Dan Abrams

Instant New York Times bestseller! A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite Book of 2018 A Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2018 A Mental Floss Best Book of 2018 A USA Today Top 10 Hot Book for Summer The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement-and which played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old...

"The Boston Massacre has often been called the first shots of the American Revolution. As John Adams would later remember, 'On that night the formation of American independence was born.' Yet when the British soldiers faced trial, the young lawyer Adams was determined that they receive a fair one. He volunteered to represent them, keeping the peace in a powder keg of a colony, and in the process created some of the foundations of what would become...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A Mental Floss Book to Read in Summer 2019. A President on Trial. A Reputation at Stake. ABC News legal correspondent and host of LIVE PD Dan Abrams reveals the story of Teddy Roosevelt's last stand-an epic courtroom battle against corruption-in this thrilling follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Lincoln's Last Trial. "No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted," reported the Syracuse Herald on...

A reckless driver ends up in court after a shocking car chase caught on camera; an obscene screen name gets a defendant in hot water; a Hollywood actress ends up in jail; and more.

A shocking road rage incident captured on video leads to an even stranger court appearance; a convicted murderer admits to another killing--of his own cellmate; and more.

An unflinching look at emergency first responders in action. Hit-and run in New Jersey, bridge rescue in Arizona, car accident in Missouri.

George Burch stands accused of the brutal murder of Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31 year old mother of three. He willingly takes the stand to prove he is not guilty and provide the jury with an alternative suspect.

When a young college student disappears on her evening run, investigators scour her small town searching for her. And when her accused attacker, Cristhian Bahena Rivera takes the stand, the story becomes more complicated than they could've ever imagined.

A defendant bravely confronts the man who brought her to the brink of death; a hotel heir loses his cool in court; a defendant attacks not one--but two prosecutors in court; and more.

A brave survivor confronts the man who murdered her entire family right before her eyes; an explosive confrontation ends with the California Deputy Attorney General removed from court--by force; and more.