Fiction - Thrillers - Legal

Mother Earth needs help, but at what cost?Experience the suspense and mystery of the latest in the best selling legal thriller series from the award-winning author critics hail as: "One of the strongest thriller writers on the scene."After a large oil spill threatens the...

On the heels of her thirteen-year-old son's suicide, public defender Andrea Harrison throws herself into her work. In trying to uncover the truth about her serial-killer client, she follows his exploits on a cross-country odyssey-only to discover instead a bombshell that will turn her...

Cash McCahill, a criminal lawyer at the top of his game, turns down cartel clients and their dirty money. That is, until a lethal drug czarina, La Tigra, forces him to defend an unwinnable case and win it--or else. Criminal defense lawyer Cash McCahill...

Retiring prosecutor Jessica Yardley can't turn down one last investigation. This time, it's a set of murders inspired by a series of grisly paintings called The Night Things. She's the only one who can catch the killer, who's left a trail of bodies in...

As the Electoral College battle for the White House lands in a Florida courtroom, Miami attorney Jack Swyteck has never felt farther from the truth, fighting for a "faithless elector," caught between a corrupt president and his manipulative opponent--with each revelation more explosive than...

Jake Lassiter Tackles the College Admissions Scandal Rich parents will pay anything to get their kids into college...Kip Lassiter can get you a perfect score on any test...And Kip's heartbroken uncle Jake must defend an unwinnable case.CHEATER'S GAME dives deep into the true-to-life college...

When Tommy Riley agreed to represent Alejandra Batista in court, he knew taking on the Catholic Church was a huge risk. She felt called by God to be a priest, and decided the whisky-drinking, sharp-witted lawyer was her best shot at overturning centuries of...

""Kiki captures the heat of the streets."" --Wahida ClarkEssence(R) bestselling author Kiki Swinson keeps it coming with a gritty drama about one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law. Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has perfected. By bribing...

A young attorney is defending her client in a racially charged felony case -- but in a town of old money and hidden secrets, her first trial may be her last in this #1 New York Times bestselling legal thriller.Ruby Bozarth, a newcomer to...

"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability." --Publisher's Weekly A Supreme Court Justice is found cut into pieces in the back of a pick-up truck. Three other...

The chef's knife was in the wrong place... wedged deep in the gut of celebrity chef Carlos Cruz. With her bloody discovery, Mercy could lose it all. And not just for her, her entire family is at risk too.San Francisco's hottest young chef rose...

Lawyer Thane Banning has just been released from prison after serving five years for a murder he didn't commit. A free man due only to a legal technicality, Thane must clear his name, repair his fragile marriage, and rebuild the life he once cherished....

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is forced to bend the law until it breaks when he is hired to defend a man accused of killing a prostitute in this novel of courtroom suspense, the "best one yet" (The Washington Post). Mickey Haller gets the text,...

Winner of the 2017 Harper Lee Prize for Legal FictionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Cash Landing, Cane & Abe, and Black Horizon, James Grippando, an electrifying and fast-paced tale of suspense about Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck and...

"Martini keeps getting better and better." --Tennessean (Nashville)When Emma Brauer is blamed in the mercy killing of her aged father, Robert Brauer, Paul Madriani steps in to defend her. Insisting she's innocent, Emma tells Madriani about a package sent to her father by a...

"For ratcheting suspense, dynamic characters, and a master's touch in the courtroom, it's tough to beat Lisa Scottoline's Mistaken Identity."--David BaldacciIn the fourth riveting thriller in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Rosato & Associates series, Bennie Rosato receives the shock of...

Jason Royals wouldn't miss church for love or money. Now love and money? That was a different story. He downplayed the "love" part when he asked his mother's permission to meet a friend with the inside track on a summer job. But it was...

Attorney Wren Bishop knew it would be an adjustment to go from her cushy, lucrative career in big law to the public defender's office, but she's completely unprepared for the suspicion from her colleagues and the animus from her adversaries at what was billed...

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family. And lately, Mike Daley's family has been keeping him very busy.An ex-priest, ex-public defender, and ex-corporate lawyer, Daley and his former wife, Rosie Fernandez, now run their own San Francisco criminal defense firm.Most...

After years in a drunken stupor, Mike Connolly is finally sober. His legal practice is back to being profitable and his life has reached a comfortable rhythm. Then a late-night phone call turns his world upside down. Camille Braxton is missing and Perry, her...

From New York Times bestselling author and former top prosecutor Linda Fairstein comes an electrifying thriller rich with the riveting behind-the-scenes authenticity that only she can offer. It's going to be a tough trial. Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper's case, involving an attack on...

The clock is ticking... Night club owner Rick Cowan approaches criminal defense attorney Tex Hunter, and presents an offer that Hunter can't refuse. But Rick Cowan isn't a regular client. He isn't faultless, he isn't friendly, and he isn't clean-his past is littered with...

A routine Freedom of Information Act request turns into a roller coaster ride of espionage and murder in this action-packed legal thriller (formerly known as "The Spy Files") from the author critics hail as: "One of the strongest thriller writers on the scene."Attorney Brent...

Can "Too Big to Fail" get away with murder? Experience the suspense and mystery of this #1 best-selling financial thriller and courtroom drama by the best-selling legal thriller author critics hail as "One of our strongest thriller writers on the scene."2015 RONE Award Nominee...

