Top 22 Legal Fiction (5.00 to 3.90 stars) 6/13/05
Explore the top 22 legal fiction books rated 5.00 to 3.90 stars. Discover gripping courtroom dramas, thrilling legal thrillers, and masterful tales of justice in this curated list of must-read novels.
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The Firm
by John Grisham
A young lawyer works undercover for the F.B.I. to reveal his firm's Mafia connection.
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The Runaway Jury
by John Grisham
The jury in a Mississippi tobacco trial appears to be manipulated and controlled.
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Secret Sanction
by Brian Haig
Brian Haig, a distinguished ex US Army officer, puts his inside knowledge into this thriller about a military crime. Major Sean Drummond has to go to Kosovo to investigate a horrific massacre by an elite US Army Special Forces team.
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Mortal Allies
by Brian Haig
Don't Ask. Don't Tell. Especially When it Comes to Murder. But Major Sean Drummond never plays it safe. Even when the young son of a South Korean war hero is found dead under dark circumstances and the Army orders Drummond to defend the American officer accused. Even when Drummond must work with his ruthless-and beautiful-old law school rival. Even when what begins as a simple case explodes into a war of secret international agendas...with Drummond in the crosshairs.
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Private Sector
by Brian Haig
In Sean Drummond's fourth outing, the wisecracking, bull-in-a-china-shop JAG lawyer gets loaned out to a white-shoe law firm whose #1 client, a telecom giant, may be vacuuming up intelligence for a foreign power.
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The Kingmaker
by Brian Haig
Listen, Drummond, your client betrayed this country in ways too horrible to contemplate....In the history of espionage, there's never been one like him. But Major Sean Drummond never says die. Especially when an old flame begs him to defend her brigadier general husband in the biggest treason case in U.S. history. And even when Drummond is up against the fiercest prosecutor in the Army and fighting two murder charges. With an unconventional and beautiful co-counsel, Drummond plunges into an investigation that will unearth a damning array of secrets and cover-ups-and reveal a master manipulator who doesn't care who or what goes up in flames...as long as Drummond's client burns.
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The President's Assassin
by Brian Haig
Accepting a new posting within the CIA, military lawyer Sean Drummond oversees the investigation into the assassination of the White House chief of staff, whose killer has threatened to assassinate the president in three days, a situation complicated by a bounty on the president's head and a dangerous miscalculation on the part of law enforcement officials. 50,000 first printing.
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Burden of Proof
by John G. Hemry
In John G. Hemry's terrific military science fiction series, a young officer risks everything in his fight for justice . . . Lieutenant Junior Grade Paul Sinclair must adjust to his new position on the warship USS Michaelson--juggling his Legal Officer responsibilities and his personal life, as his relationship with girlfriend Jen Shen intensifies. When an explosion takes out most of Forward Engineering, Sinclair leads the effort to extinguish the fire. He's practically a hero. But when Captain Shen, Jen’s father, is brought in to conduct an investigation, it seems that he’s gunning for his daughter’s suitor. Soon Sinclair uncovers evidence that points to a cover-up—involving a rising star in the officer corps. His evidence is circumstantial, and the suspect is the son of a powerful vice admiral. Sinclair is determined to see justice done, but is he willing to risk his name, his career, and his future among the stars?
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A Just Determination
by John G. Hemry
First in a "superior military SF" (Booklist) series that follows a young officer who must fight to see justice done. Fresh from the Academy, Ensign Paul Sinclair has been assigned to the warship USS Michaelson, whose mission is to stop any foreign vessels from violating U.S. sovereign space. When Captain Peter Wakeman mistakenly destroys a civilian science ship perceived as hostile, Sinclair must testify against Wakeman at a court-martial hearing. But Sinclair believes that the severity of the charges against the captain are unjust--and becomes a witness for the defense...
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Dead in the Water
by Stuart Woods
New York lawyer and private investigator Stone Barrington comes to the aid of a lovely woman accused of the murder of her missing, wealthy husband.
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Santa Fe Rules
by Stuart Woods
A Hollywood producer and his Indian lawyer unraval the mystery of a murder in Santa Fe.
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L.A. Times
by Stuart Woods
Vinnie Callabrese moves from the world of the Mafia in New York to the intrigues of tinseltown and carves a niche in the film industry until his old friends find him.
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Off the Record
by James Pickles
Mr Justice Slingsby is a judge not afraid to speak his mind, even though it does land him in trouble. When he discovers that the Lord Chancellor has promoted the husband of his mistress, he detects corruption and is determined to root it out. The Lord Chancellor is equally determined to stop him.
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Maximum Bob
by Elmore Leonard
A woman probation officer pursues the people trying to kill a red neck Florida judge.
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The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to death... The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief... To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder—a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust—an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate—to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby's brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.
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The Testament
by John Grisham
Heart of darkness... In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil. Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own....
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason lives on -- in the perennially popular courtroom classics that put legal thrillers on the map. Case closed!
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The Case of the Dangerous Dowager
by Erle Stanley Gardner
When Matilda Benson solicits the help of Perry Mason, her request seems simple enough: cruise to a gambling ship moored just beyond the twelve-mile limit and buy back the IOUs signed by Miss Benson's niece. But after Mason reaches the floating casino, he discovers problems aplenty -- most notably the ship's owner with a bullet hole through his head. Strangely enough, Matilda and her niece are also on board that night . . . when someone tosses a gun over the railing. Does Perry Mason's client have something to hide?
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The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary
by Erle Stanley Gardner
THE NAKED AND THE VERY DEAD The blonde wandering nude at the Remuda Golf Club tells Perry Mason a strange story: While she peacefully sun-bathed near the course, someone made off with her Cadillac, her trailer, and all her belongings--including her precious diary. The woman blames the police, who suspect her of having stashed away nearly half a million dollars allegedly stolen by her father, who is now in prison. She swears that both she and her father are innocent. So who is bankrolling her leisurely lifestyle? Why is she so desperate to find her diary? And who, if not Mason's beautiful client, would murder a key witness? In a virtuoso courtroom performance, Mason exposes the staggering truth. THE ORIGINAL COURTROOM NOVELS From the Paperback edition.