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Image Decay
Par Mark Lisac. 2020
Mark Lisac’s Image Decay returns to the pugnacious world of backroom politics laid out in his award-nominated Where the Bodies…
Lie. Set again in that “unnamed capital city east of the Rockies,” where the Brutalist architecture of the downtown core reflects the body politic laid bare.When a cantankerous ex-government photographer seeks ownership of his prints, the powers-that-be are determined to prevent the release of certain sensitive photos. Set in the 1990s, this political thriller delves into questions of identity and memory, established power and its fears and secrets, old stock versus newcomers, belonging and alienation.Image Decay investigates the intricacies of political manipulation, personal anxieties, and how history must be seen to be confronted.Indicted: A Thriller
Par Tom Saric. 2020
One soldier thought he&’d outrun his past—until it came back to hunt him . . . A twisting international thriller…
by the author of Compromised. In the midst of Yugoslavia&’s bloody civil war, a young soldier witnesses something horrific. Something he was never meant to see . . . Sgt. Luka Pavic fled to the safety of Canada after entering a home to evacuate civilians before a bombing raid only to find fourteen corpses—and being falsely accused of the murders. Years later, he has succeeded in keeping his true identity a secret from everyone, even his wife and child. But when a mysterious man knocks on Luka&’s door, the world he left behind comes crashing down around him—and to save himself and his family, he must return to Croatia to unravel a conspiracy . . .Color Of Law: A Novel
Par David Milofsky. 2000
This is a rich, absorbing novel about good, evil, and the inability of the legal system to mediate between the…
two. Two white Milwaukee motorcycle cops pursue and kill a young black man on a bitterly cold winter night in 1959 and with the help of their suChilling Effect: A Lucinda Hayes Mystery
Par Marianne Wesson. 2004
Equal parts courtroom drama, intellectual journey, and character study, Chilling Effect is Marianne Wesson's most provocative Lucinda Hayes mystery to…
date. When attorney Lucinda Hayes reluctantly agrees to represent the mother of a brutally slain child, she must convince the court that the makers of a pornographic film are liable for the murder. As the case unfolds, Lucinda calls upon all her personal strength and legal talent, facing down her own ghosts as well as the powerful entertainment industry's star lawyers. In Chilling Effect, Wesson affirms the power of free speech to inspire the best and the worst human behavior and explores the tension between freedom and accountabilityTwenty: A Jack Swyteck Novel (Jack Swyteck Novel #17)
Par James Grippando. 2021
Jack Swyteck and his family are caught in the crossfire after a deadly school shooting claims twenty casualties—Florida’s fifth mass…
shooting in as many years—in this provocative and timely thriller from Harper Lee Prize–winner James Grippando that touches on some of the most contentious issues roiling America today.It is the message every parent of a school-age child fears: “Active Shooter on Campus.” Jack Swyteck is at his office when he receives the emergency text from Riverside Day School. Both his daughter, Righley, and his wife, FBI agent Andie Henning, are in danger. Andie is in the school’s rec center when she hears the fire alarms, then loud popping noises and screams coming from the hallway. A trained law-enforcement officer, Andie knows she’s supposed to stay locked down inside the room. But Righley is in her kindergarten classroom and Andie must get her to safety.The tragedy prompts mass hysteria—and dangerous speculation. The police haven’t identified the shooter, but they find a handgun on the school grounds registered to a parent, a Muslim man named Amir Khoury. News of the gun and its owner leaks and quickly goes viral. Within minutes Al Qaeda claims responsibility. Andie is shocked—Amir is married to her friend, Lilly, a WASP whose bloodline goes back to the American Revolution. When Xavier, Amir and Lilly’s oldest child and an eighteen-year-old senior