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Things are looking good for Abby: she's top pick to be the next District Attorney, and her musician boyfriend Ty…
has moved in, despite her upper crust family's objections. But a serial killer is on the loose, and with two college-aged girls dead and another missing, time is running out. When the sons of a prominent government official are linked to the murders, Abby pushes back, stopping at nothing to find justice for the girls. This time, the killer could be right under her nose, and she may be the next victim. Sequel to "Mission Hill". 2017.
Defense attorney Mickey Haller, from "The Lincoln Lawyer", now focuses on foreclosure work. But when his client Lisa Trammel is…
accused of murdering the banker who has been trying to take her house, Mickey once again has a high-profile case. Bestseller. 2011.
1964 Justice, Mississippi, is a town divided. White and black. Rich and poor. Rule makers and rule breakers. Right or…
wrong, everyone assumes their place behind a fragile façade that is about to crumble. When attorney Coop Lindsay agrees to defend a black man accused of murdering a white teenager, the bribes and death threats don't intimidate him. As he prepares for the case of a lifetime, the young lawyer knows it's the verdict that poses the real threat--innocent or guilty, because of his stand Coop is no longer welcome in Justice. As he follows his conscience, he wonders just how far some people will go to make sure he doesn't finish his job? 2017.
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.
The sequel to "Old City Hall" finds Toronto Detective Ari Greene investigating the murder of an heir to a Canadian…
food conglomerate. Although the victim's ex-wife swears to her lawyers that she's innocent, evidence to the contrary quickly mounts. Followed by "Stray bullets". 2011.
In July 1994, third-year law student Allison (Esther) Rosenthal learns of her father's arrest on the charge of illegally selling…
military supplies to Bosnian Muslims. The prosecutor turns out to be her intimate friend from Martha's Vineyard, and Allison applies her own brand of justice to save her father. Some strong language. 1998.
Max Macarthur, a young Vancouver lawyer, gets the break of his career when he assists in the trial defence of…
Shiva Ram Achrya, a cult leader charged with the brutal slaying of his followers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. c1984.
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.
Down-at-heels lawyer Mickey Haller has inherited his old colleague's clients. That means some serious cash. The only problem is that…
the other lawyer was murdered, and the tough-minded detective handling the case - one Harry Bosch - thinks the killer is one of his clients, and that Mickey could also be in danger. Sequel to "The Lincoln lawyer"; followed by "Nine dragons". Includes strong language. 2009. (Mickey Haller ; 2)
Attorney Alejandro Stern arrives at home and discovers that his wife of 30 years has committed suicide. His life is…
further complicated by the tawdry sexual, business, legal and medical problems of his family and friends. Strong language. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1990.
Lottery winner Jonah Hale asks attorney friend Paul Madriani for help. Jonah and his wife were raising their granddaughter, Amanda,…
until they angered their drug-addicted daughter, Jessica, by denying her money. Now, aided by a notorious woman, Jessica and Amanda have vanished. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2000.
Lawyer Daniel Ames becomes the scapegoat in a lawsuit involving a pharmaceutical company accused of causing birth defects. After being…
fired he is suspected of murdering his boss. Investigator Kate Ross and attorney Amanda Jaffe help him research the case. c2001.
When attorney Will Chambers and his new bride honeymoon in Cancún, they're shocked when terrorists kidnap a U.S. official. And…
when a secret hostage recovery team is accused of murdering unarmed civilians, the situation swiftly escalates from bad to worse. 2004.
Three magical tales retold for middle readers: enter the richly magical world of Tales from the Isle of Spice and…
visit a bottomless lake where an enchanted princess lives; try your luck against the sinister woman who walks in moonlight stalking souls; catch a glimpse of the mysterious boy with an angelic face whose scarred body hides beneath the waves. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2005 Golden Oak Award. 2004.
Ex-policeman-turned-investigator Stone Barrington heads to Los Angeles to search for his kidnapped ex-girlfriend, Arrington Carrington. Only a few weeks before,…
she had unexpectedly left Stone to marry a famous movie star. Now that she is missing, Stone hurries to Hollywood. Strong language, descriptions of sex and violence. Bestseller. 1998.
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.
Everything is going well for Arthur Beauchamp in his early middle age. Life is so good for the top-notch defence…
lawyer that, in a moment of career restlessness, he decides to switch sides, just the once, and prosecute a young man charged with murdering a clown. Beauchamp is confident he can prove Randolph Skyler is guilty. Confident, but still worried and surprisingly blind to how precarious the evidence is - and, worse, to the fissures opening in his personal life. Sequel to "I'll see you in my dreams". 2015.
Slacker Edward fakes a learning disability to gain a special-education designation in school. But instead of lowering his parents' expectations,…
Edward ends up working harder than ever. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Grades 5-8. 2009.
In the heatwave of 1980, a Toronto law firm tries to fight for justice while fighting one another. Leon must…
defend a peddler of anti-Semitic hate literature and Chuck represents a pornography salesman. Meanwhile, Carrie defends a strangler and rapist and becomes involved in the case of a mob hit, as her marriage begins to crumble. Based on the CBC television series Street legal. Strong language. 1995.