legal stories

Joel Deveraux, a corporate litigator at a New York law firm, is asked to assist Myra Goldstein, an enigmatic lawyer, on an important case involving the shooting of a white college student in the projects, and his involvement brings up issues from problems he had with a paralegal who overdosed on herione years ago.

Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid, hoping to get some rest and relaxation in the Pacific Northwest, instead becomes embroiled in the murderous conflict between the local logging industry in Magic Valley and a group of crusading conservationists.

A fictional account of the O.J. Simpson trial in which journalist Gus Bailey tries to remain unbiased while covering the trial, even though he is more involved in the case than he should be.

In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, the renowned surgeon Sir Adam Kelno stands accused of having been a sadistic doctor in a World War II concentration camp.

Slave woman Roxana switches her baby with the infant son of the master of the house in an attempt to ensure her child will not be sold down the river, but the episode has tragic results for everyone involved.

Provides biographical information about author John Grisham, examines the evolution of his legal thrillers, features individual studies of seven Grisham novels written between 1989 and 1996, and includes a bibliography and a list of reviews.

Successful personal injury lawyer Robbie Feaver, caught trying to influence the decisions of the court, is granted leniency by the FBI in exchange for his help in a sting operation against judges.

In this illustrated novel told through journal entries, news clippings, and letters, twelve-year-old Lily finds herself on the jury of a murder trial while conducting her own undercover investigation of the case.

Racial tensions erupt in Clanton, Mississippi, after African-American Vietnam veteran Carl Lee Hailey kills the white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter and lawyer Jake Brigance tries to get him acquitted.