannot believe… Shares: Lawyers, Legal stories

High Fidelity Nick Hornby · 1995 · ★ 3.9 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Nick Hornby's first novel, an international bestseller and instantly recognized by critics and readers alike as a classic, helps to explain men to women, and men to men. Rob is good on music: he owns a small record shop and has strong views on what's decent and what isn't. But he's much less good on relationships. In fact, he's not at all sure that he wants to commit himself to anyone. So it's… Shares: Men, English literature

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