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1) Hear no evil
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Jack Swyteck novels volume 4
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English
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Miami attorney Jack Swyteck is involved in the most explosive criminal trial of his career -- a case that starts with a murder on a military base and concludes with a shocking surprise that will change Jack's life forever.
A beautiful woman comes to see Jack and begs him to represent her. She says she's about to be arrested for the murder of her husband, an officer stationed at Guantanamo Bay. Having no expertise in military law and sensing that...
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Jack Swyteck novels volume 6
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English
Description
In the latest novel from the bestselling author, lawyer Jack Swyteck tackles a case in which the life of his best friend hangs in the balance-and in which nothing is as it seems.
Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck isn't looking for a new client, at least not one who is homeless and in jail for threatening to jump off a bridge. But from the moment Jack is called to defend the man, who goes by the name Falcon, something is amiss. For one...
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English
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A romantic trip to the Florida Keys turns deadly as Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana return in another thrilling murder mystery. When a young former client of Quintana's comes under investigation for murder, it seems like an open-and-shut case of innocence. But strange lies and more dead bodies lie hidden in the lush landscape of the Keys. As Gail and Anthony meet the island's odd assortment of inhabitants, they find that everyone has a scheme of...
4) First degree
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Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 2
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English
Description
Nominated for the Edgar and Shamus Awards, David Rosenfelt’s debut novel, Open and Shut, was widely praised by readers and critics. Now Rosenfelt returns with a riveting new mystery, First Degree, featuring irreverent and dynamic lawyer Andy Carpenter… When a cop’s body is found burned and decapitated, the last thing Andy Carpenter expected is for a stranger to waltz into his office and admit to the crime. For the wise-cracking millionaire...
5) Sudden death
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Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 4
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English
Description
Edgar-nominated author David Rosenfelt returns with his hero, Andy Carpenter, who must defend a football player accused of murder. The Giants' running back Kenny Schilling stands accused of killing Troy Preston, a wide receiver for the Jets. As Andy investigates, he finds that Troy is not the only football player who was killed after contact with Kenny--and his snooping starts to set off alarms with a drug king.
6) Double tap
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Paul Madriani novels volume 8
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English
Description
Attorney Paul Madriani defends a soldier on trial for murder and unwittingly steps into a maze of secrets and lies that the government -- and even his client -- would rather leave undisturbed. Madriani is faced with arcane ballistics evidence, a so-called "double tap" -- two bullet wounds tightly grouped to a victim's head, shots that can only be made by a crack marksman. Madriani's client is an enigma, a career soldier who refuses to talk about his...
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Marty Nickerson crime novels volume 4
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English
Description
Charles Kendrick, the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a high-profile resident of Barnstable County, has been named a "person of interest" in connection with the disappearance of his twenty-five-year-old spokesperson, Michelle Forrester. A multistate manhunt is already under way, and District Attorney Geraldine Schilling is pressuring Kendrick for an interview, which his lawyer doesn't want to grant. His lawyer is Marty Nickerson,...
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Mickey Haller novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 19
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English
Description
Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller has spent his career protecting the city's low lifes, but when a Beverly Hills playboy hires Mickey to defend him in an assault trial, Mickey believes it will be the easiest and most lucrative case of his career, until the case takes a dangerous turn that threatens everything Mickey loves.
9) Got the look
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Series
Jack Swyteck novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
Jack Swyteck's new girlfriend, Mia, is keeping secrets from the love-struck Miami attorney, not the least of which is a wealthy and powerful husband. Then Mia is kidnapped by a manipulative abductor who makes a chilling ransom request, "Pay me what she's worth." Now Jack's the one under the gun, since Mia's spouse has decided his unfaithful wife is worth nothing. Time is of the essence, and if Jack picks the wrong number, Mia could end up like the...
10) Last call
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Jack Swyteck novels volume 7
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English
Description
Jack Swyteck is drawn into the investigation of a mother who was murdered on a hot Miami night twenty years ago.
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They are the legal world's oddest couple: a shorts-and-sandals beach bum and a Coral Gables blue blood. The only thing keeping them together is that they're on the same side. Why does an ex-client want to kill Steve Solomon? Who doesn't want to kill a lawyer? Still, a 300-pound marlin stuck in your front door is a weird death threat, even by south Florida standards. How can Steve Solomon explain to his partner why an ex-client wants him dead? When...
12) Lucid intervals
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Stone Barrington novels volume 18
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English
Description
It seems like just another quiet night at Elaine's. Stone Barrington and his former cop partner, Dino, take on client Herbie Fisher who claims to have won $14 millon on a lucky lotto ticket. Herbie says he needs a lawyer--but a single gunshot aimed at Herbie convinces Stone and Dino that Herbie might need a bodyguard and a private investigator, too.
13) Play dead
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Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 6
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English
Description
"Author David Rosenfelt's hero, Andy Carpenter, plunges into a high-profile murder case with a golden retriever as his key witness"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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A parent's worst nightmare. A lawyer's biggest challenge. A young boy's life on the line. The unimaginable has happened. A thirteen-year-old boy has fired a rifle into a baseball game, killing several of the kids on the field. Parents are devastated. The townspeople are horrified. When public opinion swells to an enraged cry for justice, an ambitious deputy district attorney sees his opportunity-a sensational trial that will catapult him into the...
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Christopher Paget novels volume 4
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
When the body of eleven-year-old Thuy Sen is found in the San Francisco Bay, the police swiftly charge brothers Rennell and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury, abetted by an incompetent lawyer for the defense, is quick to find
16) Beach road
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
Description
Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy is hired to represent a high-profile triple-murder suspect, local star athlete Dante Halleyville; but the case becomes complicated by his client's popularity and a dangerous secret being protected by members of East Hampton's elite class.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 21
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English
Description
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...
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Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job as a defense attorney. But Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood which was far from average. A childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn apart by a devastating act of violence. Then a case lands on her desk, defending a wealthy man accused of rape. But when she meets the accused, she realizes that it’s no coincidence...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, as investigator. Reviewing the case, Bosch sees something that doesn't add up, and a sheriff's department...
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