Fiction - Thrillers - Legal

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...

Superior Court Judge Timothy Nash thought the brutal murder trial in his court would be like many he'd presided over before. He didn't know it might lead to his own murder. Nash has been tapped as point man in a federal sting operation against...

Espionage comes to the U.S.-Mexico border and Northern Australia, and a family of intense and fiercely loyal Americans get caught up in the intrigue.By 2008, a global cocaine cartel is expanding aggressively. In remote Arnhem Land of northern Australia, ocean vessels, trucks, and vans...

Solicitor Richard Jennings think is it is just another ordinary day when he shows up at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin to cover for an associate on leave. Unfortunately, he could not be more wrong. After he settles into his seat in...

Intelligent and ambitious, attorney Dominique Wallace has worked hard for her excellent trial record and happy home. Dominique's life is turned upside down after she agrees to represent a high-profile sexual abuse case against Michael Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan is a powerful businessman who has...

Brandon Michaels is a single young trial lawyer living in tropical Daytona Beach, Florida. He recently opened his own law practice and is in the process of building a practice and a reputation for himself as an effective litigator. He will accept almost any...

This is a harrowing story about an African-American female attorney from New York named Harriet Douglass. Harriet was a descendant of famed black orator and activist Frederick Douglass. Harriet always felt an obligation to live up to the lofty expectation of the legacy of...

Jamaica is a place where the surreal is simply everyday reality. When a ruthless American aluminum company plans to strip mine the Jamaican rainforest, they send former Navy SEAL Will Taylor to Montego Bay to deal with local resistance on their behalf. But he's...

Starting a career as a small town criminal attorney would be tough enough, but as a widowed mother with no income and very little in the bank, Samantha Tulley is in over her head. From court appointed clients who never show up for court...

In The Case for Killing, Peter Bradley is Canada's top anti-trust lawyer. He has it all - a trophy wife, Rosedale mansion, idyllic summer home and national acclaim. He thinks of himself as a good man but his enemies, everywhere and close, beg to...

GOOD COP... ...BAD TROUBLE Kelly was a pro until his niece was murdered right before his eyes. His family says he failed her, but Kelly can't share his one shocking, secret, criminal act of vengeance. Now, fellow detectives digging into another case can end...

Author: Manning WolfeISBN-10: 1944225617ISBN-13: 9781944225612Publisher: Starpath Books, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2026Pages: 354Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.79d

Author: Amanda RayISBN-10: 1972750003ISBN-13: 9781972750001Publisher: Rosewood PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2026Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d

The military fiction "The Final Verdict" by Eric Halstead is an enthralling exploration of duty, fairness, and the heavy weight carried by those in uniform. Set in the background of military courtroom drama, the story follows Specialist Shane Alexander as he confronts a court-martial...

Arthur Cheney Train (September 6, 1875 - December 22, 1945), also called Arthur Chesney Train, was an American lawyer and writer of legal thrillers, particularly known for his novels of courtroom intrigue and the creation of the fictional lawyer Mr. Ephraim Tutt. Train was...

He was a war hero and a member of Congress. Now he's dead-shot down the day after he made a scathing speech blasting corruption in Washington. For Sacramento police detectives Terry Nye and Rose Tafoya, the investigation is a time bomb. They have just...

Superior Court Judge Timothy Nash thought the brutal murder trial in his court would be like many he'd presided over before. He didn't know it might lead to his own murder. Nash has been tapped as point man in a federal sting operation against...

"With its clever prose and swirling international plot, Convergences makes for an intriguing political-thriller that's equal parts smart and surprising." -Iain Reid, winner of the Taylor Prize Emerging Writer Award and author of The Truth About LuckPresidential press secretary Ethan Brooks chooses conscience over...

Alan Benedict, a renowned copyright attorney in South Africa, suffers a devastating personal tragedy. For the next six months Alan unsuccessfully tries to perpetuate his previous existence. After he tenders his resignation as partner of his firm, Alan abandons his legal career and lifestyle...

"A gritty, psychological deep-dive into a world where justice is a commodity, and silence is a death sentence." In the court of public opinion, social media reigns supreme. All-reaching, all-knowing-no one could escape it. Trials were meaningless. Jurors walked into courtrooms convinced of guilt...

