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Five US soldiers, tasked with guarding Iraqi prisoners, stand accused of committing depraved atrocities against their charges. Drummond is assigned to defend one of them: a hardscrabble young woman who is either incredibly naive or deceptively evil...and whose incriminating photos made the case an international scandal.

Brought to you by Penguin. Ford County. The heart of the American deep South. A place of harsh beauty, of broken dreams and final wishes. From legendary legal thriller author John Grisham comes a unique collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County, the setting of his...

From the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife, Victor Methos’s acclaimed Desert Plains series continues with the saga of two brilliant defense attorneys and a client whose confession may not be what it seems.

Si no tenía cuidado, ella perdería el corazón... pero él perdería la vida... Si Marc Danforth no hacía algo pronto, acabaría pagando por un delito que no había cometido. Pero convencer a la agente del FBI Dana Aldrich, su atractiva guardaespaldas, era todo un desafío. Porque ella no...

A taut thriller about two rural Minnesota towns locked in a deadly feud—and a teenage girl caught in the crossfire Linked by the Spirit River, the two towns couldn't be more different: in affluent Barron, a powerful and secretive scientific research corporation enriches its residents, while...

Rumpole is on the job again, bringing along his taste for claret, his penchant for poetry, and his reputation for a good story. These seven irresistible stories run the gamut from simple thievery to murder and espionage. Rumpole recalls three delightful battles with his arch-enemy, the Mad Bull...

Victoria Lord follows all the rules. Steve Solomon makes up his own. Steve Solomon is the sharpest lawyer ever to barely graduate from Key West School of Law. Victoria Lord is fresh from Yale, toiling for an ambitious DA, and soon to be married. And Katrina Barksdale is a sexy former figure...

Horace Rumpole, the irreverent, iconoclastic, claret-swilling, poetry-spouting barrister-at-law, is among the most beloved characters of English crime literature. He is not a particularly gifted attorney, nor is he particularly fond of the law by courts if it comes to that, but he'd rather be...

He couldnt save his reputation, his marriage, or his careerbut hes dead-set on saving a friend framed for murder Divorced, disbarred, and broke. Thats where former defense attorney Mick Ward found himself after a drug-fueled collapse, and now all he wants is a quiet life. But when he discovers a...

Books one through four in Scott Pratt's iconic Joe Dillard series are offered in a bundle. An Innocent Client, In Good Faith, Injustice For All, and Reasonable Fear.

After an impressive performance in front of a full house, local college basketball stand-out Davonte Blair celebrates the victory with a few friends. But when a fierce argument over drugs ensues, the evening takes a violent turn — and one member of the group goes missing. When police discover the body of the basketball team manager, the town turns into a tinderbox of emotions. The media is calling it a hate crime. The college president is desperate to avoid a scandal. And the police department is under intense pressure to solve the horrific case.

From the bestselling author of Presumed Innocent, Scott Turow’s The Last Trial recounts the final case of Kindle County’s most revered courtroom advocate, Sandy Stern. Already eighty-five years old, and in precarious health, Sandy Stern has been persuaded to defend an old friend, Kiril Pafko...

November 2032, Joe Benton has just been elected the 48th president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton must save the United States from environmental devastation. He resumes secret bilateral negotiations with the Chinese - the world's worst polluter.

Emilie Jansson has just been made partner at a prestigious law firm when she is asked to work with an unusual partner. Teddy is an ex-con trying to stay on the right side of the law while working as the firm's fixer and Special Investigator. Meanwhile, a body is discovered in a remote house in the country after what looks like an attempted robbery - and a severely wounded man found near the scene is soon in the frame for murder. Emilie takes on the role of his defence lawyer. But when the trail of evidence leads back to her partner Teddy's wayward past, Emilie begins to wonder what she's taken on....

A compelling new novel from Richard North Patterson- a major departure, and that confirms his place among the most important popular novelists at work today. A newly elected president faces the unexpected chance to nominate a new chief justice of the Supreme Court. His first choice is a...

Just what is it that attracts some women to the most evil of men? This spine-tingling, compelling and chilling thriller from bestselling author Sharon Bolton poses that question. Jam packed with twists, turns, gore and grit, it will not let you go from beginning to end. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara...

Quarto volume della serie dell'avvocato Guido Guerrieri. Tutto inizia quando un collega propone a Guerrieri un incarico insolito...

Mitch McDeere, erfolgreicher Absolvent der juristischen Fakultät von Harvard, bekommt seinen Traumjob bei einer exklusiven Anwaltsfirma. Er stürzt sich in die Arbeit und hat Erfolg. Aber schon bald stellt er Ungereimtheiten fest: Den fünften Stock des Unternehmens darf niemand betreten, er selbst fühlt sich rund um die Uhr beschattet, zwei Kollegen kommen auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben, das FBI zeigt Interesse für die Vorgänge in der Kanzlei. Mitchs Traumjob wird allmählich zum Alptraum.

Da quando Margherita, la sua compagna, è partita improvvisamente per gli Stati Uniti, l’avvocato Guerrieri va in ufficio in bicicletta...

Da ascoltare tutto d'un fiato, arriva il secondo volume della trilogia dell'avvocato Guerrieri