at Riverside confesses to the crime, the local community’s anti-Muslim fervor explodes to levels unseen since 9/11. Terrified for her son’s life, Lilly asks Jack to step in. A seasoned defense attorney with a passion to see justice done, he’s taken on plenty of complicated cases. Xavier’s, however, is not one he’s inclined to take—until an old friend who lost his daughter in the shooting tells him that he must. With the public calling for blood and prosecutors confident their case is air tight, Jack must unearth the Khourys’ family secrets in order to expose the shocking truth and save his client from certain death. But he may not be able to save everyone—including himself.Los guardianes
Par John Grisham. 2020
Un hombre inocente fue condenado por asesinato hace veintidós años. Su abogado no parará hasta verle libre. Pero quienes le…
encerraron ya mataron una vez. Y están preparados para volver a hacerlo. NADIE LO CUENTA MEJOR QUE GRISHAM. En la pequeña ciudad de Seabrook, Florida, un prometedor abogado llamado Keith Russo fue asesinado a tiros una noche mientras trabajaba hasta tarde en su despacho. El culpable no dejó pistas. No hubo testigos, nadie tenía un motivo. Pero la policía pronto sospechó de Quincy Miller, un joven negro que había sido cliente de Russo.Miller fue juzgado y condenado a cadena perpetua. Durante veintidós años languideció en prisión, manteniendo su inocencia sin que nadie lo escuchara. Desesperado, escribe una carta al Ministerio de los Guardianes, una pequeña organización sin ánimo de lucro liderada por el abogado y sacerdote episcopaliano Cullen Post. Post viaja por el país luchando contra sentencias injustas y defendiendo a clientes olvidados por el sistema. Sin embargo, en el caso de Quincy Miller encuentra obstáculos inesperados. Los asesinos de Keith Russo son personas poderosas y despiadadas, y no quieren que Miller sea exonerado. Mataron a un abogado hace veintidós años, y matarían a otro sin pensarlo dos veces. La crítica ha dicho:«Grisham en su mejor, y más apasionada, forma.»Daily Mail «El mejor autor vivo de thriller.»Ken Follett «Estupendo. Conmovedor. Grisham lo ha vuelto a lograr. La longevidad creativa no es inusual en el género de suspense, pero lo que resulta único es la hazaña de mantener el ritmo de una novela al año sin que disminuya el ingenio o la calidad literaria.»The Washington Post «Escrito con su característico estilo sencillo y fluido. Grisham es el gran maestro del arte de crear personajes con destreza y de aumentar con habilidad la tensión en un crescendo sobrecogedor.»Irish Independent «Grisham ha escrito de nuevo un thriller lleno de suspense que se mezcla con temas de peso como las detenciones injustas, la pena de muerte y los prejuicios del sistema legal. Los personajes de esta novela son de primera clase.»Associated Press «Rápido y atrapante.»Daily Mirror Los lectores opinan...«Tiene un estilo narrativo que me ha gustado, muy ágil, unos magníficos personajes y un trama perfectamente documentada.»dragonesylibros en Instagram «Libro entretenido, de fácil lectura y profundizando de lleno en leyes obsoletas y ambiguas. Un diez para Grisham...»sergibooks en Instagram «La trama da vueltas y vueltas y los personajes son MUY interesantes.»subookish en InstagramLethal Intent
Par Cara C. Putman. 2021
If they expected silence, they hired the wrong woman. Caroline Bragg&’s life has never been better. She and Brandon Lancaster are…
taking their relationship to the next level, and she has a new dream job as legal counsel for Praecursoria—a research lab that is making waves with its cutting-edge genetic therapies. The company&’s leukemia treatments even promise to save desperately sick kids—kids like eleven-year-old Bethany, a critically ill foster child at Brandon&’s foster home. When Caroline&’s enthusiastic boss wants to enroll Bethany in experimental trials prematurely, Caroline objects, putting her at odds with her colleagues. They claim the only goal at Praecursoria is to save lives. But does someone have another agenda? Brandon faces his own crisis. As laws governing foster homes shift, he&’s on the brink of losing the group home he&’s worked so hard to build. When Caroline learns he&’s a Praecursoria investor, it becomes legally impossible to confide in him. Will the secrets she keeps become a wedge that separates them forever? And can she save Bethany from the very treatments designed to heal her? This latest romantic legal thriller by bestseller Cara Putman shines a light on the shadowy world of scientific secrets and corporate vendettas—and the ethical dilemmas that plague the place where science and commerce meet.&“Intriguing characters. Romantic tension. Edge-of-your-seat suspense. And a fast-paced ending that will leave you exhausted (in a good way!).&” —Robert Whitlow, award-winning author of Promised LandTrial and Error
Par Robert Whitlow. 2021
A small-town lawyer has been searching for his daughter for eighteen years. Now another young woman is missing, and he&’s…
determined to find them both—no matter the cost.Buddy Smith built his law practice around tracking down missing children. After all, he knows the agony of being separated from a child. Not long after his daughter&’s birth, her mother ran away and Buddy never saw either one again.Gracie Blaylock has known Buddy her entire life, and now that she is clerk of court for the county, their paths cross frequently. When Gracie hears that a teenager in town has gone missing, she knows Buddy is the one for the case.The girl&’s parents are desperate for answers. Together with Gracie and Mayleah—the new detective in town—Buddy chases all leads, hoping to reach the missing teen before it&’s too late. And as he pursues one girl, he uncovers clues that could bring him closer to the girl he thought he lost forever: his own daughter.Master legal writer Robert Whitlow will keep you guessing in this gripping legal drama while reminding you of the power of God&’s restoration.Stand-alone legal dramaFull-length novel at approximately 120,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubsNever Far Away
Par Michael Koryta. 2021
New York Times bestselling "master" of American thriller writing Michael Koryta returns with an electrifying new novel about a mother…
seeking to reconnect with her children after a terrible trial tears their family apartNina Morgan&’s bloodstained car was found a decade ago on a lonely Florida road. Forensic evidence suggested she&’d been murdered, although her body was never found. Her disappearance left her infant children to the care of their father. Once a pilot, mother, wife, and witness to a gruesome crime, Nina had to flee her old life to save her family. She reinvented herself as Leah Trenton, a guide in the Allagash Wilderness in northern Maine. She never expected to see her children again, but now tragedy has returned them to her—only they have no idea that she&’s their mother—and delivered all of them back into danger. &“Aunt Leah&” will need some help, and an old ally has a suggestion: an enigmatic young hitman named Dax Blackwell. Never Far Away is a thrilling collision between old sins and new dreams, where the wills and ingenuity of a broken family will be tested against all odds.Marine One
Par James W. Huston. 2009
Rumpole and the Angel of Death
Par John Mortimer. 1995
The six stories are: Rumpole and the Model Prisoner Rumpole and the Way through the Woods Hilda's Story Rumpole and…
the Little Boy Lost Rumpole and the Rights of Man Rumpole and the Angel of DeathDone Gone Wrong (Avery Andrews #2)
Par Cathy Pickens. 2006
The delightful Avery Andrews of Malice Domestic winner Southern Fried comes out of hiding to face a big-city trial and…
finds unpleasant surprises. A chance to be a part of a headline-grabbing case against a drug company has lured attorney Avery Andrews back to Charleston, South Carolina. She agrees to meet with Mark Tilman, a young doctor from her home town who seems to have something on his mind. When he doesn't show, she figures he stood her up and takes comfort in the restaurant's she-crab soup. But it turns out he had a fatal car accident. Something about the crash isn't right, and Mark's father asks Avery to look into his death. Between that and digging up dirt on the wonder drug Uplift, Avery is coming up with more questions than answers. Of course, Avery isn't the