In Devil’s Defense: A Fischer at Law Novel, a legal thriller by Lori B. Duff, Coach Wishingham felt it would be best to have a woman represent him in a paternity suit, so he recruited Jessica Fischer, the only female lawyer in the small Georgian...

Disappearing The Dead: A Paul Bennett Legal Thriller is a work of fiction in the thriller and suspense subgenre. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by author KJ Sutherland. In this exciting legal novel filled with conspiracies to uncover,...

Deep Zero by V.S. Kemanis is a legal thriller. It’s 2009 and Dana has been elected as the DA for the suburban county where she and her family live. The Great Recession has taken its toll and there are more cases of domestic violence and...

Author Joel Burcat’s credentials reassured me that Drink to Every Beast, with its plot centered on the illegal disposal of dangerous chemicals, wouldn’t be a flight of fictional fantasy...and it wasn’t. Not only is it a captivating legal thriller, but it’s also a rather delightful...

Deviant Agendas: A Victoria Rodessa Legal Thriller by Katherine Smith Dedrick is Volume 1 of the V-Files. Victoria Rodessa has graduated from law school and has gone to join Acker, Smith & McGowen, one of the top international law firms that pushes female lawyers to...

Downfall by Brian Lutterman is a well-constructed thriller that moves along quickly. The main character is a female paraplegic lawyer, who is pulled into a maelstrom of evil manipulation. She is gritty and determined, a complex and believable character. The heroine must use her brains...

Designated Daughters is the latest installment in the Deborah Knott series written by Margaret Maron. This series is the epitome of southern life. Aunt Rachel has suffered a stroke and is in the care of hospice. Judge Deborah Knott and her family are gathered around...

"Defensive Wounds" is one of a series by Lisa Black. You may benefit from reading previous books (if you want to know more about the main character of Theresa McLean) but this novel stands on its own as a thriller which may keep you up...

Judge Deborah Knott is back in her fourteenth episode. The citizens are unhappy. Farms are being bought up for shopping malls. Candace Bradshaw is found murdered. She was accused of brokering under the table deals. Deborah’s husband, Sheriff Bryant is on the case. There is a...