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  The fifth witness: a novel

  Michael Connelly

  Includes an excerpt from The drop;"Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home. Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Soon after he learns that the victim had black market dealings of his own, Haller is assaulted, too, and he's certain he's on the right trail"

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  Breach of Trust

  David Ellis

  On the night his wife and infant daughter died, attorney Jason Kolarich was awaiting a call from an informant. He blames himself not only for the deaths of his family, but for the informant's murder as well. Kolarich can't bring back his family, but he can find the person who killed the informant. And he discovers that his informant's murder was only the tip of the iceberg-and that exposing the truth will drag him into the fight of his life.

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  Murder one: a novel

  Robert Dugoni

  A Touchstone book. ;"A year after the murder of his wife, attorney David Sloane reconnects with former adversary Barclay Reid, who upon losing her daughter to a drug overdose has launched a campaign against Russian drug trafficking, only to be accused of murdering a dealer"

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  Strategic moves

  Stuart Woods

  Stone Barrington's undercover dealings with MI6 have brought in a big new client for the Woodman & Weld law firm, and the firm is willing to pay Stone a huge bonus and make him a partner. But a murder close to home and a request from the CIA to help transport a fugitive, Erwin Gelbhardt, from Spain to the U.S., bring him back to earth

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  Atticus for the Undead

  John Abramowitz

  Hunter Gamble is an idealistic young attorney in a very special area of the practice: arcane defense. Funded by enigmatic billionaire Charles McClain and aided by shy-but-energetic research attorney Kirsten Harper, he's making the world a better place -- one vampire, zombie, or werewolf client at a time. After all, they deserve their day in court too, right?

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  False witness

  Randy D. Singer

  Bail Bondsman Clark Shealy has 48 hours to find an Indian professor in possession of the Abacus Algorithm--an equation so powerful it could crack all Internet encryption. Four years later, the case takes a vicious twist: law student Jamie Brock and two colleagues learn that their clients, members of the witness protection program, have the encrypted algorithm

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  The trial of Alex Lord

  Ray Blackston

  Alex Lord is thirty and a rising young lawyer at the largest law firm in Orlando. But the demands of his job strain both his marriage and his relationship with his childhood friend. A nuisance lawsuit brought on the firm by an impoverished old man results in an angry confrontation that brings Alex a new misison, to salvage his marraige and to find his soul

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  Raw justice / formerly Annabelle's Attack

  Diana Capri

  Three unlikely events explode thrusting young lawyer Jennifer Lane into the abyss of her family's secret history. Bio-Medical researcher Gilbert Irwin is killed when his car is forced off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge by an unidentified driver in a dark blue Jaguar. Ronald and Lila Walden’s daughter disappears from her Tampa apartment. Jennifer Lane is mysteriously plucked from obscurity to represent Russell Denton, Tampa’s most successful mogul, to retrieve a stolen drug formula worth billions. Unraveling the connections, Jennifer falls into a disastrous romance with Blake Denton, Russell Denton’s nephew and heir. A bewildering maze of betrayal, intrigue, and murder, put Jennifer’s license to practice law, her heart, and her very life on the line. Judge Wilhelmina Carson watches while Jennifer rescues herself from Annabelle’s attack.

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  Live wire

  Harlan Coben

  When a pregnant tennis star reports that her rock-artist husband has gone missing amid scandalous rumors, Myron Bolitar is forced to confront deep secrets about his client's past while struggling with fatherhood roles in his personal life

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  The tenant lawyer

  Eric Dinnocenzo

  Mark Langley is an idealistic 32-year old lawyer who gets fired from one of Boston's most prestigious law firms after sabotaging a corporate client's defense of a sexual harassment lawsuit. Now a pariah in the Boston legal community, he takes a job as a legal services lawyer representing tenants in eviction cases in his blue-collar hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. Soon Mark gets pulled into two high-stakes legal battles. In one, he fights to keep a single mother and her teenage son from being evicted from a large public housing complex. In the other, he challenges a plan to divert federal funds away from the low-income community and into the pockets of private developers, leading him to go head-to-head against his old firm. With a riveting plot and unforgettable characters, The Tenant Lawyer chronicles the harsh realities of urban justice and a young lawyer's complicated relationship with his hometown.

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  The resurrection of Nat Turner. Part 1, The witnesses

  Sharon Ewell Foster

  Includes discussion questions;"Includes excerpt from The resurrection of Nat Turner, part 2, The testimony";"Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-446)";"A fictionalized account of the abolitionist's life and accomplishments reveals the mystery of his life, death, and confession through the eyes and minds of slaves, masters, friends, and foes--Novelist"

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  The things we cherished

  Pam Jenoff

  Defending the brother of a Holocaust hero against allegations of World War II crimes, fiercely independent attorneys Charlotte Gold and Jack Harrington slowly fall for one another, while their client refuses to help in his own defense and claims that proof of his innocence lies within an intricate clock

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  Jersey law

  Ronald S. Leibman

  A legal thriller set on the streets and in the courtrooms of Camden, New Jersey, follows the haphazard efforts of former-cops-turned-attorneys June Salerno and Mickie Mezzonatti to defend a charismatic drug lord, a sleazy money launderer, and other guilty clients

