Fiction - Thrillers - Legal

Magic might be the cure, but magic is gone...Six months after the events of Talio's Codex, Talio and Pazli are living and working court cases together, but struggling with their mixed-religion relationship. When a lump on Pazli's neck appears malignant, Talio must do all...

They didn't kidnap her for ransom.They kidnapped her for a verdict.Alexandra "Alex" Cortez wins cases for a living-high-stakes, high-dollar, and ruthless when she has to be. But when a late-night drive turns into a black-bag abduction, she wakes up in a place that looks...

They built their empire on a lie. Now the bill is due.When defense attorneys Hal and Kristina Nolan return home one night, the police are waiting. Within minutes, Kristina is arrested for a murder she didn't commit, framed with evidence so convincing it could...

Joe Turner has defended the guilty, the desperate, and the deeply unwise, but his latest client may be the one case he cannot win. Every piece of evidence says the kid did it, and the evidence is not in the habit of being wrong.As...

St Louis lawyer Rachel Gold deals with many a family drama, mostly of the dysfunctional variety. Divorce. Paternity. And death. Occasionally, all three combine into a "dead hand" trifecta, where the deceased seeks to control the living--and especially his descendants--from beyond the grave.Rachel calls...

A young woman stands trial for the double murder of her parents. Eighteen-year-old Janelle Thompson is used to seeing her adoptive parents in the news. Her father is a rising political star. Her mother is the mind behind his first major campaign. Then one...

Author: Rachel DylanISBN-10: 1641974001ISBN-13: 9781641974004Publisher: Nancy Yost Literary Agency, IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2026Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d

Author: V. M. LafountainISBN-13: 9798330320677Publisher: Lafountain PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2026Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d

She Doesn't Exist. Neither Does Her Baby. Now What?From Slovenia's Bestselling author Miha Mazzini'Mazzini has written a funny, frightening picture of a skewed, manipulative state, with delicious descriptions of characters ranging from the naive to the well-intentioned, to the corrupt.' - Morelle Smith, European...

'Sensational read. His best yet. Rod Besley has done it again, but this time has gone to elevated heights.' The action is relentless and the danger ever-present in Book 3, Vanquish Your Enemy...Tom Jackson, the tough Australian transaction lawyer, is sent to Rome to...

A routine evening at home turns into a nightmare for Emilia Jones and her daughter when a team of masked officers bursts through their front door, without warning, without cause, and with deadly consequences. In the blink of an eye, Emilia's husband is gone,...

A sinister plot echoes the Opium Wars, as a weaponized drug threatens to bring America to its knees. Adam Drake's honeymoon bliss is shattered when he uncovers the Chinese Communist Party's ruthless scheme. Leaving his new wife behind, Drake embarks on a perilous mission...

A shadowy figure funds Antifa anarchists, threatening to tear America apart with violent riots. Adam Drake, a lawyer and ex-Special Forces operative, is tasked with uncovering the mastermind behind the chaos. Evidence points to a Russian oligarch in New York, but as Drake closes...

Who knows what dark secrets hide in the southern wiregrass. After five long years in prison, Colt Hudson is finally returning to Blake County, Georgia. But in his hometown he's treated like just another criminal-with good reason. The scion of a tight-knit southern clan,...

Author: Nathan Dylan GoodwinISBN-10: 1917797133ISBN-13: 9781917797139Publisher: Novel GuysLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/12/2021Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.94d

In a case that has taken the world by storm, Kennedy Abrams is standing trial for the murder of Hank Wilcox. Her freedom is on the line, her friendship with Rebecca Eaves is up in flames, and she is about to relive every moment...

A husband lost. A crime she didn't commit. A truth more dangerous than she ever imagined.When attorney Quinn Durand arrives in Türkiye to reunite with her new husband, she's met with devastating news-her husband Harrison Robicheaux is dead, accused of espionage and theft. But...

Bleak House ist der neunte Roman von Charles Dickens. Die Rahmenhandlung bildet ein viele Jahre anhaltender Erbschaftsstreit Jarndyce gegen Jarndyce. Dickens erzählt hierbei die Geschichte vieler Menschen, die direkt und indirekt mit dem Fall verbunden sind. Dabei werden in den vielen Erzählsträngen die Personen...

"Quite definitely addictive . . . a must-read, written with wit and humor and peopled with multidimensional characters. What more could a reader ask for?" --Mary Balogh, New York Times bestselling authorThe phone call Rachel Gold received from a nervous CPA almost seemed routine....

"Rachel's fans will enjoy her latest case, which highlights the consequences of greed as well as the abilities of the disabled." --BooklistAs St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold knows firsthand, the demands of the profession can take a toll on young lawyers. Some turn to...

"Pick it up, but only if you can afford to lose a night's sleep, because you won't be able to put it down." --Steve Martini, author of the Paul Madriani novelsSeveral years have passed since we last saw stunning, savvy attorney Rachel Gold. Now...

What did the president know? And when did she know it?For the members of SEAL Team Six, it was a rare mission ordered by the president, monitored in real time from the Situation Room. The Houthi rebels in Yemen had captured an American journalist...

A young Supreme Court law clerk finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer in The Outsider, a breathtaking thriller #1 New York Times bestseller James Patterson called "as authentic and suspenseful as any John Grisham novel." Things aren't going well for...

From the New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder comes a fast-paced legal thriller, High CrimesMeet Claire Heller Chapman. A criminal defense attorney who's made a name for herself by taking on--and winning--the toughest cases, Claire still manages to have a relatively calm life...

The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides of the Holocaust.Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi...

