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761) A gambler's jury
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Attorney Dani Rollins is bullish in the courtroom -- pushing judges and prosecutors to their limits in defense of the innocent. So when she meets Teddy Thorne, a mentally challenged teen accused of selling drugs, Dani knows she's got this in the bag. She can easily settle the case with a couple of court appearances. But when prosecutors move for an adult felony conviction, Dani suspects Teddy's being used as a pawn in a sinister game. As the case...
763) Trell
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 750L
Language
English
Description
Determined to clear her father of the wrongful conviction for a gang-related crossfire death, thirteen-year-old Trell persuades a reporter and a lawyer to investigate the case and uncover the truth.
764) Out of practice
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Attorney Abby Keane's vacation is perfect, especially her steamy interlude with a beautiful stranger. But her newfound zen crumbles when her biggest client, a chain of bridal stores, leaves hundreds of brides without dresses. As if reentry isn't bad enough, a new wedding blogger is doing her best to stoke the anger of the already unhappy brides, and has chosen Abby as the villain. Roxanne Daly's blog has finally hit the sweet spot, and her popularity...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
" The place is Minneapolis, the year is 1903, and Michael Masterson has fallen in love, or so he claims, with Addie Strongwood, a beautiful working-class girl with an interesting past and a mind of her own. But their promising relationship quickly begins to disintegrate before reaching a violent conclusion. Amid allegations of seduction, rape, and blackmail, Michael is shot dead and Addie goes on trial for first-degree murder. As the case unfolds...
766) Beyond justice
Author
Series
Hidden Justice volume 01
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Hayden McCarthy is on track to become the youngest partner in her prestigious D.C. law firm, if the case she's just been handed doesn't destroy her first. Hayden McCarthy knows firsthand the pain when justice is not served. It's why she became an attorney and why she's so driven in her career. When she's handed a wrongful death case against the government, she isn't sure if it's the lucky break she needs to secure a partnership--or an attempt to...
Author
Series
McMurtrie & Drake investigations volume 3
McMurtrie and Drake volume 03
McMurtrie and Drake investigations volume 3
McMurtrie and Drake volume 03
McMurtrie and Drake investigations volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
McMurtrie's old nemesis, Jack Willistone, is found dead on the banks of the Black Warrior River. Willistone had his share of enemies, but all evidence points to a forgotten, broken woman as the killer. At the urging of the suspect's desperate fourteen-year-old daughter, McMurtrie agrees to take the case. But as seasoned as McMurtrie is, even he isn't prepared for how personal and dangerous this case is going to get. With the trial drawing near and...
768) Sleeping dogs
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An old friend persuades Gibraltarian lawyer Spike Sanguinetti to take a well-earned rest on Corfu's beautiful north-east coast. But when the bloodied body of a young Albanian is found and a local man accused of his murder, Spike reluctantly agrees to take the case. Beneath the island's veneer of wealth and privilege Spike uncovers truths so damaging that those involved will go to any lengths to protect them. And when a vulnerable young woman disappears,...
769) Tiempo de perdón
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Clanton, Misisipi. 1990. Jake Brigance se ve envuelto en un juicio profundamente divisivo cuando el tribunal lo nombra abogado de Drew Gamble, un tímido muchacho de dieciséis años acusado de asesinar a un diputado local. Muchos en Clanton quieren un juicio rápido y la pena de muerte, pero Brigance investiga y descubre que hay más en la historia de lo que parece. El feroz compromiso de Jake de salvar a Drew de la cámara de gas pone en peligro...
770) Tantric coconuts
Author
Language
English
Description
"A new novel--and new direction--from the bestselling author of A Dog Named Christmas! Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance meets Life of Pi meets On the Road meets Travels with Charley in this quirky spiritual journey across the wild highways and byways of America"--
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
La nueva heroína de Grisham es una caja de sorpresas. Hace una semana Samantha Kofer trabajaba en una prestigiosa firma de abogados de Nueva York. Ahora trabaja gratis en una asesoría legal para clientes sin recursos en una pequeña ciudad de Virginia. La caída de Lehman Brothers supuso para ella la pérdida del trabajo, de la seguridad y del futuro. Su mundo no tiene nada que ver con su vida pasada de peces gordos y bonos desorbitados. En la actualidad...
773) The perfect lie
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily with her detective husband in the scenic seaside town of Newport, Long Island. When Erin answers the door to Danny's police colleagues one morning, it's the start of an ordinary day. But behind her, Danny walks to the window of their fourth-floor apartment and jumps to his death. Eighteen months later, Erin is in court, charged with her husband's murder....
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
One-time Washington power broker Joel Backman who may have acquired secrets to a sophisticated satellite surveillance system is pardoned by the outgoing President under orders from the CIA and is given a new identity in Italy; however, the CIA then reveals his whereabouts to the Israelis, Russians, Chinese, and the Saudis in hopes that someone will assassinate him.
Author
Series
Broden legal volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
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 close to home draws her back to seek justice. Dana Goodwin is the newly appointed deputy chief in the Special Victims Bureau, replacing Ella. For her, the case is also personal,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Kennedy Anderson loves Cupid Falls, Pennsylvania. Ever since moving there as an orphaned teenager, she's worked hard to carve out a place for herself in the tight-knit community. Now she's mayor and owner of the town's flower shop. But she also has a big secret ... and nine months to figure out how to break the news to the father. Lawyer Malcolm Carter has always been the golden boy of Cupid Falls--until he discovers the one night he spent with the...
777) Everything is Jake
Author
Series
T.R. Softly detective novel volume 1
Pub. Date
c2021.
Language
English
Description
When a notorious mobster confesses to hundreds of crimes, then recants, the lead prosecutor calls on T.R. Softly to find out why. Answering that question may lead to a massive conspiracy involving secretive government agencies, the Mob, and a volatile ex-president intent on destroying his former office.
778) Guilty secrets
Author
Series
Sweet Intrigue volume 10
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Rylee Kerrigan, a new attorney with the ink still fresh on her license, envisions defending high-profile clients at a large firm in the city. Unable to land her dream job, she reluctantly accepts the only one she can find--handling pro bono cases at Stackhouse Law Firm in a small town near Cincinnati, Ohio. When Rylee unearths a dusty box of old cases, her boss tells her to throw it away. Before pitching the files, Rylee examines them, and she's...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Criminal defense lawyers must make their peace with one harsh fact of life: most of their clients are guilty. Yet when William Tucker, a celebrated and self-centered star college football player, is suddenly arrested and charged with the brutal rape and murder of a college coed two years before, his broken-down, drunken estranged father Frank can't believe he's guilty. What father could? But Frank is also an ex-criminal defense lawyer. Now Frank must...
780) Grim city
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
When Jim Carlos Singer accepts a job as a parole officer and judicial assistant in Grimsley City, Kentucky, he finds himself involved in the trial of Shirley Kentner, who is accused of murdering her husband. As Jim begins his investigation, he uncovers many secrets in this small town.
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