Юридический триллер 131 книга

Пол Янис води в надпреварата за кмет на окръг Киндъл. В същото време неговият близнак – Кас, излиза от затвора. Той е излежал 25-годишна присъда за убийството на приятелката си Дита Кронон. Но нейният брат – Хал, смята, че и Пол е бил замесен в престъплението. Използвайки средствата и влиянието си, Хал организира шумна публична кампания, за да го разобличи. Той наема детективи, които отново да разследват случая. Убийството на Дита се оказва само върхът на айсберга. На фона на жестока предизборна кампания и засилен медиен интерес, детективите разкриват поредица от измами, предателства и смразяващи тайни.

Данило Силва е проследен, упоен и отвлечен от група наемници. Целта им е да докажат че всъщност Данило е Патрик Ланиган, който е присвоил огромна сума пари и е инсценирал смъртта си. Завръщането на Патрик в САЩ повдига много въпроси, като за едни това е дългоочаквано събитие, но за други би било по-добре той наистина де е мъртъв. Една история с меко казано неочакван край…

Те са в центъра на правен скандал за милиони долари. Дванадесет съдебни заседатели са разследвани, манипулирани и тормозени от високоплатени адвокати и консултанти. Тези съдебни заседатели трябва да вземат решение по най-горещото гражданско дело на века — срещу гигантски тютюнев концерн…

Само шепа хора знаят от кого зависи присъдата…

Джон Гришам и този път представя роман, който се чете на един дъх! Сюжетът на „Присъдата“ не следва неоспорима логика. Историята е завладяваща и като всички останали книги на Гришам държи в напрежение читателя до последната страница!

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Чикаго Трибюн

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Пийпъл

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Аайбръри Джърнъл

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Лари Кинг, „Ю Ес Ей Тудей“

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Сан Франциско Кроникъл

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Чикаго Трибюн

В середине августа город Сан-Антонио облетели жуткие новости: изнасилованы трое маленьких детей. Для окружного прокурора Марка Блэквелла поимка преступника имеет первостепенное значение: она гарантирует ему победу на выборах.

Хорошему адвокату всегда есть что скрывать — и всегда приходится опасаться, что тайное станет явным.

Но опасения Робби Фивора полностью оправдались.

И теперь, чтобы спастись от неминуемого скандала, он вынужден стать важнейшим участником секретной операции ФБР по искоренению коррупции в «верхушке» судебной системы США.

Однако стоит ли полагаться на защиту ФБР, если предашь могущественных людей, не привыкших прощать?…

Тайное общество, объединяющее самых влиятельных политиков США...

Общество, члены которого встречаются в роскошном борделе, куда никогда не войдет "простой смертный"...

Общество, в которое можно вступить, лишь совершив преступление...

Бред богатого сутенера, любой ценой старающегося избежать огромного тюремного срока за убийство сенатора?

Поначалу так считает даже его адвокат, звезда криминального права Аманда Джеффи. Однако чем дальше, тем яснее становится – в бредовых фантазиях клиента есть по крайней мере доля истины. И этого достаточно, чтобы участие в процессе стало для Аманды смертельно опасным...

Вызволить осужденного из камеры смертников, доказав его невиновность...

Именно это предстоит сделать адвокату Артуру Рейвену — он назначен защитником Ромми Гэндолфа, приговоренного к казни за тройное убийство.

Такие дела приносят адвокатам славу.

Шанс добиться оправдания действительно есть: настоящий убийца неожиданно признался в содеянном!

Однако слишком многие не хотят, чтобы приговор был пересмотрен: нечистая на руку судья, амбициозный детектив, проводивший расследование, прокурор, считающая дело Гэндолфа лишь ступенькой карьеры. Слишком многое, оказывается, связывает тех, кто следит за соблюдением законов, и тех, кто их нарушает.

И потому дело, за которое берется Артур Рейвен, становится для него не только чрезвычайно сложным, но и очень опасным…

A Mark lo asesinaron alrededor de las doce de la noche, mientras trabajaba en un acuerdo, un contrato para la liquidación del bufete que había fundado con Bennie Rosato, horas después de anunciar a su socia y ex amante su determinación de constituir su propia empresa. A medianoche Bennie remaba sola en la oscuridad, en la quietud del río, tratando de recobrar la calma, ajena a cuanto sucedía en el despacho y a la sórdida trampa que le habían tendido.

«Una novela trepidante que dejará sin aliento al lector más valiente.»

Amazon.com Review

Philadelphia lawyer turned novelist (what a concept!) Scottoline has already won a best original paperback Edgar for Final Appeal. Now she might just nail down a hardcover one for her latest book – a lovely combination of high energy, imagination and nasty good humor mostly directed against lawyers. Her central character this time out is a definite keeper: Benedetta Rosato, "Bennie" to everyone but her mother, a towering blonde who rows to keep her body in shape and duels with the police on a daily basis to keep her legal talents sharp. Most of Bennie's clients have a gripe against the cops, so Philadelphia's finest are less than sympathetic to her cause when she becomes the chief suspect in the murder of her ex-lover and soon to be ex-law partner. Hiding out in a truly original way, Bennie uses (and abuses) a big law firm to help find the real killers; you'll find yourself laughing and gasping all the way.

