Legal Romance Mystery

When tech visionary Julian Yates is arrested for the brutal murder of his business rival, the evidence seems airtight—a damning video, financial motive, and a public feud gone too far. But defense lawyer Ryan Noble knows something’s off. The pieces don’t fit. It all seems too clean. As Noble digs deeper, he uncovers a web of deceit stretching from the heart of Georgia’s legal system to the dark corners of the internet. Behind the scenes, powerful interests are manipulating the truth—and Yates may be just another pawn in a far deadlier game. With corporate espionage, digital ...

A respected businessman. A brutal murder. And a conspiracy that could bury the truth forever. When Derrick Styles is arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, the case against him looks airtight. His fingerprints are on the weapon, he was seen arguing with her, and he was the last one to see her alive. But Styles claims he’s innocent. Veteran defense attorney Jim Cohen has heard that claim before, but this case feels different. The evidence keeps shifting. The witnesses don’t add up. And no matter which thread he pulls, it leads back to the same place—someone within the investigation is...

A music mogul dies at his own grand piano—hands shattered, piano wire biting his throat, blood slicking the keys. A quiet concert pianist is fed to the wolves—then Charlie Beretta walks in. Beretta doesn’t enter a courtroom—he changes its gravity. Once Colorado’s Strongest Man, now 405-pounds of presence and purpose in a defense attorney, a former fighter who knows the difference between truth and a setup. As Beretta steps into the fray, he strips back the gloss of Denver’s high society to expose a rotten underbelly of corruption, blackmail, affairs, and organized crime, where ...

When a gruesome murder rocks a peaceful Hamptons village, all the evidence points to one man. His only hope rests in a former prisoner—one-time jailhouse lawyer, now exonerated free man: defense attorney, Alfie Rainbird. Struggling with the mental scars of incarceration and following a string of reckless altercations with colleagues, Alfie Rainbird is forced to take a break while the board of his law firm decide whether to finally cut the volatile lawyer loose. When a body turns up in East Hampton and a young waiter is charged with murder, Rainbird is given a final chance, but it has a ...

A rising star is murdered. A crusader is accused. And in a town built on secrets, the truth is the darkest thing of all. Rosie Beckett had a bright future—a political intern with charm, ambition, and a long list of admirers. But her life ends on a quiet Georgian backstreet, her body found shot and thrown into a dumpster behind a row of houses in small southern town, Brunswick. And standing at the center of it all is Jake Tully. The host of a popular anti-corruption podcast, Tully has spent years exposing the dark secrets of the powerful, earning him fans—but too many enemies to count. ...

A body in an alleyway. Blood on the accused. Witnesses to the crime. When a sleepy Georgian town is rocked by the brutal murder of the local prosecutor’s son, all the evidence points to one man: Marcus Brantley. His only hope rests in defense counsel, Ryan Noble, drawn back to the town he tried to forget by his mother’s cancer diagnosis. But Noble’s homecoming brings a case that could cost him everything. Unwelcome, outnumbered, and with the clock ticking, Noble must navigate a dangerous game of secrets and lies before time runs out—where hostility lurks behind every corner and he ...

"I really enjoyed this one. I honestly couldn't put it down. The ending was a total surprise. I'm still thinking about it!" - #1 Amazon and USA TODAY bestselling author Freida McFadden ER physician and medical researcher, Drake Cody, has developed an experimental drug that may treat spinal cord injury and help the paralyzed walk. A massive Big Pharma pay-off awaits twisted pharmaceutical genius Meryl Kampf if she can pirate Drake's breakthrough. Meryl, while ingesting increasing doses of cocaine and steroids, spearheads agents of an international crime syndicate and a traitor none suspect, ...

A city shaken by murder. A teenager trapped in the justice system. And a lawyer willing to risk everything for the truth. When a pregnant woman is murdered in a brutal drive-by shooting in New Orleans, the city demands justice. The police claim they have the killer. They claim they know the facts. They claim that justice will be served. But in Louisiana, justice is rarely straightforward. Eighteen-year-old Amon Jennings was caught on camera sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle used in the drive-by. Within hours, prosecutors charged him with two counts of murder and threatened to ...

After years of defending Montgomery’s guilty, lawyer Ryan Ashcroft takes on the one case that could destroy him. When the body of Earl O’Grady, a former police officer, is pulled from the Alabama River, the city wants someone to blame. Tyson Carter, a young laborer with a record, fits the bill. Ashcroft agrees to defend him, but as he digs into the evidence, he uncovers a trail of lies, missing files, and witnesses who vanish before they can speak. The deeper he goes, the clearer it becomes that Tyson’s case is tied to something far bigger, and far more dangerous, than one man’s ...

