Are you looking for books to read if you loved The Lincoln Lawyer? If you enjoy courtroom drama, legal thrillers, and compelling characters, these novels will keep you just as engaged as Michael Connelly’s bestselling series. Check out our top picks for fans of legal suspense and shocking reveals.
Rusty, a retired judge, is beginning a new chapter with his fiancée, Bea, in their peaceful lakeside home in the rural Midwest. With hopes that this marriage will be his happiest and final one, Rusty’s hard-earned tranquility is disrupted when Bea’s son, Aaron, on probation for drug possession, goes missing. If Aaron doesn’t return in time, he’ll be locked up again.
Days later, Aaron reappears with a vague story about a fight with his troubled girlfriend, Mae, during a camping trip. But when Mae goes missing, and her body is discovered, all evidence points to Aaron.
With little left to lose, Bea pleads for Rusty to return to the courtroom one final time—to defend her son and protect their last hope for happiness. For Rusty, the question isn’t whether Aaron is innocent, but whether the justice system he once upheld can deliver true fairness to those presumed guilty.
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Scott Turow delivers another fast-paced legal thriller centered around licensed P.I. Pinky Granum, her lawyer boss Rik Dudek, and their high-profile client, Lucy Gomez. Gomez stands trial accused of trading favors to advance the careers of three male officers. She maintains the charges are part of a coordinated effort to force her out of her job. As the trial unfolds, Pinky and Rik must navigate a web of secrets, lies, and dangerous truths to uncover what really happened—and whether Lucy is the victim or the perpetrator.
When the high-profile case involving Chief Gomez lands in their lap, Pinky sees it as an opportunity to prove herself. What starts as a simple investigation quickly leads Pinky into a tangled web of corruption and hidden secrets revealed.
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Callie and Leigh are sisters, raised in a broken home by a neglectful and abusive mother, their once unshakable bond is now strained, each living separate lives. The only thing that still ties them together is the ugly secret they share. Twenty years later, someone with hard evidence shows up and is using it to blackmail Leigh, threatening to unravel everything they’ve built. Forced to confront their past, they realize some secrets are too dangerous to keep—and some truths might not stay buried forever. They must stay united if they hope to keep it hidden.
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Earl Thomas, a by-the-book taxman with a troubled past, is reluctantly chosen as foreperson on a high-profile murder trial in Miami. Along with five other jurors from very different backgrounds, including Laura Hurtado-Perez, a physician with a secret, and Joseph Cole, a neighborhood watch leader with a troubling obsession, Earl must decide the fate of Gabriel Soto, accused of murdering Melina Mora, the woman found dead in his bedroom.
As the trial progresses, prosecutor Sandy Grunwald’s political ambitions clash with the defense’s new evidence. The true tension unfolds within the jury room as the jurors are forced to confront their own beliefs, ultimately influencing the verdict in a case where justice is anything but certain.
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Ellice Littlejohn, an Ivy League-educated corporate attorney in Atlanta, discovers her married boss, Michael, dead from a gunshot wound. Rather than alerting the authorities, she quietly leaves the scene, choosing not to get involved. Soon after, she’s promoted to his position, but the move feels like a setup. As strange things unfold on the 20th floor, Ellice begins to question why she was chosen to replace Michael—and who she can trust.
When Detective Bradford reveals Michael’s death was staged and security footage shows someone using Ellice’s badge to enter the building that morning, she realizes she’s being drawn into a deadly game of secrets and lies. As her past catches up with her, Ellice must uncover the truth before those who want her silenced make their next move.
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San Piedro is the island haunted by the painful echoes of World War II, when the island’s Japanese residents were forcibly removed and sent into exile, while their neighbors stood by in silence. Though the town’s residents harbor major resentment toward the Japanese immigrants, they profit from their hard work and discipline, using it to sustain their livelihoods…
When local fisherman Carl Heine is suddenly found dead, Kabuo Miyamoto, a Japanese-American farmer, is arrested for his murder. As Kabuo’s trial unfolds, Ishmael Chambers, a war veteran and journalist, is torn between his unresolved feelings for Kabuo’s wife, Hatsue, and his duty to uncover the truth. Amid the rising tensions, Ishmael must confront his own prejudices and the lasting scars of war. Snow Falling on Cedars is a powerful story which examines the damaging effects of racism and a community divided by fear and mistrust.
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