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The Enemy Inside

Steve Martini · 374 pages

"Defending an innocent young man, defense attorney Paul Madriani uncovers a morass of corruption and greed that leads to the highest levels of political power. One of the most successful lawyers in the country, Olinda Serna is a master at managing money as well as her influential clients. After years of fierce combat in the political trenches, Serna knows all the dirty secrets, where the bodies ar

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Silent Witness

Rebecca Forster · 378 pages

Josie is pulled back into the world of high-stakes law when her ex-lover is accused of murdering his disabled step-son.

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The Last Innocent Man

Phillip Margolin · 352 pages

Defense attorney David Nash has made a career out of setting monsters free -- and no one does it better. Now a case has come to "The Ice Man" that could help cleanse Nash of the guilt and doubts that torment him: that rarest of all defendants, an innocent man. A fellow lawyer has been accused of a heinous crime -- the brutal murder of an undercover vice cop. But the case that is supposed to be Nas

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No Lesser Plea

Robert K. Tanenbaum · 366 pages

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Most Dangerous Place

James Grippando · 356 pages

Jack signs on to defend an old school friend's wife who is accused of murdering her college rapist, but he finds the case unexpectedly complicated by the woman's tortured family history and conflicting testimony from an ex-boyfriend.

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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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The Motive

John Lescroart · 448 pages

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To Speak for the Dead

Paul Levine · 294 pages

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Hostile Witness

William Lashner · 589 pages

Hard-luck Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl is just itching for the opportunity to sell out. Then good fortune comes knocking at his door in the guise of William Prescott III, a blue-blood attorney from one of the city's most prestigious firms. Prescott wants Victor to represent a councilman's aide who is on trial, along with his boss, for extortion, arson, and murder. It's the juiciest, highest-pro

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Presumption of Innocence

Stephen Penner · 235 pages

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Losing Faith

Adam Mitzner · 357 pages

"Aaron Littmann, the chairman of one of the country's most prestigious law firms, has just been contacted by a high-profile defense attorney, whose client is Nikolai Garkov, a Russian businessman arraigned on terrorism charges for pulling the financial strings behind recent treasonous acts. The attorney informs Aaron that Garkov is looking to switch representation and will pay $100,000 just to tak

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Her Deadly Game

Robert Dugoni · 396 pages

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Move to Strike

Perri O'Shaughnessy · 412 pages

Nina's client is her son's best friend, Nikki Zack, a 16-year-old girl charged with murder. Nikki is accused of stealing from her uncle, a plastic surgeon, and killing him with an ancient samurai sword. Nina must pull an ace out of her sleeve in the courtroom to save her client.

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The Unbidden Truth

Kate Wilhelm · 443 pages

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.

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The Key to Justice

Dennis Carstens · 375 pages

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Chase, the Bad Baby

John Ellsworth · 302 pages

A negligent doctor and hospital mismanaged the labor and delivery, giving the birth mother a "bad baby". And the hospital bet that nobody would ever find out about its cover up. Little did they know.

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Two Kinds of Stranger

Steve Cavanagh · 400 pages

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A Game of Proof

Tim Vicary · 456 pages

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The Fifth Witness

Michael Connelly · 421 pages

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 dealing

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Personal Injuries

Scott Turow · 403 pages

An ambitious personal injury lawyer, Robbie Feaver finds his less-than-ethical practices coming back to haunt him when, in exchange for leniency from prosecution, he is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic female FBI agent, in a story of greed, human weakness, love, and unexpected heroism.

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The Night Crew

Brian Haig · 419 pages

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The Verdict

Nick Stone · 512 pages

Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk, desperately trying to get promoted. And then he is given the biggest opportunity of his career: to help defend a millionaire accused of murdering a woman in his hotel suite. The only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, turns out to be Terry's sworn enemy - a man who betrayed him and turned all his friends against him at university. This case coul

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The Justice Game

Randy Singer

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Dark Moon: A Legal Thriller

Deborah Hawkins · 475 pages

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