Attorney Zachary Blake returns with Police Captain Jack Dylan in this intense legal thriller. Dearborn, Michigan has enjoyed relative tranquility after beating white supremacists in the field and in the courtroom. However, a second group of dangerous bigots plots revenge for its fallen brothers....

Revenge! is a thrilling novel by Robert Barr that follows the story of a man named Gilbert Larose, who is consumed by the desire to seek revenge against those who have wronged him. After being betrayed by his business partner and losing everything he...

A cutting-edge U.S. space weapon could change warfare forever, but a Chinese spy ring will stop at nothing to steal the plans. When Adam Drake stumbles upon the plot, he becomes a target of the ruthless enemy determined to protect their mission at all...

Enter the shadowy world of New York City crime with "The Benson Murder Case," a classic of detective fiction by S. S. Van Dine. This gripping novel plunges readers into a complex murder investigation, led by a sharp and observant private investigator. Set against...

Fiction Legal Thriller - In This Murder Mystery The Criminal Lawyer Must Fight to Find the TruthReader Reviews: "You Can Always Tell When A Writer Knows The Courtroom... if you like courtroom thrillers that respect your intelligence... this one's well worth your time." -...

Secrets. Scandal. Seduction. Jaye Brannigan is chasing justice--and the woman who could destroy her career might also steal her heart.When hard-charging butch SEC prosecutor Jaye Brannigan stumbles onto a church-based investment scam draining millions from working-class families, she knows the case could make--or end--her...

Everyone is Watching meets Twelve Angry Men in a tense and twisty locked-room thriller where, sequestered together until the Hollywood trial is closed, a jury must decide the fate of an actor accused of attempted murder, but this jury has explosive secrets, and one...

In the Name of Escape by Jessica Hintz is a haunting psychological thriller based on true events that dives deep into the dark corners of love, guilt, and betrayal. Set in the heart of a suffocating small-town marriage, this domestic thriller with court drama...

Author: Joanna VandervlugtISBN-10: 1999068416ISBN-13: 9781999068417Publisher: Ozzy ImprintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2021Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d

"In his debut novel, Ray Green writes with authority and style. A tense, complex novel set amidst corporate double dealing and intrigue, where loyalties are tested to the limit and friendship might not always be enough." - Daniel Goldsmith Associates, Literary Consultants "... a...

Bernadetta DeVittoriaor Bernie, as her friends call heronce worked for the Renard Chemical Company. Thanks to a particularly nasty divorce, shes now looking to be hired back. She gets the job she wants but could not foresee the drama headed her way. It turns...

The scandalous suicide of his parents chased Grafton Hood from his hometown causing him to reinvent himself--right down to his very name. Grafton methodically rose through the political ranks to become South Carolina's youngest and first black governor. Ruthless and power-hungry, Grafton now aspires...

After two tough years practicing law, Stan and his family take a well-deserved vacation to Colorado. Unfortunately, the vacation is cut short when a client is found standing over the body of a dead IRS agent. It appears to be an open and shut...

It's 1981 in Dallas and Stan decides to throw a Christmas party at his home as a way of saying thanks to the clients who have sustained him during his first tumultuous year in the practice of law. As Stan's luck would have it,...

Stan is called out to Possum Kingdom Lake in central Texas where two boy scouts have driven off a cliff in a jeep. The driver, Steven Caldwell, survives unscathed but the passenger dies. It appears to be just another tragic auto accident until the...

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...

Until the day they arrestedmy husband, my life had been normal ...Now I was by myself, in a courtroom, with a husband in jail.How had this happened?What would you do if someone you loved was found guilty of a shocking crime? Erica is an...

Welcome to the world of Dave Woolf, a hard-drinking, hard thinking lawyer-detective surrounded by a cast of characters that includes his former law partner and future lover Sandy, the seedy nightclub owner Lewis, Tim Dowell, a policeman with a more dysfunctional relationship with the...

Dave Woolf's enemies are much closer to home than he realises in this shocking thriller from Bernard Bannerman. The uncontainable lawyer-detective's domestic life is under threat, haunted by ghosts from his sidekick Carson's troubled youth in Australia and complicated by an assignment to search...

In this fifth thriller featuring Dave Woolf, the unorthodox, hard-living lawyer-detective faces his toughest challenge yet. The disappearance of his friend Tim Dowell and the unexplained deaths of a number of Members of Parliament appear to be unconnected cases, but are they? Dave's investigation...

Jonathan Harris has a loving wife, Linda, and two children, William, and AnnaLee. He is a prominent Philadelphia business man who owns the majority of the stock of Victor Export and Import Company, which trades on the New York Stock Exhange. His business requires...

A young New Orleans lawyer discovers that his father is having an affair with a beautiful attorney in their firm. To save his parents' marriage, he determines to seduce her away. When she is murdered, he must defend his father at trial. A masterfully...

Shadows and Mirrors collects four African-American suspense plays by Edgar Award-winning playwright and novelist Gary Earl Ross: Matter of Intent, The Scavenger's Daughter, The Mark of Cain, and The Trial of Trayvon Martin.Author: Gary Earl RossISBN-10: 1667125737ISBN-13: 9781667125732Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2021Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize:...

Jackson Garrett, a talented lawyer with an abusive childhood background reaches great heights in the courtroom while his past begins to catch up with him. In book one Jack is recruited to take lead on a quirky lawsuit with a contentious opposing counsel that...

Tom Brim Junior (Brim) is an American war hero wounded in the Korean conflict. After returning to his family home in Miami, Brim joined the Miami-Dade Police Department where he led a law enforcement team that brought down two machete and sword wielding drug...