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The Fifth Witness
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, Trials, Lawyers, Legal stories
Natchez Burning
Natchez Burning Greg Iles · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Light Don’t miss the latest Natchez Burning novel, SOUTHERN MANFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes the first novel in his Natchez Burning trilogy—which also includes The Bone Tree and the upcoming Mississippi Blood—an epic trilogy that interweaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present in a mesmerizing legal thriller featuring Southern lawyer and former prosecutor Penn… Shares Mississippi, Trials, Lawyers
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Hate crime William Bernhardt · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Bestselling author William Bernhardt is an unsurpassed master at blending psychological suspense with gripping, surprise-filled legal action. Now, Bernhardt and his crusading attorney Ben Kincaid return in a thrilling story of love, hate, and the power of a courtroom to separate deception from the truth.In Tulsa, Ben Kincaid has built a national reputation as a stalwart defense attorney who will… Shares Attorney and Client, Trials, Crimes against, Legal stories
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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
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Silent witness Richard North Patterson · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 772p · ≈ 25h · Challenging 1967, Lake City, Ohio. Tony Lord and Sam Robb, both in their teens, are best friends and athletic rivals. Twenty-eight years later, Tony is a successful San francisco attorney; sam is an assistant principal at Lake City High School. Sam has never left home, and Tony has never returned since the trauma that changed his life: the brutal murder of his first love, Alison, of which he was wrongly… Shares Male friendship, Trials, Legal stories
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The Trial Robert Whitlow · 2001 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares Trials, Crimes against, Legal stories with this book.
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Prime witness Steve Martini · 1993 · 466p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Attorney and Client, Trials, Lawyers, Legal stories with this book.
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A chain of evidence Carolyn Wells · 1912 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Moderate missing pages 10-11 Shares Lawyers, Legal stories
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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders John Mortimer · 2004 · ★ 4.5 · 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… Shares Attorney and Client, Trials, Lawyers, Legal stories
Mississippi Blood
Mississippi Blood Greg Iles · 2017 · 704p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Don’t miss the latest Natchez Burning novel, SOUTHERN MANThe #1 New York Times BestsellerGoodReads Choice Award semi finalist, Amazon Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2017 selectionThe final installment in the epic Natchez Burning trilogy by Greg Iles“Natchez Burning is extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down; as long as… Shares Mississippi, Lawyers
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Beach Road James Patterson · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy's client list is woefully small - occasional real estate closings barely keep him in paper clips. When he is hired to defend a local man accused in a triple murder that has the East Hampton world in an uproar, he knows that he has found the case of his lifetime. The crime turns the glittering playground for the super-rich into a blazing inferno. Dunleavy's client is… Shares Attorney and Client, Trials, Legal stories
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Smash Cut Sandra Brown · 2009 · ★ 4.5 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate THE PRINCIPALS Paul Wheeler. CEO of the Wheeler Enterprises empire. At age fifty-two, he's a pillar of Atlanta society and a brilliant businessman. But Paul is out of the picture even before the opening credits -- shot dead during an armed robbery. Julie Rutledge. A savvy, cultured, and attractive Southern woman, seasoned by a stint of study and romance in Paris. She owns the city's most… Shares Trials, Lawyers, Crimes against, Legal stories
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The Unbidden Truth Kate Wilhelm · 2004 · ★ 3.9 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When Louise Braniff discreetly hands Barbara Holloway a large retainer and asks for a complete anonymity, the Oregon attorney is both intrigued and suspicious. The woman, a respected music professor, is a member of a group that sponsors worthy causes involving women. And they want Barbara to defend Carol Fredericks, a gifted young pianist who stands accused of murdering the manager of a piano bar. Shares Attorney and Client, Trials, Lawyers, Legal stories
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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
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Death Divided Clare Francis · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Lawyers, Legal stories with this book.
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The arraignment Steve Martini · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Attorney and Client, Lawyers, Legal stories with this book.
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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… Shares Lawyers, Legal stories
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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

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