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61) A time for mercy
Author
Series
Jake Brigance novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Jake is the court-appointed lawyer for Drew Gamble, a young man accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance sees it another way. Once he learns the details of the case, he realizes he has to do everything he can to save Drew, who is sixteen. Jake's commitment to the truth puts his career and the safety of his family at risk.
62) Brink of death
Author
Series
Hidden faces series volume 1
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence. • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly
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“Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Author
Series
Jason Kolarich novels volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When a homeless Iraq War veteran with severe post-traumatic stress disorder is arrested for murder, Jason Kolarich agrees to take the case and discovers that the victim had stumbled on a terrorist conspiracy with ties to corporate America.
67) Solomon vs. Lord
Author
Series
Solomon vs. Lord volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Rich with in-depth, on-the-ground investigative reporting that gives readers a front row seat to Aaron Hernandez's tumultuous downward spiral. This book will reveal the unvarnished truth behind the troubled star, with first-person accounts and untold stories - from his hometown of Bristol, CT to his college days in Gainesville, FL to the Patriots' NFL locker room where he ascended to stardom, to the prison where Hernandez spent his final days.
69) Jezebel
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Gladys Eysenach is on trial in a French courtroom. She is no longer young, but she remains a strikingly elegant, beautiful woman. As the witnesses take the stand and the case against Gladys unfolds, we relive fragments of her past: her childhood, an absent father, her marriage, a turbulent relationship with her daughter, her decline, and then her final irrevocable act."--P. [4] of cover.
70) Fatal beauty
Author
Publisher
Pinnacle/Kensington
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Jimmy Joste was a powerhouse in the oil and gas industry, but he was a weakling when it came to his gorgeous, athletic, longtime lover, Rhonda Glover. Addicted to her sexual prowess and madly in love, Joste gave her homes, cars, cash, and a $350,000 engagement ring. Their fifteen years of passion and excess ended the day Rhonda drove directly from a shooting range to the Austin home they once shared. After pumping ten bullets into him from a Glock...
71) With prejudice
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Gabriel Soto is a social recluse accused of the murder of Melina Mora, a free-spirited and deeply loved young woman. At the center of the media spotlight is Sandy Grunwald, an ambitious young female prosecutor whose political fortunes depend on her using the limited evidence to secure a conviction. But the criminal justice system is complicated, and everyone has a story -- especially the jury. With striking originality and expert storytelling, the...
72) Trial
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Malcolm Hill, a black eighteen-year-old voting rights worker, is arrested for murder, white congressman Chase Brevard of Massachusetts finds his life transformed in a single moment by the appearance of Malcolm's photo on the news, enveloping him, Malcolm, and Malcolm's mother in a media firestorm that threatens their lives.
73) The Arctic fury
Author
Language
English
Description
"A dozen women join a secret 1850s Arctic expedition--and a sensational murder trial unfolds when some of them don't come back. Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband's lost expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Lady Franklin wants a radical new approach: put the women in charge. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder....
75) The reckoning
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his...
77) Ransom River
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. It's a place she vowed never to visit again after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to distrub the town's peaceful facade. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory's return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories...
80) Thirteen
Author
Series
Eddie Flynn novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the murder trial of the century. And Joshua Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house - and to be sure the wrong man goes down for the crime. Because this time, the killer isn't on trial. He's on the jury. But there's someone on his tail. Former-conman-turned-criminal-defense-attorney Eddie Flynn doesn't believe that his movie-star client killed two people. He suspects that the real killer is closer than they think - but who would guess...
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