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Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow · 431 pages

Hailed as the most suspenseful and compelling novel in decades. Presumed Innocent brings to life our worst nightmare: that of an ordinary citizen facing conviction for the most terrible of all crimes. It's the stunning portrayal of one man's all-too-human, all-consuming fatal attraction for a passionate woman who is not his wife, and the story of how his obsession puts everything he loves and valu

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The Widow

John Grisham · 416 pages

'A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. No one does it better' CHRIS WHITAKER SHE NEEDS A LAWYER. HE NEEDS A PAYDAY. Lawyer Simon Latch is struggling with debt, gambling issues and an impending divorce. But when Eleanor Barnett, an 85-year-old widow, visits his office to secure a new will, it seems his luck has finally changed: she claims sh

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A Plague of Secrets

John Lescroart

Dismas Hardy, Abe Glitsky, and Wyatt Hunt return in a compelling and timely legal thriller filled with blackmail, political intrigue, and multiple murder.The first victim is Dylan Vogler, a charming ex-convict who manages the Bay Beans West coffee shop in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district. When his body is found, inspectors discover that his knapsack is filled with high-grade marijuana. It s

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The Woods

Harlan Coben · 442 pages

Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four families had their lives changed forever. Now, two decades later, they are about to change again.For Paul Copeland, the county prosecutor of Essex, New Jersey, mourning the loss of his sister has only recently begun to subside. Cope, as he is known, is

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Th1rt3en

Steve Cavanagh · 356 pages

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House Rules

Jodi Picoult · 532 pages

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My Sister's Grave

Robert Dugoni · 410 pages

Seattle police officer Tracy Crosswhite lost her sister Sarah over 20 years ago, and she has never forgiven herself. With no corpse discovered, there was still enough evidence to convict the man thought responsible for Sarah's disappearance. Now a body has been found and Tracy learns the remains are of her sister. Tracy has had her doubts about the guilt of the man behind bars, and she's absolutel

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Beach Road

James Patterson, Peter de Jonge · 387 pages

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 a

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The Alibi

Sandra Brown · 576 pages

Assistant DA Hammond Cross has his sights set on the DA's office. Prosecuting a high-profile murder case practically ensures him the job. But a Saturday night encounter with a mysterious woman is the start of a living nightmare.

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One Dog Night

David Rosenfelt · 387 pages

Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter takes on a cold case when the suspected murderer turns out to be the man who saved his beloved dog.

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The Case Of The Borrowed Brunette

Erle Stanley Gardner · 250 pages

Perry Mason and Della Street counted eight in succession, standing on corners a block apart, before pulling up to the curb to investigate. That's how they met Cora Felton, the eighth brunette, and Eva Martell, her roommate, and Adelle Winters, the chaperone who carried a .32 caliber revolver as a persuader. It wasn't just curiosity for long because Mr. Hines, who paid Eva $50 a day to wear anot

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2nd Chance

James Patterson, Andrew Gross · 390 pages

A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. T

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Resolved

Robert K. Tanenbaum · 432 pages

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The Guilty Plea

Robert Rotenberg · 336 pages

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To Speak for the Dead

Paul Levine · 294 pages

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The Last Alibi

David Ellis · 465 pages

James Drinker is a bit of an oddball. A funny looking geeky loner, he walks into Jason Kolarich's office one day with a preemptive concern. Two women have recently been murdered, seemingly by the same killer, and Drinker thinks he will be the main suspect. One woman was his ex girlfriend and the other was a friend. He's the only link between the victims and he has no alibi for the night of either

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Defending Jacob

William Landay

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Stieg Larsson · 602 pages

> Lisbeth Salander—the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels—lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have t

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A Calamity of Souls

David Baldacci

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Rough Justice

Lisa Scottoline · 416 pages

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Michael Gresham

John Ellsworth · 316 pages

One hard-hitting criminal lawyer surrounded by dysfunction... Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney with a brother who won't take his meds, an ex-wife who wants him to finance her fertility costs, and a client accused of murdering the wife of a judge. As the story progresses the brother is being hunted down by MexTel, a huge conglomerate that wants him dead, and the ex-wife's new husband wants to

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Prime Witness

Steve Martini · 405 pages

A series of bizarre murders leads to the arrest of a prime suspect and sparks the most explosive trial in lawyer Paul Madriani's career.

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Judge Stone

James Patterson, Viola Davis

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Rage of Angels

Sidney Sheldon · 504 pages

Jennifer, the daughter of a small-town lawyer, joined the staff of the District Attorney of Manhattan, to fight for justice as her father had done. But less than twenty-four hours after being sworn in, Jennifer's hopes, her dreams, her career, were smashed, and she found herself facing disbarment and a possible prison sentence. So begins the story of a brilliant and beautiful young woman who be

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