A Tale of Legal Intrigue and Political Greed Hotshot Dallas attorney Reece Ryan has a thriving career and a successful law practice, but his home life is in shambles and he'd do anything to reconcile with his estranged wife. Things start looking up when...

9:41 and Other Stories is a collection of writings, short stories and a dab of poetry, written at the very beginning of John Iannuzzi's writing career. From his very first steps into the world of fiction, his experimenting in various genres and writing styles,...

Jake Prescott is barely out of law school when he accepts the case of a young African-American man charged with the murder of a Chicago police officer. It looks like an air tight case for the prosecution and even the young attorney begins to...

The Ponzi Scheme is a legal thriller about Jake Farley, a recently divorced Chicago lawyer, who is hunting down international financial criminals. During the chase, he meets a compelling German doctor, Suzanne, but can she be trusted? The adventure starts in Germany, goes through...

"Powell opens her novel with a bang, depicting the abduction almost as soon as the narrative begins. The story is impressive in the way it shifts readers' sympathies ... a gem of a legal thriller, full of plot twists and juicy secrets."--Kirkus Reviews "Powell's...

Michelle "Mickey" Grant is a rising star in a prestigious Texas law firm. Unfortunately, her career goals firm came with a heavy price-the demise of her marriage to Tyler Grant, who now holds primary custody of their teenager, Reagan. As the holidays approach, Mickey...

Brandon Michaels is a single young trial lawyer living in tropical Daytona Beach, Florida. He recently opened his own law practice and is in the process of building a practice and a reputation for himself as an effective litigator. He will accept almost any...

IN THIS LARGER-THAN-LIFE LEGAL THRILLER, NO ONE IS SAFE. "Raw, eloquently described emotions, along with breathtaking unpredictable twists that makes this book impossible to put down." It seems a fairytale come true when pediatric nurse Ann Ferguson and lawyer Ben Grable fall deeply in...

MURDER MOST JUDGMENTAL A DETECTIVE JAKE SWANSON MURDER MYSTERY A family law judge is killed in the driveway of his upscale Newport Beach home; his wife shot through the heart in their garage. Is this a revenge killing for a ruling the judge made...

A MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT EXPLAINS "HIS VERSION OF THE TRUTH." A senior corporate executive in a failing marriage flirts with a twice-divorced female senior company executive who initially appears to respond to his advances. After a number of romantic dinners, after-hour phone...

A MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT EXPLAINS "HIS VERSION OF THE TRUTH." A senior corporate executive in a failing marriage flirts with a twice-divorced female senior company executive who initially appears to respond to his advances. After a number of romantic dinners, after-hour phone...

Huntingtower is a novel by John Buchan, first published in 1922. The book is set in Scotland and follows the adventures of Dickson McCunn, a retired grocer who becomes embroiled in a series of thrilling escapades. When McCunn travels to the small town of...

Jack Wayne is next in line to become District Attorney of Los Angeles County. A career prosecutor whose sole ambition has been to faithfully serve the public, Jack Wayne is about to face an immense threat to his hard-earned career. He agrees to investigate...

A desert built on secrets.A gate buried by time.And three anchors that were never meant to be found.What was meant to be a simple spring break escape to Morocco becomes something far more dangerous when Katelin and Scarlett Middleton realize they aren't just chasing...

When advertising executive Marcus Chen steps out of a parking garage meeting with his biggest client, he has no idea that Sam Prescott-president of HomeBase and the account that built Marcus's career-is already a dead man.Within hours, Marcus is sitting across from two San...

"Absolutely superb--grips like a vice throughout and has a perfect, bold ending that no one will see coming. An utter masterpiece of the murder mystery and the legal thriller genre."--Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of No One Would Do What the Lamberts...

A sealed file was only the beginning.When the courtroom battle ends, the real war begins.After exposing the Paladin Group and surviving the fallout of Inheritance of Lies, former prosecutor David Mercer returns to a world where truth has a price-and someone powerful is still...

"A legal drama that's part Southern fiction, Holler Whispers draws you inexorably into the lives of its interesting and well-drawn characters. But the mystery keeps you guessing until the very end. Deeply satisfying and enjoyable." -Mary Ellen Bramwell, bestselling author of When I Was...

The law firm of Turner & Waters has a new associate. Jodie Waters has finally worked her way up from Stan's secretary to become a full-fledged attorney. Having great confidence in her abilities, Stan asks her to help him in the investigation of a...