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Mickey Haller is a Lincoln lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. When someone close to him is murdered, Haller discovers that his search for innocence has brought him face-to-face with pure evil.

When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, defense attorney Mickey Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.

From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt in a murder case that makes her question her own truths. When everyone is in denial, how do you find the truth? Jilly Truitt has made a name for herself as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the city. Where once she had to take just about any case to keep her firm afloat, now she has her pick-and she picks winners.

#1 New York Times Best Seller -Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect-a sitting judge-in "one of the best crime reads of the year. - Bristling with high-tech detail and shivering with suspense - . Worth staying up all night to finish" ( Wall Street Journal ). In The Whistler , Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed.

Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer ready to retire, is pulled back to the courtroom when an old friend faces criminal charges. But his belief in the power of the judicial system will face a final, terrible test.

Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill, one of the most popular novels of our time, returns in a courtroom drama that showcases #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham at the height of his storytelling powers. Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye.

L'avocat criminaliste Sark écoute avec attention les aventures de son ami Jacques Poirier, un éminent chirurgien de Québec qui a dénoncé de façon fracassante l'achat de nouveaux appareils médicaux. Poirier, qui ne faisait que ce qui lui semblait être son devoir, passe subitement du statut de « sonneur d'alarme » à celui de cible. Tout d'abord, il voit sa carrière être remise en question sous de faux prétextes et ensuite, il doit se débattre pour se tirer d'une situation où les chances qu'il soit accusé de meurtre sont fortes.

Traduit de l'anglais par Véronique Lessard et Marc Charron Résumé Mahindan et son fils de six ans accostent en Colombie-Britannique avec cinq cents compatriotes réfugiés, portés par le rêve de laisser derrière eux la guerre au Sri Lanka et d'entamer une nouvelle vie. Or le bruit court que parmi les « boat-people » se cachent des membres d'une cellule terroriste. Emprisonné, soumis à des soupçons et des interrogatoires, Mahindan voit son passé resurgir et leurs chances d'obtenir le droit d'asile se dissiper.

When defence lawyer Dan Grant inherits a murder case just weeks away from trial, he's just expected to babysit it and take his fee. But Dan's not that kind of lawyer. If he takes on a case then he investigates it his way, wherever the evidence takes him. Jayne Brett is Dan's investigator and a woman with a terrible secret in her past, one that still haunts her today. Needing the money, she takes on the task of investigating the case that Dan's inherited. But has she taken on more than she can handle? The case. Mary Kendricks was a pretty, smart, 24-year-old teacher.

This program includes a bonus interview with the author and original music composed and performed by Steve Draughn. A thrilling debut about how far we'll go to protect our families-and our deepest secrets. My husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie. He probably didn't even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first... In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine-a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic "dives" with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility.