"Paul Madriani, now a brilliant criminal defense attorney, was once a promising associate with Potter, Skarpellos, a prestigious law firm. One of its co-founders, his faultless reputation has earned him a probable nomination to the U. S. Supreme Court -- until the aftermath of an affair with Ben Potter's wife. Paul has left the firm and taken up a self-imposed exile in a small solo practice. On the eve of the nomination, Potter is found dead, an apparent...

Attorney Joseph Antonelli agrees to represent young law professor Julian Sinclair who has been accused of murdering the wife of a San Francisco businessman, but when it becomes clear that Sinclair has already been found guilty in the court of public opinion, Antonelli knows he is going to have to use extreme measures to get at the truth.

Crack trial lawyer Bennie Rosato is called to the local prison to consult with Alice Connolly, a woman accused of committing cold-blooded murder and who wants Bennie to represent her at the trial. Bennie has no intention of taking the case, until she comes face to face with Connolly: the incarcerated woman is a dead ringer for Bennie - and claims to be her long-lost twin sister.

Detectives Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky are called in to investigate when a politically connected socialite and his glamourous fiancee are murdered, and the team soon uncovers a murder plot that reaches the upper echelons of San Francisco society.

A stunning brunette gives Perry Mason five $100 parimutuel tickets on Dough Boy and if he wins to collect the money. When Mason goes to collect the eighteen thousand dollars won on the tickets, the law steps in, saying that embezzled money was used to place the bet. Mason's investigation leads to murder and a tension filled trial.

With his resignation from the Washington Police interrupted by a case involving a friend who has been framed for murder, Alex Cross and partner John Sampson journey across military lines to confront the most brutal killer of their careers. Alex Cross is plunged into a case where military codes of honor conceal dark currents of revenge and ambition, and the men controlling the moves have the best weapons and training the world can offer.

True-crime author Marie Lightfoot, covering the trial of a Florida child murderer, learns there is more to the truth than meets the eye.

Clyde Griffiths was born poor, but his prospects improve when he is hired by an uncle who owns a shirt factory. Despite a warning to stay away from the women he manages, Clyde begins a love affair with a young factory worker named Roberta, but neglects her when he catches the eye of Sondra, a glamorous socialite. When Roberta turns up pregnant, Clyde's hopes of marrying Sondra are threatened and he responds with desperation.

Joseph Antonelli, a west coast attorney, is brought in to work on a case in which a young African-American man is accused of killing a senator in San Francisco, and learns from a former KGB agent that the victim's political enemies may have played a role in his death.

Hailed by the National Law Journal as one of the top ten trial lawyers in America -and a consultant in the prosecution of O.J. Simpson and the retrial of the Menendez brothers -John Martel is a legal superstar. He has brought his expertise to bear on two top thrillers, Partners and Conflicts of Interest. The Alternate is his boldest accomplishment yet. When a philandering ex-congressman is charged with killing his wife, it seems like an open and shut...