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81) Blood for Wine
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Nero Wolfe Award Finalist for 2018
"Oenophiles and aspiring vintners will enjoy the wine lore in this well-wrought tale of love and betrayal." -Publishers Weekly
Cal Claxton's old farmhouse sits high in Oregon's Red Hills, home of scores of wineries and some of the most coveted acreage for growing the pinot noir grape in the world. Former Los Angeles prosecutor Cal settled in this haven to reboot his life as a widower, growing a small practice that...
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"Hitchcock would have loved Midnight's twisty, original plot. . . . A fast, fun read fueled by a clever premise and well-developed characters" (Phillip Margolin, New York Times–bestselling author).
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
New Year's Eve is just another night for Carol Scilingo and Tom Carroway, secretary and law clerk for Judge Canter. The holiday might have been different if single mom Carol didn't have her young...
83) Deadly Division
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David Stoneman was a rising star at one of Washington, D.C.'s most prestigious law firms until the firm's conniving managing partner, Gregory Thomas III, abruptly derailed his plans. Thereafter, David encounters Sarah Mercer, a single mother who tragically lost her son and wants justice. To help Sarah and redeem his tarnished reputation, David unwittingly uncovers a government secret buried by Senator Stephen Smythe, a ruthless politician who will...
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A lawyer gets uncomfortably close to a former client, crossing a dangerous line, in this edgy debut thriller.
Daniel, a criminal barrister, is working all hours on a sensational trial at the Old Bailey, defending a client he believes is wrongfully accused of a grisly murder. Determined to keep Rod out of prison, he begins to neglect his wife-and soon afterwards suspects she's having an affair.
After Daniel triumphs in court, the bond he's...
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Monica Radford wants a baby. At thirty-two, though not exactly ancient, she longs for a child before it's too late. The only problem is, she doesn't have a partner and has no intention of signing up for one. In her usual no-nonsense style, she decides to go out and find the perfect baby daddy.Colby Shearer has a successful, demanding career as a lawyer and crown prosecutor. By chance, he meets Monica at his younger sister's wedding on the exotic island...
86) The Marshal
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"The Marshal has Giordano's usual smart, capable heroine, layered romance and well written, twisting suspense . . . an engrossing, entertaining read." -Amy Alessio, author of the Alana O'Neill Mysteries
His painful past is their present danger . . .
The last thing US Marshal Brent Thompson needs is distraction from his work. But distraction-in the form of a sexy Chicago investigator-is exactly what he gets. Jenna Hayward is as alluring as she...
87) Black Mark
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He couldn't save his reputation, his marriage, or his career-but he's dead-set on saving a friend framed for murder . . .
Divorced, disbarred, and broke. That's 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 body on his friend Elliott's property, Mick has to get involved. Because the body belongs to a rival from Elliott's criminal past, and someone's...
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In this ninth book in the series, we witness how Tolly Victor Trueblood has grown, and along with his sister Augusta, they become part of the system. Still, they have to fight bigotry and fear from above as politicians panic in the face of the Dragons breath threat, fear of a governmental takeover is rife in Parliament, so the new Prime Minister has a plan to arrest them all, but his plan is flawed in its execution, long term heroes and Dragon men...
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Suspicious Activity is an epic drama of intrigue, suspense, thrills, and legal combat-torn out of today's headlines.
"The purpose of the lawsuit is to fully expose the bank's willing support to groups that are killing Americans-and others-overseas." This announcement by attorney Nicholas "Deke" Deketomis sets up the gladiatorial arena between Big Banking and a team of well-meaning activist lawyers.
The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars introduced...
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The still surface of a sea is both menacing and calmly beautiful: a perfect metaphor for this reflective novel. The narrator's unassuming, thoughtful voice dampens but cannot conceal the forces driving his story of love and war and the boundless suffering of innocents. The narrator is a young historian, preoccupied with a case on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague. The prosecution argues that the Serb...
