John Grisham
22) The litigators
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English
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Law firm partners Oscar Finley and Wally Figg see a chance for huge financial gain when they learn of a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of Krayoxx, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug suspected of causing heart attacks.
23) The rainmaker
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English
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Abandoning his aspirations about living the good life, Memphis attorney Rudy Baylor fears he will lose everything in the face of a pivotal case that could cost him his life or turn him into the biggest rainmaker in the land.
24) The confession
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2010.
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English
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When Travis Boyette is paroled because of inoperable brain tumor, for the first time in his life, he decides to do the right thing and tell police about a crime he committed and another man is about to be executed for.
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[2003]
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English
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Clay Carter, a public defender, reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous...
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Theodore Boone volume 1
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English
Appears on list
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With two attorneys for parents, thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows more about the law than most lawyers do. But when a high profile murder trial comes to his small town and Theo gets pulled into it, it's up to this amateur attorney to save the day.
28) Camino Island
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Series
Camino Island novels volume 1
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English
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Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts. Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer's block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious...
29) The last juror
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Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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A convicted rapist and murderer returns to Ford County, Mississippi, seeking revenge on the jurors who dared convict him.
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[2001]
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English
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Luther and Nora Krank decide not to have Christmas one year -- no Christmas eve bash, no tree, no decorations. They will, instead, be on a Caribbean cruise. But they will learn there are enormous consequences, and skipping Christmas isn't easy.
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Series
Theodore Boone volume 2
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.
33) The brethren
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English
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Trumble is a minimum-security federal prison, a "camp," home to the usual assortment of relatively harmless criminals--drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, two Wall Street crooks, one doctor, at least five lawyers. And three former judges who call themselves the Brethren: one from Texas, one from California, and one from Mississippi. They meet each day in the law library, their turf at Trumble, where they write briefs, handle...
34) The client
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English
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A New Orleans lawyer kills himself, and the suicide is witnessed by Mark Sway, a bright 11-year-old boy, who overhears from the dying man a deadly secret about a Louisiana senator's murder. The accused killer, Mafia thug Barry Muldanno, is about to go on trial. Mark hires a lawyer, Reggie Love, and comes up with a plan.
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Theodore Boone volume 7
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English
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When his best friend Woody is arrested--an unwitting accomplice to a robbery--Theodore Boone must work to prove his innocence.
36) A time to kill
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English
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A Southern town is shocked when a 10-year-old black girl is raped by two white men--until the girl's father takes the law into his own hands.
37) A painted house
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English
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Inspired by the author's own childhood, the story is narrated by a seven-year-old farm boy named Luke Chandler, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents. The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent, not own, and when the cotton is ready, they hire a truckload of Mexcians and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it. Over six weeks, as they pick the cotton, Luke finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the...
38) The runaway jury
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English
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Twelve men and women are caught up in a multi-million dollar courtroom battle. In a high-stakes lawsuit against a tobacco firm, the jury has chosen juror #2 as their leader, and the verdict lies in his hands.
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Series
Theodore Boone volume 5
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Theo thought the danger had passed, but he's about to face off against an old adversary: accused murderer and fugitive Pete Duffy. On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo's quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he's ever been in before. Even when everything is...
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Series
Theodore Boone volume 4
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone takes the stand to protect his political and environmental freedoms in the fourth installment of the series"--