only one making headlines. Back in Dacus, her mom is on live television confronting a teenager's dynamite-toting paramour in a hostage crisis at the Burger Hut, Great-Aunt Aletha is mixing it up with the now-toupee-less postman, and the son of a ghost wants vengeance. In short, it's life as usual back in Dacus, while in Charleston, Avery is forced to face demons from her own past. "[A] richly atmospheric second novel...finely crafted." Publishers Weekly. "Pickens, a lawyer and teacher with deep roots in the Carolinas balances the dark and light aspects of the subgenre adeptly, and almost always manages to avoid corn and sentimentality." Chicago Tribune.The Perfect Witness
Par Barry Siegel. 1998
Murder. Courtroom suspense. Unforgettable characters. A California town drenched in fog and secrecy. Barry Siegel delivers one of the most…
original and exciting legal thrillers in years. They used to be partners: Greg Monarch and Ira Sullivan, a couple of do-good lawyers in the central California town of La Graciosa. Ira, the charmer who glided through life. Greg, ever the searching idealist. But it all went bad for Ira. Bad enough that he wakes up in jail one day staring at a death sentence for murder. And he can't remember if he's the killer. Only Greg Monarch has a prayer of getting him off--if he's willing to cross certain ethical lines. Just how far should he go to save his former partner? As Greg Monarch wrestles with that question, he finds himself inexorably drawn into an ever-widening web of deceit and intrigue. The stakes are much higher then he first imagined; the forces gathering against Ira reach well beyond their coastal hamlet. Layer by layer, Greg peels back a tissue of lies--and at the rotten core he comes to Sandy Polson. A self-possessed beauty with a shady past, Sandy is the kind of woman who can look you deep in the eyes and make you believe anything. Sandy says she was with Ira the night of the murder, says she saw the whole thing. The prosecution believes she's the perfect witness. But what if Monarch could persuade Sandy to tell the truth? Wouldnt Sandy then become the perfect witness for the defense? A spellbinding story of crime and punishment, betrayal and revenge, Barry Siegel's new novel is a compelling journey into the heart of the courtroom and the human soul.Matança predatória
Par Kenneth Eade. 2021
Um assassino maníaco está à solta. A mãe de April é brutalmente assassinada e seu pai espancado até perder a vida. O…
advogado Brent Marks já pagou suas dívidas como advogado, tendo recebido sua parte em pequenos casos ao longo de sua carreira de 20 anos, mas finalmente alcançou um ponto em sua vida onde pode assumir casos de importância social. O que ele menos esperava era que o caso de empréstimo predatório de April Marsh contra os grandes bancos por execução ilícita da casa de seus pais se transformasse em uma investigação de assassinato. À medida que o drama do tribunal esquenta, a ação fora do tribunal fica fora de controle.Un Acto Patriota
Par Kenneth Eade. 2021
La muerte, la ley, en este orden en la Bahía de Guantánamo. Cuando un ciudadano americano nacionalizado aparece desaparecido en…
Irak, Brent Marks lucha contra el gobierno Goliat de EE.UU. con su propia Constitución. El contador de Santa Bárbara Ahmed Khury responde a la petición de su hermano, Sabeen, un presunto lavador de dinero en Irak. Antes de que Ahmed se dé cuenta de lo que le ha pasado, está en el campo de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo, siendo sometido a tortura para extraer información que no tiene. El drama fuera de la sala del tribunal explota, y cuando el asesinato, la corrupción y el encubrimiento entran en escena, nadie, incluyendo a Brent, está a salvo.Más allá de todo reconocimiento
Par Kenneth Eade. 2021
Es mejor ser juzgado por doce que llevado por seis. # 1 Nuevo lanzamiento caliente en Thrillers legales. Experimenta el…
suspenso y el misterio de lo último en la serie de thriller legal más vendida del autor, los críticos saludan como:"Uno de los escritores de suspenso más fuertes de la escena." Este thriller legal y militar de ritmo rápido y lleno de acción nos presenta al Capitán Ryan Bennington, de 26 años, al mando de una compañía durante la Guerra de Irak y luchando contra un enemigo sin rostro en la guerra mundial contra el terror, donde una decisión de una fracción de segundo podría significar la diferencia entre matar a un civil inocente Ryan sobrevive a la guerra y regresa a casa para conquistar el TEPT y el desempleo crónico, solo para ser arrestado por seguir las órdenes de su Comandante de matar a presuntos terroristas de Al-Qaeda en un pequeño pueblo iraquí, que resultan, después de la redada, ser civiles. El abogado Brent Marks se enfrenta a la defensa de Ryan en su juicio marcial, que revelará los secretos más profundos y oscuros del complejo industrial militar. En su búsqueda de un chivo expiatorio, ¿los poderes que se han ido demasiado lejos esta vez?Um Ato Patriota
Par Kenneth Eade. 2021
Morte e lei, nessa ordem na Baía de Guantánamo. Quando um cidadão americano naturalizado desaparece no Iraque, Brent Marks luta…
contra o gigante Governo dos EUA com sua própria Constituição. O contador de Santa Bárbara, Ahmed Khury, responde ao apelo de seu irmão, Sabeen, suspeito de lavagem de dinheiro no Iraque. Antes que Ahmed perceba o que aconteceu, ele está no campo de detenção da Baía de Guantánamo, sendo submetido a torturas para extrair informações que não possui. O drama fora do tribunal explode e quando assassinato, corrupção e encobrimento entram em cena, ninguém está seguro, incluindo Brent.Decreto de Finalidade
Par Kenneth Eade. 2021
sofre um revés em sua prática, e agora deve tomar casos de divórcio para fazer face às despesas. Agora, um…
caso de crime faz com que ele questione seu papel no caso que acabou de assumir. O advogado Brent Marks odeia aceitar casos de divórcio - mas eles pagam as contas e comparecem com muito mais freqüência do que outros tipos de casos. Mas o seu mais recente está prestes a ficar mais interessante do que o habitual processo de separação, uma vez que a mulher do seu cliente é encontrada morta e o seu cliente é o principal suspeito. Até agora, as linhas da história aparecem cortadas e secas - mas adicione algumas reviravoltas ao estilo típico de Kenneth Eade e você tem uma narrativa de advogado que é bem diferente da abordagem previsível que parece começar. Claro, Brent deve provar que seu cliente é inocente - mas ele nutre suas próprias suspeitas do que realmente aconteceu; e à medida que ele se torna ainda mais atolado na abordagem do assassino, os eventos se desenvolvem para abraçar prisioneiros, atropelamentos, outras matanças e muitas associações duvidosas. Por tudo isso, Brent continua concentrado em integridade, ética e nas melhores escolhas possíveis; e à medida que ele se aproxima da verdade, os leitores seguem com a respiração suspensa. Fãs de thrillers legais, especialmente (mesmo os recém-chegados ao mundo de Brent) vão se deliciar com o enredo realista e reviravoltas satisfatórias que marcam outra leitura excepcional que atrairá facilmente até mesmo os mais experientes seguidores das investigações de detetives legais. Midwest Book ReviewVítima Inocente: 1 e 2
Par Mcdowell Brains. 2021
Após dezoito anos de serviço na prisão, a verdade de repente se tornou pública. Nicholas não matou uma universitária, acusação de…
homicídio pela qual foi preso. Agora, Nicholas não quer sair da prisão. Ele diz que é a única casa que conhecerá. Ele diz que sua vida mudou completamente por causa de sua experiência na prisão. Se ele for viver novamente com as pessoas comuns da sociedade, ele será muito perigoso. Mas o estado diz que, uma vez que não haja mais acusações contra uma pessoa, não tem mais autoridade para mantê-la sob custódia. O estado deve seguir o processo, liberar Nicholas para ser o pior pesadelo do povo? Ou o direito de Nicolau de viver e de escolher o lugar que gostaria de viver deve ser respeitado pelo Estado e permitir que ele permaneça na prisão?Em um mundo no qual ela acredita que homens e mulheres não têm direitos iguais perante a lei, dias de…
liberdade de Emelisa estão contados. Como defesa, Emelisa deve confiar no advogado de defesa Humphrey, um ativista dos direitos humanos e membro de longa data de uma organização poderosa, Salve as Mulheres Negras.