John Grisham
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English
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Mark, Todd, and Zola all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier, for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam. But maybe there's a way out. Maybe there’s a...
2) Rogue lawyer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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On the right side of the law, sort of. Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, who's also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse...
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"A novel"--Jacket.
"As an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, Lacy Stoltz sees plenty of corruption among the men and women elected to the bench. In The whistler, she took on a crime syndicate that was paying millions to a crooked judge. Now, in The judge's list, the crimes are even worse. The man hiding behind the black robe is not taking bribes--but he may be taking lives"--
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English
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Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries suggests...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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When Travis Boyette is paroled because of an inoperable brain tumor, for the first time in his life, he decides to do the right thing and tell police about a crime he committed and another man is about to be executed for.
6) Calico Joe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence. • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly
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“Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, for a collection of short stories featuring a cast of characters you'll never forget, bringing Ford County to vivid and colorful life.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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English
Description
Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle McAvoy becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed.
10) The broker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
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English
Description
In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated...
11) The last juror
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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A convicted rapist and murderer returns to Ford County, Mississippi, seeking revenge on the jurors who dared to convict him.
12) The Testament
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire who is eccentric, reclusive, and looking for a way to die. His heirs are circling like vultures. Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator just emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor. Rachel Lane is a young woman who walked away from the modern world to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the jungles of Brazil....
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Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, takes on a case involving a corrupt judge, a Native American casino, and the mafia when a previously disbarred lawyer approaches her on behalf of a client who claims to know the truth.
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Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen...
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