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62) Plain truth
Author
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old, unwed Katie Fisher is accused of birthing then smothering her baby at the family dairy farm. But not only does Katie claim her innocence, she also says she didn't even bear the child. Enter high-profile Philadelphia lawyer Ellie Hathaway, who may be Katie's only hope.
Author
Series
To kill a mockingbird volume 1
Language
English
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Description
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel--a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet...
64) Miracle Creek
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine-- a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic 'dives' with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility. When the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos' small community. The ensuing trial uncovers unimaginable secrets from that night-- trysts in...
66) Next of kin
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
When Leila Syed accidentally leaves her toddler nephew in her car, leading to tragedy, the tense, subsequent trial tears her family apart, but as the case progresses, it becomes clear there is more to the incident than meets the eye.
Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law's son's nursery has called to ask where little Max is. Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning... but she forgot. Racing to the carpark,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penzler Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
The bait is half of a $10,000 bill, delivered to Perry Mason by a man who promises the second half of the note should his companion, a silent masked woman, ever require the lawyer's services. When a dead body is discovered soon after, Mason feels the hook--but how can one prove the innocence of a person whose identity is unknown?
69) Under fire
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
397 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A Boston firefighter is shot and killed in the line of duty while rescuing Amina Diallo and her fifteen-year-old son, Malick, from their burning store. Diallo, a Senegalese Muslim immigrant, is arrested for arson and murder, and will likely be convicted in record time. Attorneys Sarah Lynch and Buddy Clancy face more than racial and religious prejudice in this impossible courtroom battle. Diallo is targeted by a gunman in open court, a key defense...
Author
Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 28
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual Christmas party. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore, one of the foundation's best foster volunteers, is arrested for murder. Andy discovers Derek--whose real name is Bobby--is in the witness protection program after giving evidence against his former gang. The police believe Bobby murdered a member. But Bobby swears to Andy...
71) Against the law
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Series
Language
English
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Fresh out of prison, former lawyer Edward Hall thinks his days in the courtroom are behind him--until his sister, Dr. Amy Hall, is arrested for murder. She's accused of shooting the ex-husband she supposedly reconciled with, and she is convinced that her ex-convict brother is the only one able to save her. To make matters worse, the media won't ignore Amy's high profile case; an example needs to be made of a doctor murdering another doctor. So Edward...
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Series
Paul Madriani novels volume 1
Language
English
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Description
The first “engrossing”(Entertainment Weekly) legal thriller in the New York Times bestselling Paul Madriani series!
Defense attorney Paul Madriani was on the rise with the California law firm of Potter, Skarpellos—until a short-lived affair with Potter's wife, Talia, cost him his job. A year later, when Talia is accused of Potter’s murder Paul is thrust back into the big time—and he soon uncovers...
Defense attorney Paul Madriani was on the rise with the California law firm of Potter, Skarpellos—until a short-lived affair with Potter's wife, Talia, cost him his job. A year later, when Talia is accused of Potter’s murder Paul is thrust back into the big time—and he soon uncovers...
74) Against the wind
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1991.
Physical Desc
vii, 423 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
75) For the defense
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1975.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 367 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
78) Wicca
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Charley Sloan legal thrillers volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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