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  Damage

  John T. Lescroart

  His career derailed by the vengeful billionaire Curtlee family for his part in convicting one of their number for murder, former homicide detective Abe Glitsky learns that the killer has won a retrial at the same time a star witness has been murdered

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  The Vatican conspiracies : a novel

  James E. McCarty

  For years, high-level prelates in the Vatican have pursued a dangerous conspiracy that risks their careers. Then, in the not-too-distant future, the Catholic Church and the Vatican are in crisis. They need money desperately. The Church faces a drastic shortage of priests. Waves of child molestation lawsuits endanger the Church's solvency. Key Vatican assets are discovered missing. A massive planned lawsuit looms over the Vatican and the papacy. Meanwhile, a new Pope considers sweeping reforms in Church teachings and policies that are certain to divide the Church. Suddenly, a new crisis erupts that threatens the very survival of the 2,000 year-old Church. The Church's own laws and procedures are preventing the Vatican from resolving the crisis. "The Vatican Conspiracies" takes you behind the Vatican's medieval walls and bronze doors, and tells the story of the passions, pressures and politics of the leaders trying to save the Church they love, despite the daunting obstacles they face.

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  A conflict of interest

  Adam Mitzner

  Alex Miller is a criminal defense attorney and, at thirty-five, the youngest partner in one of the most powerful law firms in New York City. He's a man at the top of his game with the life he's always dreamed of. Then, at his father's funeral, Alex meets a mysterious and nearly mythic figure in Miller family history-who presents Alex with a surprising request: to represent him in a high-profile criminal investigation. As Alex gets involved and the facts come out, shocking secrets are revealed that threaten everything Alex believes in-about the law, his family, and himself -- Cover verso

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  The brothers of Baker Street

  Michael Robertson

  A Thomas Dunne book. ;" A mystery --Jacket";"Hoping to recoup his losses after answering a misdirected letter to Sherlock Holmes, barrister Reggie Heath represents a limousine driver who has been accused of murdering two tourists, a case that is complicated by a letter from a descendant of Professor Moriarty"

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  The trial

  Larry D. Thompson

  Samantha, the daughter of Luke Vaughn, a high-powered Houston lawyer who's relocated to the small town of San Marcos, Tex., becomes ill after participating in a trial for a new antibiotic. The drug is produced by an evil pharmaceutical magnate, Dr. Alfred Kingsbury, whose lust for obscene profits leads him to cartoonish acts of villainy. When Luke learns what caused his daughter's liver failure, he takes on Kingsbury's company in a product liability trial

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  Bel-Air dead : a Stone Barrington novel

  Stuart Woods

  Stone is no stranger to Bel-Air—and to the beautiful and wealthy widow who needs his help to become even wealthier. At stake is the sale of her investment in Hollywood's world-famous Centurion Studios. But when Stone arrives in Bel-Air to finalize the sale, he discovers that one of L.A.'s most rapacious power brokers has Centurion in his sights. Now, Stone must play a surprisingly complex and high-stakes game, the kind only the truly rich and dangerously ambitious can win—and survive.

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  Guilt by association: a novel

  Marcia Clark

  A Deputy DA specializing in high-profile cases, Rachel Knight is addicted to her work and fiercely loyal to her friends. But when her colleague Jake is found dead in a seedy Los Angeles hotel room next to the body of a teenage male prostitute, Rachel realizes she might not know those around her as well as she thinks

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  Intent to Commit

  Michael J. Reidy

  Soon after Ted Chase successfully defends the unscrupulous chiropractor, Jerry Grundy, he is called to defend the two men being held for his murder. At the same time, he is representing young Laurie Giffen whose family was incinerated in a horrific car crash. His opponent in the civil case is a former law partner who does not play by the rules. Just before summation in the murder trial, Ted finds himself in the position of knowing his clients are innocent, but he must also protect the murderer. He is later called upon to defend Larry Tehan Jr., an aspiring major league pitcher and lifelong sufferer of fetal alcohol syndrome, wrongfully accused of the murder of ne'er-do-well Granville Tethers. His goal is to not only seek an acquittal, but to crush the State's witness in such a manner there will be no doubt of Tehan's innocence for years to come. Life-altering information comes to him during the course of his defense, information he can divulge to no one....until the appropriate time.

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  Love and shame and love : a novel

  Peter Orner

  Alexander Popper can't stop remembering. Four years old when his father tossed him into Lake Michigan, he was told, Sink or swim, kid. In his mind, he's still bobbing in that frigid water. The rest of this novel's vivid cast of characters also struggle to remain afloat: Popper's mother, stymied by an unhappy marriage, seeks solace in the relentless energy of Chicago; his brother, Leo, shadow boss of the family, retreats into books; paternal grandparents, Seymour and Bernice, once high fliers, now mourn for long lost days; his father, a lawyer and would-be politician obsessed with his own success, fails to see that the family is falling apart; and his college girlfriend, the fiercely independent Kat, wrestles with impossible choices. Covering four generations of the Popper family, Peter Orner illuminates the countless ways that love both makes us whole and completely unravels us. A comic and sorrowful tapestry of memory of connection and disconnection, Love and Shame and Love explores the universals with stunning originality and wisdom.