Legal category: 4736 books

The Golden City is in peril…and so is Tom Justice. "This excellent story, with well-researched historical detail, is a profile of resilience in the face of vast tragedy." Publisher's Weekly "A well-thought-out legal drama, full of intrigue and duplicity." Kirkus...

In this prequel to the Drew Smith Series Norwood Holland takes us back to the beginning when Drew Smith launches his legal career. Before the ink is dry on his license Smith finds himself at the center of a murder mystery. The recent law school graduate works as a hotel concierge and befriends two...

***The Blockbuster Drug***may be just the prescription for the reader looking for a smart, suspenseful novel set against the background of some of today’s cutting-edge medical and legal issues. Set largely inside a major health plan located in Cincinnati, this novel explores the dependent -- but...

      Kenzie Fortune, a practicing criminal attorney, is enjoying success both in and outside of the courtroom. Just when she thinks everything in her life is coming together, an old client and someone she considers a friend, finds himself needing her legal expertise to beat a major...

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart weaves together a story of a privileged youth on trial for murder and an entire city on the brink of panic in this suspensful and stylish Dismas Hardy legal thriller. Although he appears to have reached the top, Dismas Hardy, rainmaker and...

From bestselling author Phillip Margolin, a fast-paced legal thriller packed with page-turning suspense. Peter Hale is a young attorney struggling to make his own mark in his father's venerable law firm when he is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. During the trial of a multimillion-dollar...

A drive-by shooting of an aging white woman at a gang-plagued Kindle County housing project sets in motion Scott Turow's intensely absorbing novel. With its riveting suspense and idelibly drawn characters, The Laws of our Fathers shows why Turow is not only the master of the modern legal thriller but also one of America's most engaging and satisfying novelists.

One bullet. Two stories. Troy Duncan has just two worries on his mind: how he is going to give his two young children and fiancé a Christmas they deserve and whether his job at a struggling restaurant will last through the winter. As he leaves work early on another slow night, he runs into...

Can a person repress memories of childhood sexual abuse and suddenly "recover" those memories 10, 15, or 20 years later? YOU THE JURY offers a balanced approach in which you will hear arguments on both sides of the question in a representative case argued by opposing attorneys. It's a fast-paced...

Trey Walker is living the high life. A successful advertising executive at the impressive Baker & Saddler advertising firm, he’s dangerously good looking, drives a vintage red Mustang and has his pick of women. Life couldn’t get any sweeter. Then Trey receives an urgent call from his identical...

A legal battle turns violent in the aftermath of a tragic plane crash The fog is thick as SurfAir 617 readies to land. Onboard, a mother consoles her daughter, two children reminisce about Disneyland, flight attendants flirt with each other, and two lovers agonize over their infidelity. None...

Why do women stay for so long? Discover the complexities of a mental illness that very few people understand. Set in the Philippines, the only country in the world in which divorce is still not legal and the Catholic faith is strong, this Filipino best-selling novel delves into the intricacies...

The Great American Century begins, the modern world roars to life, Capitalists flaunt greed and seize power, Socialists and labor unions flex their violent will, and an extraordinary true story of love and sacrifice unfolds.  The men and women of American Red are among the most fascinating...

A corporate lawyer goes up against the mob in this “vividly real and quite compelling” legal thriller set in the Mad Men era (Library Journal). New York lawyer Alec Brno is only in his second year at the prestigious corporate firm Kendall, Blake, Steel & Braddock. So, when the partners...