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Fiction / Drama

Bernhardt, William.  Silent Justice.  New York: Ballantine, 2000.

Blum, Bill. 

 - - The Face of Justice.  New York: Onyx, 1998.

 - - The Last Appeal. New York: Penguin, 1997.

 - - Prejudicial Error.  New York: Onyx, 1996.
  
Bolt, Robert.  A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts.  New York: Vintage Books, 1962.
 Brandon, Jay.  Afterimage.  New York: Forge, 2000.

Camus, Albert.  The Fall.  New York: Vintage, 1956.

Daley, Robert.  Tainted Evidence.  Boston: Little, Brown, 1993.

Dexter, Pete.  Paris Trout.  New York: Penguin, 1988.

Forster, R.A. 

 - - Character Witness.  New York: Kensington, 1997.

 - - Keeping Counsel.  New York: Kensington, 1996.

Genberg, Ira.  Reckless Homicide.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Grisham, John.

- - The Brethren.  New York: Doubleday, 2000.

- - The Chamber.  New York: Doubleday, 1994.

- - The Client.  New York: Doubleday, 1993.

- - The Firm.  New York: Doubleday, 1991.

- - The Partner.  New York: Doubleday, 1997.

- - The Pelican Brief.  New York: Doubleday, 1992.

- - The Rainmaker.  New York: Doubleday, 1995.

- - The Runaway Jury.  New York: Doubleday, 1996.

- - The Street Lawyer.  New York: Doubleday, 1998.

- - The Testament.  New York: Doubleday, 1999.

- - A Time to Kill.  New York: Island Books, 1992.

Kafka, Franz.  The Trial.  Definitive ed.  New York: Schocken Books, 1995.

Kelly, Lelia. 

 - - False Witness.  New York: Kensington, 2000.

 - - Presumption of Guilt.  New York: Pinnacle, 1998.

Latt, Mimi Lavenda.  Ultimate Justice.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Lawrence, Jerome and Robert E. Lee.  Inherit the Wind.  New York: Bantam, 1960.

Lee, Harper.  To Kill a Mockingbird.  Phildaelphia: Lippincott, 1960.

Lescroart, John.  Nothing But the Truth.  New York: Delacorte, 1999.

Lewis, Terry.  Conflict of Interest.  New York: Kensington, 1998.

MacDougal, Bonnie. 

 - - Breach of Trust.  New York: Pocket Star, 1998.

 - - Out of Order.  New York: Ballantine, 1999.

Martini, Steve.

- - The Attorney.  New York: Putnam's, 2000.

- - Compelling Evidence.  New York: Putnam's, 1992.

- - The Judge.  New York: Putnam's, 1995.

- - Undue Influence.  New York: Putnam's, 1992.

Miller, Arthur.  The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts.  New York:  Viking, 1952.

Mortimer, John.

- - The Best of Rumpole.  New York: Viking, 1993.

- - Rumpole of the Bailey.  New York: Penguin Books, 1980.

- - Rumpole on Trial.  New York: Viking, 1992.

- - Rumpole's Return.  New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1992.

Osborne, John Jay.  The Associates: A Novel.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979.

O'Shaughnessy, Perri. 

 - - Breach of Promise.  New York: Island, 1998.

 - - Motion to Suppress.  New York: Dell, 1996.

 - - Obstruction of Justice.  New York: Dell, 1998.

Oziek, Cynthia.  The Puttermesser Papers: A Novel.  New York: Knopf, 1997.

Percy, Walker.  The Second Coming.  New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980.

Reed, Barry.  The Verdict.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980.

Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor.  Mitigating Circumstances.  New York: Dutton, 1993.

Scottoline, Lisa.  Moment of Truth.  New York: HarperCollins, 2000.

Siegel, Sheldon.  Special Circumstances: A Novel.  New York: Bantam Books, 2000.

Train, Arthur. 

 - - Mr. Tutt Takes the Stand.  New York: Scribner, 1936.

 - - Tutt and Mr. Tutt.  New York: Scribner, 1925.

 - - Yankee Lawyer: The Autobiography of Ephraim Tutt.  New York: Scribner, 1943.

Traver, Robert.  Anatomy of a Murder.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1958.

Turow, Scott.

- - The Burden of Proof.  New York: Warner Books, 1991.

- - The Laws of Our Fathers.  New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996.

- - Personal Injuries.  New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.

- - Pleading Guilty.  New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993.

- - Presumed Innocent.  New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987.

Wesson, Marianne.  A Suggestion of Death.  New York: Pocket Books, 2000.

Wilhelm, Kate.  No Defense.  New York: Minotaur Books, 2000.