91) Platinum Blues
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Living in the Northern California town of Foolsgold, widowed lawyer Oliver Gulliver is headed for a midlife crisis. It doesn't help that his eighteen-year-old daughter Elora has fallen in love with alcoholic former rock star C.C. Gilley. But then C.C. quits drinking and gets to work on a comeback album. Things actually seem to be looking up-until C.C.'s car is stolen, with his priceless demo tape inside.
In no time at all, another band is all over...
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Shines new light on America's brilliant constitutional and presidential history, from George Washington to Barack Obama.
In this sweepingly ambitious volume, the nation's foremost experts on the American presidency and the U.S. Constitution join together to tell the intertwined stories of how each American president has confronted and shaped the Constitution. Each occupant of the office-the first president to the forty-fourth-has contributed to...
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To a lawyer, injustice is the unfair conduct of a trial. This book looks into several notorious cases of supposed injustice, Socrates, Joan of Arc, Charles I, Admiral Byng, Lord Haw-Haw, and the Nuremberg Trials. It looks for answers to the legal question 'was the trial fair?', and the humane question 'was the accused guilty or innocent?'.
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Veronica's friends try to convince her to give Dexter a chance: Layla reached out, took my hands and looked into my eyes. "You're fighting it, Veronica. Let yourself go. Put away the journalism credibility outfit and let the wave take you where it wants. Stop thinking with your head and follow your heart. Give the guy a chance.” I'm not fighting anything. ”Yes you are," said Savannah. "Everyone can see it but you." -The irresistible force meets...
95) The Seventh Rule
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There are seven principles that dictate one's path to regaining reputability: RECOGNITION of the issues at hand, UNDERSTANDING the severity of the situation, SIGNIFICANCE or signifying the palpable resolutions to the conflict, REFLECTION or reflecting on the events that have occurred, conducting the act of ASSEVERATION and vowing that you will correct your errors, holding oneself solely liable of decision-making through the importance of ACCOUNTABILITY,...
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In Anatomy of a Wrongful Death Lawsuit, journey alongside a determined man seeking justice against a healthcare provider responsible for his wife's tragic end. Stemming from a heartbreaking fall in May 2017, this riveting account spans a relentless four-year legal battle, culminating in a pivotal wrongful death lawsuit settlement in August 2021.Delving deep into Florida's Sovereign Immunity Statutes, the narrative unravels the intricacies of a legal...
97) Union Flagg
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It's 1973, and after three years of working for the LA District Attorney's Office, 26 year old Rudy Steinway moves back to his hometown, La Jolla, to open up his private practice as a criminal defense attorney. Immediately, he is hired by a wealthy French colonist with a big house on the beach in La Jolla, and plantations in Viet Nam and Laos. The plantations produce rubber, coffee, coconuts and opium. The man is the eponymous Union Flagg, and he...
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BAR EXAM BASICS: A ROADMAP FOR BAR EXAM SUCCESS is a collection of concrete, practical advice to help you pass the bar exam.It is your guide for navigating the path from law school graduate to bar exam passer.The book begins by giving you ways to organize and take control of your life so that it is not taken over by bar exam preparation and its related stressors.Next, you will learn how to study for and pass the various parts of the bar exam: essays,...
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An attorney tries to protect a science fiction writer from a galaxy of would-be killers. Thirty minutes north of Central Park, Philip Revere finds himself in a world of spacious lawns, jogging suits, and extreme, unabashed wealth. He has come to confer with Raul Bashard, a titan of science fiction whose imminent death has been rumored for years. Revere represents Bashard's lawyer, Charles Camelot, an all-powerful attorney better known as the Counselor....
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Taylor Shaw was raised on an orange farm. She and her husband to be, Rick Miller, rescue a little girl for whom she babysat. Taylor becomes an attorney. While working for the State Attorney General, her husband rescues her when she is thrown from a 15-story building. While working for the United States Attorney, her daughter is kidnapped. Her Indian friends help her with the rescue. While working in sex trafficking, she is assigned to a RICO case....
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