Fiction - Thrillers - Legal

She has lived with the guilt of her sister's death for half of her life. Now she has a chance to find out what really happened the night her sister died.But first she has to survive..."...there is no shortage of drama and suspense to...

Poised to make partner at a high-powered L.A. law firm, Vernetta Henderson takes on what appears to be an open-and-shut case of sexual harassment. As the case proceeds, Vernetta soon begins to suspect that her corporate client may be involved in a far-reaching cover-up....

"Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the system. In Confessions of an Innocent Man, the dream comes true and in a spectacular way."--John Grisham, New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning A thrillingly suspenseful...

MIKE PAPANTONIO PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON AMERICA'S DEADLY OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN THIS SPELLBINDING THRILLER ABOUT GREED, CORRUPTION AND THE POWER OF PERSONAL CONVICTION. One week before his law school graduation, Jake Rutledge is shattered. His fraternal twin, Blake, has died of a drug...

From the author of The New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a story inspired by the real-life murder of Johnny Stompanato, allegedly stabbed to death by the daughter of his lover, actress Lana Turner. Where Love Has Gone is a thrilling...

When Downeast local Annette Fiorno is found at the bottom of a ravine, outsider and relapsed drug addict Jimmy Sedgwick is accused of murder. Unassuming Maine lawyer Rob Hanston and big shot attorney Shawn Marks form an unlikely legal team as they attempt to...

Lieutenant Colonel Sean Drummond, a cocky US Army lawyer who's not afraid to be blunt, finds himself up to his neck in a case he didn't ask to take.Five US soldiers, tasked with guarding Iraqi prisoners, stand accused of committing depraved atrocities against their...

An Amazon Charts Most Read and Most Sold book.Ella Broden is living a double life.By day, Ella works as a buttoned-up attorney on some of the city's most grueling cases. By night, she pursues her passion for singing in the darkest clubs of Manhattan.No...

As the city sizzles under the early summer sun, New York chief assistant D.A. Butch Karp and his family are happily vacationing on Long Island's north shore. Their reverie changes to horror when they learn that their beachfront neighbors, Rose and Ralph "Red" Heeney...

"WILDLY ENTERTAINING" LEGAL THRILLER It's a routine fraud trial in Miami, until...A witness is murdered...And Jake Lassiter is the prime suspect.The mystery leads Lassiter and his wisecracking delinquent nephew to an abandoned silver mine deep beneath the Aspen ski slopes. The evidence that can...

Jeff Currie first suspected surveillance during a trial in Austin. He's an attorney who isn't afraid of dangerous cases, and those dangerous cases seem to have made him a target-but for whom? Jeff has no clue who could be watching; he also has no...

"[Moral Defense] has it all: a hard-charging lawyer heroine, tough-as-nails cops...as well as fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants pacing and page-turning twists." --The Associated PressFor defense attorney Samantha Brinkman, it's not about guilt or innocence--it's about making sure her clients walk.In the follow-up to bestselling Blood Defense, Samantha...

Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year - Washington Post Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year - San Francisco Gate From the award-winning author of Quicksand, a gripping legal thriller that follows one woman's conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful...

When attorney Marcus Glenwood resigns from a prestigious corporate law firm to retreat to a small town in North Carolina and rebuild his life after a devastating personal tragedy, he suddenly finds himself in the biggest and most emotionally difficult case of his career.Fragile...

In the third book of the Karen Hayes series, an elderly nursing home resident, who was once an Olympic champion swimmer with a murky background in the German army, drowns in a lake behind the home. Does anyone know how it happened? Does anyone...

Disgraced real-estate attorney Camila Harris loses her lucrative job with one of Austin's leading law firms and finds herself working her first federal criminal case that involves an undocumented immigrant accused of money laundering for drug traffickers.Author: Carlos CisnerosISBN-10: 1558858490ISBN-13: 9781558858497Publisher: Arte Publico PressLanguage:...

A murder investigation draws firebrand attorney Samantha Brinkman into her boyfriend's past in this novel of high-risk suspense by bestselling author Marcia Clark.When it comes to relationships and self-preservation, defense attorney Samantha Brinkman has always been cut and run. But it's different with her...

A thriller of murder, redemption, and breakneck twists by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Dead Certain.After her sister was murdered, Ella Broden meted out her own punishment, then abandoned her career to pursue her passion as a singer. But another murder that hits...

What if the deadliest train wreck in the nation's history was no accident?When a passenger train derails in North Philadelphia with fatal results, idealistic criminal defense attorney Vaughn Coburn takes on the most personal case of his young career. The surviving engineer is his...

An Amazon Charts bestseller and finalist for the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.Inside a prestigious law firm, a rookie lawyer is pulled into a dark maze of lies and violence.An ambitious Stanford graduate, David Adams has begun a fast-track career at Austin's most...

Fish Out of Water: Book OnePI Jackson Rivers grew up on the mean streets of Del Paso Heights--and he doesn't trust cops, even though he was one. When the man he thinks of as his brother is accused of killing a police officer in...

A man is being held in a forensic psychiatric facility for his inability to stand trial for a crime he cannot remember anything about. A court-appointed psychiatrist interviews him several times to ascertain if he can attest to the man's sanity. Meanwhile, someone is...

Lara and Vinny Jessup had a lovely May-December marriage. Initially, the sheriff in Loomis County thinks that Vinny died when his car rolled over on a bad curve on Lookout Mountain. Then he finds the gunshot wound. Was it suicide or was it murder?...

