What's Your Favorite Legal Thriller? - Page 2

Kiwimick · 02-02-2011, 02:59 PM

The Partner by John Grisham...... lots of twists and turns in this one

SlowRain · 02-05-2011, 11:58 PM

Definitely Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow. It has great narrative style and excellent characterization of someone who has gone from prosecutor to defendant and who will do whatever it takes to get a not-guilty verdict. It also gives a very detailed look at the judicial system and infidelity, and it has an intriguing plot. In short, it is an amazing novel that works as both Literature and Entertainment. Unfortunately, nothing else I've read by Turow has even come close to the brilliance of Presumed Innocent.

I'm secretly suspicious that Innocent is just an attempt by an author whose sales are declining to recapture some of his former glory.

SensualPoet · 02-06-2011, 06:50 PM

I know, I know ... not thrillers, but they are legal-ish ... anything from Erle Stanley Gardner in the Perry Mason series. The early ones from the 1930s are remarkable in how the lawyer behaves in quite unlawerly ways.

G J Lau · 02-09-2011, 09:34 PM

I'd have to stick with To Kill A Mockingbird. Great book. Great movie.

roodap · 02-10-2011, 02:18 AM

erle stanley gardner perry mason books

grisham firm

Paul Levine · 02-11-2011, 01:01 AM

Richard Adin's Supreme Court post made me smile.

My one-and-only Supreme Court case, defending a newspaper in an invasion of privacy case, came long before Justices Thomas, Scalia, and Roberts were on the Court.

We won.

Paul Levine

roodap · 02-19-2011, 03:27 AM

Rebecca Forster
Perri O'Shaughnessy
Brad Meltzer

Avedoir · 02-19-2011, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roodap

Brad Meltzer

Glad I saw this, for some reason I had him pegged for "DaVinci kind of writer"

mediax · 02-22-2011, 07:55 AM

Long time since I read it, but The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace seemed pretty good at the time . . .

paulak · 02-22-2011, 05:00 PM

Directed Verdict, by Randy Singer.

Paul Levine · 02-25-2011, 12:00 PM

The reference to Irving Wallace's "The Seven Minutes" brings to mind another legal thriller from the same era.

That's Leon Uris's "QB VII," about a libel trial. Fascinating book based loosely on his own experience of having been sued after writing "Exodus" by a German doctor he accused of atrocities at a concentration camp.

Paul Levine

WillieMcIntyre · 03-13-2011, 04:28 PM

I 'third' Harry's rec. John Mortimer's Horace Rumpole for me.

Paul Levine · 03-21-2011, 08:01 PM

Who could disagree with "Rumpole." I like a few laughs with my thrills. A little liquor, too.

Paul Levine · 04-19-2011, 10:53 AM

I have been remiss in overlooking female writers and their strong Lady Lawyers.

One of my favorites is Lisa Scottoline.

Going back to the mid 1990's for "Final Appeal," "Legal Tender" and "Mistaken Identity," through the current novels, "Look Again" and "Save Me," Lisa knows her way through both the legal plot and the traditional thriller. She's very very good at character and exploring real, deep emotions.

Add her to my list.

Paul Levine

earthpigborn · 06-09-2012, 10:24 PM

Resurrecting an old thread because I dug up an old anthology of legal short stories called "Legal Briefs" with authors like Grisham, Patterson, Scottoline etc. I haven't read all of the stories since I grew tired of the legal thriller around the time I bought this book.

Anyway, I've been watching "Suits" and working my way through "Damages" and was wondering if there's a book or even a TV series/movie that concentrated more on corporate law. I'm gonna read all the stories in my anthology to see if any of the writers grab me but I'd love some recommendations from actual legal thriller fans.

02-25-2011, 12:00 PM	#26
Paul Levine Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 725480 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	How about Leon Uris's "Q.B. VII?" The reference to Irving Wallace's "The Seven Minutes" brings to mind another legal thriller from the same era. That's Leon Uris's "QB VII," about a libel trial. Fascinating book based loosely on his own experience of having been sued after writing "Exodus" by a German doctor he accused of atrocities at a concentration camp. Paul Levine

04-19-2011, 10:53 AM	#29
Paul Levine Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 725480 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Whoa, What About Female Writers? I have been remiss in overlooking female writers and their strong Lady Lawyers. One of my favorites is Lisa Scottoline. Going back to the mid 1990's for "Final Appeal," "Legal Tender" and "Mistaken Identity," through the current novels, "Look Again" and "Save Me," Lisa knows her way through both the legal plot and the traditional thriller. She's very very good at character and exploring real, deep emotions. Add her to my list. Paul Levine

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SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	Definitely Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow. It has great narrative style and excellent characterization of someone who has gone from prosecutor to defendant and who will do whatever it takes to get a not-guilty verdict. It also gives a very detailed look at the judicial system and infidelity, and it has an intriguing plot. In short, it is an amazing novel that works as both Literature and Entertainment. Unfortunately, nothing else I've read by Turow has even come close to the brilliance of Presumed Innocent. I'm secretly suspicious that Innocent is just an attempt by an author whose sales are declining to recapture some of his former glory.

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SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I know, I know ... not thrillers, but they are legal-ish ... anything from Erle Stanley Gardner in the Perry Mason series. The early ones from the 1930s are remarkable in how the lawyer behaves in quite unlawerly ways.

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G J Lau Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 415116 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Frederick MD Device: Nook	I'd have to stick with To Kill A Mockingbird. Great book. Great movie.

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roodap Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: bangalore india Device: Sony PRS-505	erle stanley gardner perry mason books grisham firm

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Paul Levine Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 725480 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Richard Adin's Supreme Court post made me smile. My one-and-only Supreme Court case, defending a newspaper in an invasion of privacy case, came long before Justices Thomas, Scalia, and Roberts were on the Court. We won. Paul Levine

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WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	I 'third' Harry's rec. John Mortimer's Horace Rumpole for me.

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Paul Levine Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 725480 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Who could disagree with "Rumpole." I like a few laughs with my thrills. A little liquor, too.

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earthpigborn Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Manila, Philippines Device: FBReader on Android	Resurrecting an old thread because I dug up an old anthology of legal short stories called "Legal Briefs" with authors like Grisham, Patterson, Scottoline etc. I haven't read all of the stories since I grew tired of the legal thriller around the time I bought this book. Anyway, I've been watching "Suits" and working my way through "Damages" and was wondering if there's a book or even a TV series/movie that concentrated more on corporate law. I'm gonna read all the stories in my anthology to see if any of the writers grab me but I'd love some recommendations from actual legal thriller fans.