After a Sweet Sixteen ceremony, Reyna Clifton - the mother of the birthday girl - is found severely injured at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Regal Phoenix Resort and Spa.The Clifton family blames the resort for Reyna's fall, and sues for...

When a female executive is harassed and assaulted by the company's CEO - and subsequently fired - a tenacious attorney is determined to seek justice. Profoundly affected and facing the psychological impact of a violent sexual attack on a business trip, executive Sarah turns...

After a Sweet Sixteen ceremony, Reyna Clifton - the mother of the birthday girl - is found severely injured at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Regal Phoenix Resort and Spa.The Clifton family blames the resort for Reyna's fall, and sues for...

After a Sweet Sixteen ceremony, Reyna Clifton - the mother of the birthday girl - is found severely injured at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Regal Phoenix Resort and Spa.The Clifton family blames the resort for Reyna's fall, and sues for...

Richard Coleman has made partner in his law firm in record time. Despite his success there is little joy in his life having recently lost his wife in a tragic car accident. It's been a year now and he's tried to adjust to the...

From the Salem witch trials to Depression-era Chicago, from the exclusive country-clubs of the wealthy to the depths of today's toughest ghettos, this riveting collection traces the triumphs, defeats, and temptations of two opposing sides: those sworn to defend the accused, and those tasked...

The unabridged version of a haunting story of a man in prison. His wife, brother, and mistress recognize him and call him by his name, Anatol Ludwig Stiller. But he rejects them, repeatedly insisting that he's not Stiller. Could he possibly be right-or is...

"An edgy tale, full of surprises."--USA TodayWhen attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife dead in their home, he's convinced he knows who killed her--and is equally determined to hide the truth. He decides to frame himself for murder, and to seal his fate he...

Waverly Sloan is a down-on-his-luck lawyer. But just when he's about to hit rock bottom, he stumbles upon a business with the potential to solve all of his problems. In Waverly's new line of work, he comes to the aid of people in desperate...

She was the woman he was going to marry...A man shoots his young wife to death. He drives to a freeway overpass, gets out, shoots himself, and drops 100 feet to the freeway below, crushing a Toyota Camry. Inside is an elementary school teacher...

For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tag--cars, houses, women. That's why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice cut of the action. But as a favor to his ex-wife,...

A young, ambitious lawyer is eager to prove he is better than the father who abandoned him and worthy of the devoted mother who raised him beyond the siren call of the mobster dominated family he grew up in AN AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER -...

Bestselling author Richard North Patterson's Eclipse tells the spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a nearly impossible case--the defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government's charge of murder.Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted...

Reopening a cold murder case uncovers disturbing secrets ... and forces a young prosecutor to an agonizing decision.Everyone knew Rick Harker was guilty. Twenty-six years ago he murdered Lisa Farrow and set her body on fire. Lisa's three-year-old daughter Christine identified Harker as the...

Probate attorney Hollis Morgan is branching out into criminal law. Pardoned after serving time for her then-husband's white-collar crime, she knows something about the workings of the criminal mind. Hollis' first criminal case quickly gets complicated. Her client is a young man initially accused...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - Featuring one of John Grisham's most colorful, outrageous, and vividly drawn characters yet, Rogue Lawyer showcases the master of the legal thriller at his very best. Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out...

Young, na ve, Samantha Armstrong, can never go back to her pampered life style after being brutally raped by Greg Maston, the accountant for her father's law firm and close family friend. Fearing she would taint her family's reputation and disappoint her parents, she...

They stole her son. She wants him back. Bestselling JESS KIMBALL THRILLER SERIES from award-winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI.Jess Kimball is the relentless mother on a mission to find her son. Peter was stolen. She wants him back....

Getting his client off death row could save his career... or make him the next victim.Daniel Pike would rather fight for justice than follow the rules. His unique ability to "connect the dots," to observe what others do not, has made him the most...

The unsolved murder of a young activist leads to the discovery of much darker crimes in New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan's latest compelling thriller to feaure the young, edgy detective Kara Quinn and the loner FBI agent Matt Costa. This time they...

FIRST OF THE AWARD-WINNING JAKE LASSITER SERIESA doctor in love with his patient's wife...A fatal mistake during surgery...Accident? Malpractice? Or murder?Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence...but guilty of murder. Add a...

Betrayed by his own country and tried for treason, former spy Charles Jenkins survived an undercover Russian operation gone wrong. Exonerated, bitter, and safe, the retired family man is through with duplicitous spy games. Then he learns of a woman isolated in Moscow's notorious...

As summer dies, the first boy is found in a shallow grave. More will follow. His hometown has a serial child killer in its midst.... At seventeen, John Ray has silently survived years of molestation at the hands of a respected coach and mentor....

"Fast and fierce" - Kirkus Reviews For readers of John Grisham and William Deverell comes a political thriller ripped from today's headlines. Lawyer and environmental activist David R. Boyd writes a riveting thriller about the psychological toll of a humanitarian crisis. Filled with tension...

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey comes a compelling legal thriller about a lawyer who takes on his sister's case--and confronts small-town secrets and family skeletons.Attorney Jason Rich has made a fortune off other people's bad luck. His billboard slogan--"In an accident?...

A high-society wedding party stirs up new evidence in an unsolved murder in this thrilling stand-alone from the New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Now You See Her and The Quickie.Hamptons sand ... Hamptons money ... Hamptons murder ... When Terry Rourke...