A prosecutor accused of murder. A defense attorney chasing a truth no one wants revealed. And a verdict that could expose the most powerful men in Alabama. When Assistant District Attorney Kelly Roberts is arrested for the brutal death of colleague Saki Cordon, the case appears airtight. The victim died in Kelly’s home. The evidence points in only one direction. And Kelly herself cannot remember what happened. Veteran defense attorney Ryan Ashcroft takes the case knowing it may be unwinnable. But as the investigation unfolds, troubling questions begin to surface. Why was the victim ...

💎 BILLIONAIRES' GAME — THE COMPLETE TRILOGY —🔥 Would you pay fifty million dollars for your soulmate? From New York Times, USA TODAY, and Amazon Top-15 bestselling author Marata Eros comes a dark billionaire romance trilogy of dangerous games, psychological suspense, and love that comes at a price. THREE FULL-LENGTH NOVELS. THREE DANGEROUS LOVE STORIES. OVER 235,000 WORDS. Behind the doors of Club Alpha, wealth can buy almost anything—including entry into a game where fantasy and reality blur, secrets turn deadly, and finding love may cost more than anyone bargained for. INSIDE ...

Nothing had prepared her for the hostility of a city gripped by prejudice . . . With her first trial a dramatic success, Kit Shannon steps out from the protective and guiding hand of her mentor and begins her own law practice. When she is drawn to the defense of a man accused of a crime that crosses racial lines, Kit is unprepared for the prejudice and hatred that is hurled in her direction. A loyal supporter of the law, Kit struggles with the secret role of the very officers who claim to represent justice. When a new suitor enters her life, Kit finds her heart longing to embrace the love ...

An innocent man on death row. A relentless true-crime podcaster. A law professor who swore he'd never step into a courtroom again. Kendra Pierce doesn't do careful. Her #1 true-crime podcast was built on chasing the cases no one else will touch — and when a wrongful conviction in New Orleans starts unraveling, she drops everything. A coerced confession. Buried evidence. An execution date thirty days away. The facts don't add up, and Kendra won't stop until the truth does. The last thing she expects is Nate Reeves. Brilliant. Principled. Infuriatingly controlled. The Georgetown law ...

In the high altitude of the Colorado Rockies, justice is as thin as the air and as fleeting as a singular snowflake in a spring blizzard. Founders’ Day in Sawgrass was supposed to be a town celebration. Instead, it ended in a blood-soaked tragedy. Sidonie Washington—the sharp-tongued wife of the local judge—is found brutally murdered in her home. The prime suspect? Her husband, Judge James Washington, found inebriated and incoherent at the scene. Sheriff Eli Drummond, drowning in a hell of his own making with a local mobster, is quick to judge. But defense attorney Nickey Monroe ...

In the Deep South, guilt isn’t proven. It’s inherited. When Montgomery defense attorney Ryan Ashcroft heads an hour down the highway to Marlow, Alabama, he believes he’s taking another pro bono case: a young landscaper accused of murdering the county’s hometown hero. But inside Marlow’s courthouse, justice isn’t blind. It’s bought. The sheriff runs the county like a family business. The judge is on the take. The prosecutor has already been paid. The deeper Ashcroft digs, the clearer it becomes that Jaylan Washington isn’t on trial for murder. He’s the cover-up. As storms ...

AN INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER She knows the taste of death. He’ll stoke her hunger for it. Sarai doesn’t know why someone tried to kill her four years ago, but she does know that her case was closed without justice. Hellbent on vengeance, she returns to the scene of the crime as a...

“Patterson and Lupica make a great team” (Carl Hiaasen) who get “deep into the lives of strong women” (Louise Penny) and Jane Smith is their greatest creation—a badass lawyer with a year to live. “Jane Smith is the best character we’ve ever created. Bar none.” —James Patterson...

Cursed with a form of Asperger's Syndrome which compels him to repeat ridiculous rituals whenever a pen or an eating utensil is in his hands, newly-minted lawyer Wyatt Mazy can't find a job with any law firm. Forced to open his own legal practice on a shoestring budget, Wyatt attempts to survive among the established shysters of Upper New York State. This is the first in a planned series of novels about Wyatt and his search for acceptance in a brutal profession and his dream of finding a woman who will accept and love him, quirks and all. There are now three books in the series. ABOUT THE ...

He took exactly twenty minutes to pack up eight years of my life. It took me one night to hire the man who would burn his to the ground. I thought the ultimate betrayal was finding the hidden burner phone in the glove compartment of our shared car. I was wrong. The true devastation came when my husband sat me down, methodically confessed his affair with a younger colleague, and walked out into the freezing Seattle rain. He expected me to be the quiet, accommodating ghost I had been for nearly a decade. He expected me to absorb the humiliation, divide our assets peacefully, and fade away. He...

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series with over 3 million copies sold! The Naturals are BACK! as #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers the highly anticipated new installment in her beloved Naturals series. Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals...