Legal

Someone didn’t just want Megan Lewis dead. They wanted her obliterated. Even the most seasoned crime scene analysts were haunted by what they found. When Megan’s married ex-boyfriend admits to the murder, her family may at least get the mercy of swift justice.

From “a legal literary legend” (USA Today) comes a gripping thriller of two childhood friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the law as adults, with all of John Grisham’s trademark twists and turns.

Sarah Morgan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Washington, DC. With a perfect case record and having made named partner before the age of thirty-five, her life is going exactly as she planned.

Fourteen years ago, prosecutor Jessica Yardley's husband went to prison for a series of brutal murders. She's finally created a life with her daughter and is a well-respected attorney. She's moving on....

John Grisham meets Yellowstone in a gripping political thriller by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey, as one man fights for family against a government with a shattering secret.

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.

In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller....

Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. But Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood that was far from average...a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn apart by a devastating act of violence....

A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his own home in this propulsive and perfectly-plotted thriller from "one of our best crime writers at the top of his game" (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author).

In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work....

"I'm not on trial. San Francisco is". An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city....

We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice....

Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, a father, a neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church....

Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last.

Attorney and rider Geoffrey Mason's two lives collide when a fellow jockey is accused of murdering a colleague with a pitchfork....

Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her dream job - working as a prosecutor under the Hennepin County Attorney - and has settled into a happy life with her boyfriend. But when a woman is pulled from the Mississippi River, barely alive, things in the office take a personal turn....

In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to death... The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated.

The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly....

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions—a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.

The next Lincoln Lawyer novel from Michael Connelly.

Best-selling author Michael Connelly delivers his first legal thriller, an incendiary tale about a cynical defense attorney whose one remaining spark of integrity may cost him his life....

Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy....

For a young lawyer on the make, it was an offer Mitch McDeere couldn’t refuse: a position at a law firm where the bucks, billable hours, and benefits are over the top. It’s a dream job for an up-and-comer—if he can overlook the uneasy feeling he gets at the office....

On the night he celebrates a big win, defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a former client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is immediately charged with murder but can’t post the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge....

It’s the murder trial of the century. And Joshua Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house - and to be sure the wrong man goes down for the crime. Because this time, the killer isn’t on trial. He’s on the jury....

The president of the United States has terminal cancer. Chief of Staff Eli James, his faithful consigliere and best friend, is one of the few who know. But just as the president’s condition mysteriously improves, Eli’s hit with another blow: his daughter has cancer too. Hell-bent on helping her, Eli turns to Big Pharma’s top lobbyist for advice, but their encounter yields more questions than answers. As he races along a twisted trail to the truth, he stumbles upon a devastating cover-up worth billions of dollars—and millions of lives.

A fast-paced legal thriller with a forbidden romance. Former college basketball star Hank Hart is no stranger to making a three-pointer with only seconds left in the game. Now an experienced lawyer, Hank honors a request by renowned Attorney Monica Spade to take over the trial of a case at the eleventh hour. While working in the charming town of Apple Grove, Hank discovers corporate sabotage, clandestine relationships, and suspicious motives lurking behind a seemingly straightforward medical procedure. She also finds herself trying to keep secret a flirtatious exchange with a powerful woman...

When a series of ritualistic murders leaves victims adorned in intricate pin patterns, FBI profiler Dr. Eliza Voss is called in to decipher the mind behind the method. But the deeper she delves, the more she realizes these aren’t just killings—they’re messages. And they’re meant for her. THRESHOLD OF PATTERNS is the first chilling installment in the Thresholds of Pain series, a cerebral and psychologically immersive new collection from acclaimed thriller author [Author Name]. With echoes of Silence of the Lambs, Sharp Objects, and Seven, this series follows the unraveling of Dr. ...

Attorney Kirk Hoffman only represents the innocent and works behind the scenes to help his clients. But when Dwayne Sachs, a contentious online influencer and the son of a former client, comes to Hoffman on a murder charge, he can’t say no, even though it seems like a simple case and there is little doubt Dwayne is guilty.

Jessica Fischer wants nothing more than to build her law practice in small-town Ashton, Georgia. She's well on her way when the local town hero, football coach Frank "Tripp" Wishingham III, hires her to represent him in a paternity suit. Coach is everything Jessica despises—arrogant, sexist, entitled—but it's her job to make him look good in public. This is made doubly difficult when her burgeoning relationship with a local reporter gets in the way of telling the truth.

Millionärstochter Lara Blum wurde entführt. Der Täter sitzt in Haft, verweigert aber jede Aussage. Sein Motiv ist unklar. Psychopath oder Terrorist? Die Medien überschlagen sich mit Spekulationen. Bei der Polizei herrscht Ausnahmezustand. Rechtsanwalt Pal Palushi wird zum Pflichtverteidiger ernannt. Da liefert ihm der Entführer einen versteckten Hinweis. Doch Palushi ist an das Anwaltsgeheimnis gebunden. Wird er seine Werte über Bord werfen und seine Karriere aufs Spiel setzen, um die junge Studentin zu retten? Er gerät zwischen die Fronten.

Sharon, une avocate dans un cabinet sans envergure, est désignée par un homme étrange accusé du meurtre de deux enfants. Ce dernier clame son innocence sans en démordre, mais lorsqu’un troisième enfant est découvert selon ses instructions, séquestré dans le coffre d’une voiture, la police ne croit plus à son discours.

Dr. John Havilland praktiziert als Psychiater, doch er führt ein Doppelleben. Er zeichnet sich durch soziopathische und psychopathische Züge aus, ist manipulativ und zieht seine Fäden wie ein Puppenspieler – wobei die Puppen in seinem Spiel tatsächlich Menschen sind. Diese Menschen, die ursprünglich seine professionelle Hilfe suchten, sammelt er als seine Anhänger um sich. Noch beunruhigender ist, dass er sie wie Schachfiguren, für seine eigenen dunklen Machenschaften einsetzt, indem er sie mit Drogen und Medikamenten gefügig macht.

District Attorney Sophie Reyes thrives on order, logic, and undeniable facts—until Olivia Alexander enters her life. A renowned psychologist with a razor-sharp mind and a chilling ability to manipulate, Olivia isn’t just accused of a crime—she’s the master of a puzzle Sophie can’t seem to solve.

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