Politician Robert Sulzberger is accused of murder. His enemies want blood. And criminal defense attorney Tex Hunter is the only hope he has left.Robert Sulzberger appeared to have a perfect life-a respected position in the City Council, a lovely family, a house with all...

A murder aboard a steamboat forces Abraham Lincoln to make a fateful choice--one on which the future of the nation may hang, if his client doesn't first--in this gripping follow-up to the "masterfully crafted" These Honored Dead (Alex Grecian) Newly minted trial lawyer Abraham...

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Returns For fans of Lee Child, John Grisham, Jack Reacher and Michael Connelly"Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher ThrillersThree...

"Vividly real and quite compelling...fans of legal-thriller stars like John Grisham, John Lescroart, William Lashner, and especially Scott Turow will want to add this fine novel to their must-read lists."--Library JournalThis paperback edition of the fast-paced legal thriller set in the Mad Men era...

Melanie Simpson is desperate when she calls 911 for help controlling her psychotic husband, Jared. When a dangerous and brutal police lieutenant responds, he shoots Jared with his Electric Gun, initiating cardiac arrest. After their son seeks revenge, the police lieutenant kills him as...

In this un-put-downable thriller from acclaimed author R.J. Jagger, a beautiful young lawyer suffering from traumatic memory loss peels back her past to discover that she might be a killer.All of Jagger's novels are independent of one another and complete within their own four...

In the early 1980's, Adrian Davis decides to step away from a hectic, nonstop, coast-to-coast life hawking merchandise at major rock 'n' roll concerts and return to his hometown -- seemingly tranquil Gold City, California. Thinking the move will result in a more peaceful...

Justice is a dangerous game... When Chicago's most revered newsreader, Brian Gates, is found murdered in his dressing room, all the evidence points to one man-professional computer gamer Alfie Rose. Desperate to prove his innocence, Rose defies the advice of his legal team, hiring...

REVISED IN 2020This novel is a fictionalized account of a real life event that set my father and his partner against one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the United States. This story tells of my father's fight against corporate greed and...

In Paul Lisnek's sequel to Assume Guilt, Assume Treason takes readers on a mysterious ride in this Chicago-based political thriller. "Chicago's own Paul Lisnek offers an electrifying tale of a presidential campaign in troubled times."-Clarence Page, Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist, Chicago Tribune With time...

"An unconventional, absorbing legal thriller with elements of fantasy and the supernatural." -Kirkus Reviews Defense attorney Samson Young has an uncanny ability to get even the so-called worst clients off the hook, as he ably demonstrated in Almost Mortal. In Almost Damned, little does...

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...

#1 BESTSELLING CRIME THRILLEROn the loose: an Internet stalker turned serial killer...Jake Lassiter follows clues from Miami to London...And gets framed for murder himself."Catch me if you can." The message on the bathroom mirror evokes Jack the Ripper. But the dead woman's computer points...

USA Today Best-Selling Author High-stakes politics and the rivalry between two powerful women in the trial of the century Legendary defense attorney Raquel Rematti represents a presidential candidate--and former First Lady of an ISIS-assassinated President--Senator Angelina Baldesteri in the most watched and explosive trial...

After pharmaceutical industry executives Martin Cardenas and Justin Palmer step forward to complain about the test results of a soon-to-be-released cancer drug, they are subsequently fired. Soon after, stalking and threats of violence follow.The two have no idea what they are up against. Aligor...

Dr. Jason White and Ricky Gold, a former professor and defense attorney in New York City, find themselves blacklisted from their professions after Jason is denied tenure and Ricky is disbarred from the legal profession.Desperation leads the two to start working as consultants for...

At some point, every lawyer will encounter a client from hell.Kelly Adair finds herself in this exact situation, defending a lawyer accused of killing another. A power struggle within the Dallas law firm Christopher Clark & Oliver has left partner Ken Hargrove dead and...

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...

To free his client from a murder charge, he must confront the outlaws turning LA into in a modern-day Wild West.When security guard Chip Bowman is blamed for a brazen robbery that leaves two co-workers dead, he turns to defense attorney Brad Madison.From the...

The truth is one step closer... Defending a lawyer in court is never easy, but when a divorce attorney is charged with the murder of a private investigator, the pressure builds to breaking point. Joe Fielding wasn't an ordinary investigator. He wasn't clean, he...

Get the 2016 RONE Award nominated suspense thriller hailed by IndTale Magazine as a "great murder mystery" by the best-selling author critics hail as 'one of our strongest thriller writers on the scene.' (formerly "HOA Wire")The president of the Orange Grove Homeowners Association is...

When a scandalous divorce trial interferes with a ruthless killer, can one tough lawyer find the truth before she becomes the next victim?Kenzi Rivera is classy, compassionate, and ready to buck the status quo. Sick of being patronized by judges and undervalued by her...

New York Times Bestseller"Scottoline fans and first-time readers will love this tale of dueling twins."--CosmopolitanIn the eighth compelling legal thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Rosato & Associates series, twin sisters become enemies as a clash between good and evil ensues--but it's a...

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...

Defending an innocent young man, defense attorney Paul Madriani uncovers a morass of corruption and greed that leads to the highest levels of political power in this electrifying tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Steve Martini.One of the most successful lawyers...

New York Times bestseller James Grippando returns with a gripping new stand-alone novel: a story ripped from the headlines, in which a young financial adviser and his girlfriend uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Wall Street to Washington, from the trading floors of the...

A first-year resident at a major Boston children's hospital, Peyton Shields finally has the career she's always dreamed of--even though her marriage to Kevin, an up-and-coming young lawyer, is suffering from her hard work and impossibly long hours. But a late-night drive home in...