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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"William Watt is an ordinary businessman, a fool, a social climber. Peter Manuel is a famous liar, a rapist, a criminal. He claims he can get hold of the gun used to murder Watt's family. One night in 1957, Watt meets Manuel in a Glasgow bar to find out what he knows. Based on true events, The Long Drop is an extraordinarily unsettling, evocative and compelling novel from a writer at the height of her powers"-- Dust jacket.
23) The final case
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A provocative new novel from the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars--a moving father-son story that is also a taut courtroom drama and a bold examination of privilege, power, and how to live a meaningful life. In a small rural town outside Seattle, Joanna, an Ethiopian girl adopted by a white fundamentalist Christian family, is found dead of hypothermia in her own backyard--setting in motion a gripping journey into the complexities of...
24) Play dead
Author
Series
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Rescuing a golden retriever from euthanasia, wisecracking New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter learns that the dog was involved in a previous owner's murder conviction and is persuaded by the man's sister to reopen the case.
Author
Series
Amanda Jaffe volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
When a presidential candidate is murdered, Amanda Jaffe finds herself representing the chief suspect, who claims to have information linking the victim to a drug ring of high-ranking judges and public officials.
26) The defense
Author
Series
Eddie Flynn volume 1
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
""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 vowed never to step foot in a courtroom again. But...
27) Sudden death
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When the New York Giants' new star running back is accused of murdering a Jets rival, attorney Andy Carpenter works for the athlete's defense, a task that is complicated by the discovery of additional player killings.
28) Evan only knows
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Visiting his mother in Swansea, Evan Evans encounters a young thug who was once imprisoned for murdering Evan's father and who has been accused of another killing, but Evan is surprised by the man's believable claims of innocence.
29) The plea
Author
Series
Eddie Flynn volume 2
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pressured by the FBI to secure a murder suspect's testimony against a corrupt law firm, con artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn begins to believe the suspect is innocent in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary in a case that tests the limits of his skills on both sides of the law.
The FBI wants to secure a murder suspect's testimony against a corrupt law firm. David Child's girlfriend was murdered, the weapon was in his car, he was covered...
30) Her deadly game
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship with a senior colleague ended badly. For the competitive former chess prodigy, returning to her family's failing criminal defense law firm to work for her father is the best shot she has. With the right moves, she hopes to restore the family's reputation, her relationship with her father, and her career. Keera's chance to play in the big leagues...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's the most sensational case of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar real estate fortune, vanishes on her way home from school. Her teacher Bobby Nock, a twenty-five-year-old African American man, is the prime suspect after illicit text messages are discovered between them--and Jessica's blood is found in his car. The subsequent trial taps straight into America's most pressing preoccupations: race, class, sex,...
32) Dead center
Author
Series
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Attorney Andy Carpenter reluctantly returns to the side of his Wisconsin cop ex-girlfriend to assist in the defense of a young man who may be innocent, a case that is complicated by the secrets of a mysterious religious group.
33) Turning angel
Author
Series
Penn Gage volume 2
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the body of Kate Townsend turns up near the Mississippi River, attorney Penn Cage tangles with the dark side of his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the secret world of a nearby elite high school.
34) Crimson stain
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
CRIMSON STAIN is the shocking true story of murder in an Old-Order Amish community. The ritualistic murder of Katie Gingerich in rural Pennsylvania set into motion a clash of Amish and modern values about mental illness, domestic violence, and criminal justice. CRIMSON STAIN is a window into the private and mysterious world of the Old-Order Amish. This revised and expanded edition of CRIMSON STAIN tells the shocking and tragic story of the Gingerich...
Author
Series
A Dick Francis novel volume 9
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is said that everyone over a certain age can remember distinctly what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated, or that Princess Diana had been killed in a Paris car crash, but I, for one, could recall all too clearly where I was standing when a policeman told me that my wife had been murdered. Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare - the violent death...
36) Twenty
Author
Series
Jack Swyteck novel volume 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
A nightmarish shooting at their daughter's school finds Jack Swyteck and his law-enforcement officer wife, Andie, investigating a chief suspect's alleged ties to Al Qaeda amid growing anti-Muslim fervor.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
With his resignation from the Washington Police interrupted by a case involving a friend who has been framed for murder, Alex Cross and partner John Sampson journey across military lines to confront the most brutal killer of their careers.
39) The last trial
Author
Series
Kindle County volume Vol. 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Already eighty-five years old, and in precarious health, Sandy Stern has been persuaded to defend an old friend, Kiril Pafko. A former Nobel Prize-winner in Medicine, Pafko, shockingly, has been charged in a federal racketeering indictment with fraud, insider trading and murder. As the trial progresses, Stern will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko's many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping to revamp his career when he is hired to represent a triple-murder suspect, Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy finds the case complicated by his client's popularity and a dangerous secret being protected by East Hampton's privileged class.