Act of Revenge
by Robert Tanenbaum
Assistant district attorney Roger "Butch" Karp and his private investigator wife Marlene Ciampi both take on cases involving Mafia family members. They soon learn that the two crimes are related. Butch and Marlene's twelve-year-old daughter, Lucy, witnesses a murder in Chinatown that is also connected. Butch Karp/Marlene Ciampi series, Book 11. Strong language and violence.

Compelling Evidence
by Steve Martini
Attorney Paul Madriani worked for Ben Potter's firm until Ben discovered Paul was having an affair with Ben's young, promiscuous wife, Talia. Now, a year later, shortly after Ben and Paul reconcile, Talia is accused of murdering Ben. Paul, who becomes Talia's attorney by default, knows his client's only hope is finding someone else with a stronger motive. Paul Madriani, Book 1. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex.

Death Penalty
by William J. Coughlin
Down for the count, drinking heavily, a three-time loser in the marriage wars, Charley repaired his tattered career and got back in the game. Heading his rogues' gallery of clients is the infamous, twisted angel of mercy, Doctor Death, whose patients have a strange habit of dying under very peculiar circumstances.

Degree of Guilt
by Richard North Patterson
Distinguished attorney Christopher Paget is raising his fifteen-year-old son Carlo. Carlo's estranged mother, television journalist Mary Carelli, is in town to interview novelist Mark Ransom but instead is accused of his murder. Not only does her story of Ransom's rape attempt have some inconsistencies for Paget and his assistant to sort out, it also involves a surprising group of well known people. Christopher Paget Novel, Book 2. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex.

Eureka
by William Diehl
Most of the action centers around Zeke Bannon, a young L.A. cop whose probing into the murder of a mysterious widow--electrocuted in her own bathtub--leads him to the once-sinful town of Eureka, now called San Pietro. It's from there that she'd been receiving anonymous cashier's checks over the last two decades, money Bannon figures she earned by her silence. Was she helping to cover up the truth about a 1921 shootout that caused the death of Eureka's frontier-style sheriff? Nobody in modern San Pietro will talk, least of all Thomas "Brodie" Culhane, a World War I hero who cleaned up the town and is now running for governor of California. Torn between admiring Culhane and trying to link him to the widow's killing, Bannon ignites historical enmities that threaten to express both men to their graves.

Final Appeal
by Lisa Scottoline
Attorney Grace Rossi is clerking for federal judge Armen Gregorian when he surprises her by confessing his romantic feelings. The next morning Gregorian is found dead and declared a suicide. Rossi suspects murder and investigates a variety of people, including his politician wife, who might have wanted Gregorian dead. Rosato and Associates. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex.

First Offense
by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
Probation officer Ann Carlisle has been raising her son, David, alone since her husband disappeared from his highway patrol car four years ago. Shortly after Ann begins dating district attorney Glen Hopkins, she is shot outside her office. Glen suspects the parolee who rescues her, but Ann is becoming convinced that her husband is stalking her. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.

High Crimes
by Joseph Finder
When the FBI tries to arrest Tom Chapman, his wife, Claire Heller a Harvard law professor, learns that Tom is really army sergeant Ron Kubik, a fugitive for thirteen years. Claire defends her husband at his court martial because she is determined to know the truth about him. Some strong language and some violence.

Presumed Innocent
by Scott Turow
This is a novel of the seamiest aspects of a prosecuting attorney's office and an intense courtroom drama. Attorney Rusty Sabich is accused of the brutal murder of his colleague, Carolyn, a beautiful but amoral lawyer. The crime occurs during the final week of a fierce election campaign in which Rusty's boss vies for office with a charismatic former employee. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.

The Prosecution : a Legal Thriller
by D.W. Buffa
Portland's crackerjack defense attorney Joseph Antonelli is selected for a formidable task, to act as special prosecutor investigating the murder of Nancy Goodwin, wife of Chief Deputy D.A. Marshall Goodwin.

The Rainmaker
by John Grisham
Before Rudy Baylor graduates from law school and starts his new job, he must provide free legal advice at a senior center. His clients are a couple whose grown son is dying of leukemia and whose insurance company has abandoned them. Rudy's excitement over their promising case is dashed by the news that his much-needed job offer has been withdrawn. And that is only the beginning of his bad luck streak. Some strong language.

The Simple Truth
by David Baldacci
When Rufus Harms, a military prisoner for 25 years, suddenly files an appeal to the Supreme Court, his defenders start dying in mysterious accidents. Supreme Court clerk Sara Evans and John Fiske, brother of one of the victims, begin to investigate. Meanwhile, Rufus escapes. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex.

The Undertaker's Widow
by Phillip Margolin
Judge Richard Quinn's first homicide case proves to be dangerous. State representative Ellen Crease, in the middle of a campaign, shoots and kills a burglar who has just murdered her husband. Soon evidence suggests she hired the guy as a hit man. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex.