" Defense attorney Mickey Haller returns with a haunting case in the gripping new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187, " and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Murder cases have the highest stakes and the biggest paydays, and they always mean Haller has to be at the top of his game. When Mickey learns that the victim was his own former...

As chief legal counsel for the archbishop of San Francisco, Mark Dooher could not divorce his wife, therefore he murdered her. So say the police and the novel is the story of his trial, a conflict between a tenacious police detective and the powerful lawyer. By the author of A Certain Justice.

The persistence of a woman lawyer concerning an old civil rights case unwittingly leads to a family drama when her father is charged with murdering two black boys. It was the last thing she intended, especially as her father is running for the governorship of Alabama.

"A complex thriller that fuses the past and present with two controversial court cases steeped in racial prejudice"--

As another hot, steamy summer draws to a close, Miami lawyer Gail Connor is still reeling from her devastating breakup with criminal attorney Anthony Quintana. The bitter accusations can never be erased...nor can the unborn child created before the love was gone.

Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals. In her three years as assistant DA, she's never plea-bargained a case and vows she never will. But when a powerful defense attorney is indicted for murder and devises a way to bring the entire justice system to a screeching halt, Jamie finds herself at a crossroads. One by one, prisoners begin rejecting deals. Prosecutors are overwhelmed,...

"A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She's Not There Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She...

"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...

"A literary courtroom thriller about a mother accused of murdering her eight-year-old autistic son"--

Sherry Grayson has slowly put her life back together in the eight months since her fiance suddenly disappeared without a word of warning. When Clint returns to town wanting her back but gives her no word of explanation only that she should trust him, Sherry is reluctant to forgive him. Then attempts are made on Sherry's life, and she finds herself on the run with Clint.