legal drama

Rogue Lawyer

By John Grisham
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Lisa J.
Dec 1, 2015

Sebastian Rudd, attorney at law, defends the impossible cases.  The ones where everyone knows that the defendant is guilty of the most heinous crimes.  The ones where no one else would even think of representing the defendant.  The ones where the public, the victims, and the jurors hate the defense attorney as if he is the one who committed the crime.  Sebastian Rudd is one of the few willing to represent the accused and ensure that they get a fair trial and sentence, even if it means putting his own life at risk.  Sebastian no longer works out of an office, since it was destroyed by a

The Brass Verdict

By Michael Connelly
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Hilary S.
Apr 19, 2015

Michael Haller is starting back to work as a lawyer, after taking a year off. A year spent in recovery from an injury, as an addict, and then in rehab. Mickey's ready to take on a couple of cases, and get his feet wet again when a long-time friend is killed, leaving Haller & Associates his business and current caseload. Among the 31 cases Mickey inherits is a high profile murder case. Archway Studios owner and movie mogul, Walter Elliot is accused of murdering his wife and her boyfriend. While trying to reconstruct his predecessors' defense strategy, Mickey must also be on alert for whoever