From Publishers Weekly

The heroine of Scottoline's rambunctious fourth legal thriller (after Running from the Law) may change the way readers think about lawyers. Benedetta ("Bennie") Rosato, who narrates, is a ravishing six-foot blonde, one of two partners in a thriving law firm. In quick order, the foundations of her world come crashing down. Her partner and ex-lover, Mark, turns up murdered shortly after he tells Bennie that he is planning to dissolve the partnership. It's not surprising that she then becomes the cops' prime suspect. When the murder weapon is found in her apartment, Bennie goes underground. Then a drug company CEO is killed, and she is falsely accused of that death, too. A hilarious caper ensues as Bennie disguises herself as, variously, a hooker, a bag lady and a lawyer "from the New York office" of a staid old white-shoe firm. In the midst of all her woes, she must also deal with a new boyfriend and a mother who's facing electroshock therapy. The Perry Mason-like ending is a bit strained but doesn't spoil the fun. Bennie, a delightful heroine, deserves an encore; and, again, Scottoline merits a big round of applause. $200,000 combined ad/promo for Legal Tender and the simultaneous HarperPaperbacks edition of Running from the Law; simultaneous HarperAudio; author tour; U.K. and translation rights: Columbia Literary Agency; dramatic rights: Linda Hayes.

From Publishers Weekly

Miami lawyer Jack Swyteck is in for one hell of a roller coaster ride in this lapel-grabbing thriller, Grippando's ninth (Last to Die; etc.). Lindsey Hart, about to be charged with the murder of her husband, Marine Capt. Oscar Pintado, comes to Jack because she believes he is her last, best chance-and also the biological father of her adopted son. Stunned, Jack thinks he recognizes the picture of the 10-year-old she shows him ("he knew those dark eyes, that Roman nose"), but he still isn't sure whether he should take the case. What if he doesn't and she's innocent? She could be convicted. But if she's guilty-and he takes the case and wins it-he doesn't want to see the child raised by a murderer. Thanks to Grippando's devious mind, that's just the beginning. Plot twists, doled out with perfect timing, include the story of the murder victim, who's the son of a rich and powerful anti-Castro activist; the prosecutor's connection to Swyteck's family; and the testimony of the defense's prime witness, who is a private in Castro's army-the murder took place on the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It's manipulative Lindsey, however, who proves to be the book's most unpredictable element. This character-driven, intricately plotted thriller will keep readers guessing up to the end.

From Publishers Weekly

Scottoline's previous thrillers (Dead Ringer; Courting Trouble; etc.) have featured the women of the all-female Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates, and have concerned the usual elements of murder, stalking, bribery and corruption. This novel by the former trial lawyer and Edgar Award winner, while embracing the requisite ingredients, is especially engaging because of its personal angle: growing out of Scottoline's discovery of her own grandparents' alien registration cards, the book involves the case of an Italian-American who was interned during WWII. Amadeo Brandolini emigrated from Italy to Philadelphia, where he started a family and worked as a fisherman. When the war broke out, the FBI arrested and imprisoned him (along with 10,000 other Italian-Americans). He lost everything and wound up committing suicide in the camp. Rosato and Associates' young star, Mary DiNunzio, steps up to represent Brandolini's estate as it sues for reparations. Mary "grew up in South Philly, where she'd learned to pop her gum, wear high heels, and work overtime" and silently prays to saints when she can't find things. This case, a pro bono one, means a lot to her; the local small business owners and family friends she grew up with want retribution for Brandolini as much as she does. Mary puts all of her energy into the job, and when clues suggest Brandolini's death may have been a homicide, she becomes even more enthralled. As Mary learns more, the enemy camp (another Italian-American family, the Saracones) turns its murderous eye on her. Scottoline skillfully weaves a complicated, gripping and fast-paced tale, at turns comical, nerve-wracking and enlightening.

When Jack Newlin comes home to find his wife dead on the floor of their elegant dining room, he's convinced he knows who killed her – and determined that the murderer should escape detection. Making a split-second decision, he sets about doctoring the evidence in order to frame himself for the crime. And to hammer the final nail in his coffin, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio of Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates. Unfortunately for Jack, hiring Mary could turn out to be a big mistake. Inexperienced she may be, but Mary soon discovers that instead of defending a guilty client who claims to be innocent, she has an innocent client falsely proclaiming his guilt.

Rita Morrone is one of the toughest trial lawyers in Philadelphia. When a distinguished federal judge (and her prospective father-in-law) is accused of sexually harrassing his young secretary, Morrone takes on the defence of what becomes one of the most high-profile cases in the country.

Politics has always been a dirty game.

Now justice is, too.

In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.

Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?

The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.

The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.

La política siempre ha sido un juego sucio. Ahora la justicia también lo es. Corrupción política, desastre ecológico, demandas judiciales millonarias y una poderosa empresa química, condenada por contaminar el agua de la ciudad y provocar un aumento de casos de cáncer, que no está dispuesta a cerrar sus instalaciones bajo ningún concepto. Grisham, el gran mago del suspense, urde una intriga poderosa e hipnótica, en la que se reflejan algunas de las principales lacras que azotan a la sociedad actual: la justicia puede ser más sucia que los crímenes que pretende castigar.