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1) The brethren
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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In a federal prison, three former judges who call themselves "the brethren" meet in the law library to run a rougher form of justice inside their community and make some money, but when one of their scams derails, they are forced to confront the world of their own creation.
2) Heartwood
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Series
Billy Bob Holland novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
A brilliantly layered novel of crime, character, and place from the two-time Edgar Award winner, Gold Dagger Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author of Sunset Limited.
Few writers in America today combine James Lee Burke's lush prose, crackling story lines, and tremendous sense of history and landscape. In Cimmaron Rose, longtime fans of the Dave Robicheaux series found that...
Few writers in America today combine James Lee Burke's lush prose, crackling story lines, and tremendous sense of history and landscape. In Cimmaron Rose, longtime fans of the Dave Robicheaux series found that...
3) The partner
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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then Patrick Lanigan stole ninety million dollars from his own firm—and ran for his life.
For four years, he evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down.
Now Patrick is coming...
For four years, he evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down.
Now Patrick is coming...
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Series
Ben Kincaid novels volume 1
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English
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A lawyer investigates the murder of an aspiring adoptive father: "A climax that will take most readers by surprise" (Chicago Tribune).
It's Ben Kincaid's first day as an associate at corporate giant Raven, Tucker & Tubb, and he's ready to start the long climb up the ladder to partnership. But he's barely cleared the first rung when a body trips him up. Ben's first task is to arrange an adoption for one of the firm's biggest...
It's Ben Kincaid's first day as an associate at corporate giant Raven, Tucker & Tubb, and he's ready to start the long climb up the ladder to partnership. But he's barely cleared the first rung when a body trips him up. Ben's first task is to arrange an adoption for one of the firm's biggest...
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Series
Rosato and Associates novels volume 7
Language
English
Description
As the all-female firm of Rosato and Associates wages war on a predatory old-boys firm in the courtroom, Murphy, a young associate for Rosato who has captivated the court, soon discovers that someone wants her dead.
7) Gone again
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Series
Jack Swyteck novels volume 12
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English
Description
Sashi Burgette vanished three years ago on her way to school. The night after the teenager's disappearance, ex-con Dylan Kyle was stopped for drunk driving. An article of Sashi's clothing was found in his truck, and a police videotape of his drunken explanation under interrogation sealed his fate at trial. Now, just days from Kyle's execution, Sashi's mother visits Jack Swyteck, doing pro bono work at the Freedom Institute, and delivers shocking news:...
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Series
Rosato and Associates novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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With the spellbinding crime fiction masterwork, Mistaken Identity, Lisa Scottoline rocketed onto the New York Times bestseller list-and she's remained there ever since! A stunning tale of mystery and suspense, this classic from the beloved, Edgar® Award-winning author once again leads readers down the gritty streets of Philadelphia and into the offices of the law firm of Rosato & Associates. When a new client who's been accused of murder-and who...
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English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Every jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to them.
They are at the center of a multimillion-dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict. Now the jury must make a decision in the most explosive civil trial of the century, a precedent-setting...
They are at the center of a multimillion-dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict. Now the jury must make a decision in the most explosive civil trial of the century, a precedent-setting...
10) The attorney
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Series
Paul Madriani novels volume 5
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English
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Martini delivers Paul Madriani's most challenging case yet: one pitting a drug-addicted mother against her daughter's newly rich grandfather in a contentious custody case that leads to criminal accusations and ultimately murder. Having moved to San Diego to be closer to the woman in his life, Madriani takes on the case of Jonah Hale, an elderly man in terrible straits. As a result of their only child Jessica's longtime drug addiction, Jonah and his...
11) Rough justice
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Series
Rosato and Associates novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
The third electrifying book in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Rosato & Associates series has criminal lawyer Marta Richter in a race to prove one man's innocence.
Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is hours away from winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere. Elliot is on trial for the murder of a homeless man who had tried to carjack him. But as the jury begins deliberations, Marta discovers the chilling truth...
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English
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To reclaim his integrity, a corporate lawyer takes on an unwinnable case After years at the top of his game, Wyatt Matthews has hit rock bottom. Though his bank account is bursting and his law practice is thriving, Wyatt takes no joy in his work. Seeking meaning, he volunteers for six months as a public defender, where he finds that the legal system is an ugly place for those who can't afford top-notch help. In one of his first cases, he arranges...
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Series
FBI thrillers. Truth series volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
258 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Working on the case of convicted rapist/murderer Edgar Barnes, true-crime writer Regan Landry turns up a number of irregularities that insure his release, but after a series of brutal killings, Regan confronts the possibility that she has unleashed a monster.
14) Guilt
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Series
Abe Glitsky volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
462 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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English
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Landing a prestigious position as a Supreme Court clerk fresh out of Yale Law, Ben Addison is on the ultra-fast track to success-until he inadvertently shares a classified secret with the wrong listener. And now the anonymous blackmailer who made a killing with Ben's information is demanding more. Guilty of a criminal act, his golden future suddenly in jeopardy, Ben turns for help to his roommates-three close friends from childhood, each strategically...
16) A time to kill
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Criminal lawyer Jake Brigance faces the fight of his life when he is asked to defend Carl Hailey, who, in a rage of anger, shot and killed the men on trial for the rape of his daughter.
17) The testament
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
A lawyer searches the Brazilian jungle for a missionary doctor working with Indians, the illegitimate daughter of an American tycoon who left her his fortune. But the tycoon's real children are determined to prevent the inheritance.
18) Bury the lead
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Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
His streak of murder case acquttals made him a regular on cable talk shows. His recent 22 million dollar inheritance bought him a dog rescue operation named after his beloved golden retriever. Now after turning down cases left and right, attorney Andy Carpenter feels like he's facing a midlife crisis. and just when he decides he needs some real work, a newspaper owner friend asks Andy to protect his star reporter. Daniel Cummings is being used as...
19) Gray Mountain
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
"The Great Recession of 2008 left many young professionals out of work. Promising careers were suddenly ended as banks, hedge funds, and law firms engaged in mass lay-offs and brutal belt tightening. Samantha Kofer was a third year associate at Scully & Pershing, New York City's largest law firm. Two weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, and her future. A week later she was working as an unpaid intern in a legal aid...
20) The Firm
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the master of legal thrillers, a page-turning classic of “suit-and-dagger suspense” (The New York Times): At the top of his class at Harvard Law, Mitch McDeere had his choice of the best firms in America. He made a deadly mistake.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
For a young lawyer...
Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
For a young lawyer...
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