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The Defense

Steve Cavanagh · 320 pages

""If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's The Defense."--Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Radiant Angel Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different. Former con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn gave up the law a year ago after a disastrous case, and he

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Sly Fox

Jeanine Pirro · 292 pages

While investigating a series of brutal crimes against women and children in 1978 New York, Assistant District Attorney Dani Fox takes on the challenging case of a businessman who has been secretly molesting his young daughter for years.

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Retribution

Jilliane Hoffman · 496 pages

One rainy night in New York City, outstanding law student Chloe Larson wakes from a terrible nightmare. But it's not a nightmare it's real. Not only is she savagely violated in her own bedroom, Chloe then has to deal with the horror of nobody being brought to justice. Twelve years later a very different Chloe is forging a formidable reputation in the Miami Dade State Attorney's Office, as a viciou

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The Good Lawyer

Thomas Benigno · 312 pages

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Silent Mercy

Linda Fairstein

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A Conflict of Interest

Adam Mitzner · 442 pages

"Alex Miller is a criminal defense attorney and, at thirty-five, the youngest partner in one of the most powerful law firms in New York City. He's a man at the top of his game with the life he's always dreamed of. Then, at his father's funeral, Alex meets a mysterious and nearly mythic figure in Miller family history-who presents Alex with a surprising request: to represent him in a high-profile c

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Barely Legal

Stuart Woods, Parnell Hall · 423 pages

"In the newest nonstop adventure from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods, the protege will become the hero: now is the time of Herbie Fisher. Under the tutelage of Stone Barrington, Herbie Fisher has transformed from a bumbling sad sack into a capable man about town and the youngest partner at the white shoe law firm Woodman & Weld. Now all of his training will be put to the test as

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Long Knives

Charles Rosenberg

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The Fifth Angel

Tim Green · 372 pages

From all appearances, Jack Ruskin is a mild-mannered and well-respected lawyer practicing in New York. But he is also living every parent's nightmare - his teenage daughter has recently been the victim of a brutal and horrific attack by a sexual predator.

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All Day and a Night

Alafair Burke · 368 pages

A murder case with ties to a convicted serial killer leads a young defense lawyer and NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher into parallel investigations with explosive and deadly results.

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Mistress of Justice

Jeffery Deaver · 368 pages

Taylor Lockwood juggles twin careers as a struggling jazz musician in seedy Manhattan clubs and a paralegal at the genteel Wall Street law firm of Hubbard, White & Willis. When a multimillion-dollar promissory note is stolen from his office, Mitchell Reece, a young trial lawyer, desperately enlists her aid to save both his career and, very possibly, the firm itself. Taylor agrees, intrigued by bot

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Wild Justice

Phillip Margolin · 379 pages

When the heads of two women are found in a cabin, adjacent to the site of a mass-grave of long-missing bodies outside Portland, Oregon, all signs point towards a surgeon with a history of violence and drug abuse. As the junior member of her father's law firm, young and ambitious lawyer Amanda Jaffe becomes closely involved with the case and its participants: the surgeon's beautiful wife; an overze

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The Reversal

Michael Connelly

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Justice Burning

Scott Pratt · 283 pages

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Two Dollar Bill

Stuart Woods · 398 pages

"Two-Dollar Bill" is one in a series of novels by Stuart Wood featuring suave Stone Barrington, New York City detective turned attorney. In this episode Stone is on his home turf facing down a flamboyant Texan flimflam man. It starts while Stone is having dinner with his ex-partner, Dino, when they are joined by the , Billy Bob, and the head of the law firm Stone works for. The action starts wh

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Everywhere That Mary Went

Lisa Scottoline · 359 pages

Lisa Scottoline's breakout novel. Mary DiNunzio is in a cutthroat competition for partner of her law firm -- until crank phone calls seem to follow her every move... and the shadowboxing turns deadly.

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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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Obsession in Death

J.D. Robb · 464 pages

Eve Dallas is used to unwanted attention. Famous for her high-profile cases and her marriage to billionaire businessman Roarke, she has learned to deal with intense public scrutiny and media gossip. But now Eve has become the object of a singular and deadly obsession. She has an "admirer", who just can't stop thinking about her. Who is convinced they have a special bond. Who is planning to kill fo

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Bodily Harm

Robert Dugoni

Bodily Harm opens with a big win for Sloane and his new partner, Tom Pendergrass, in a medical malpractice case centered on the death of a child. But on the heels of this seeming victory, an unlikely character, toy designer Kyle Horgan, comes forward to tell Sloane that he's gotten it all wrong. Horgan's the one who's truly responsible for the little boy's death and others, not the pediatrician Sl

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Tattooed

Pamela Callow · 392 pages

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Attorney at Large

John Ellsworth · 362 pages

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False Dawn

Paul Levine

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A Killer's Kiss

William Lashner · 336 pages

There's nothing easier than falling in love with an old girlfriend. That's what Philly lawyer Victor Carl finds out when he hooks up again with a femme fatale who's definitely bad for his health. In the middle of the night, a knock on Victor's door can only mean trouble. Two cops invite themselves in, asking where Victor has been. They also ask him about a doctor named Wren Davis. Victor sends the

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The Last Witness

Joel Goldman · 361 pages

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