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Frat Party by John Ellsworth, Jode Ellsworth
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinally, the Christine Susmann legal thriller spinoff series has arrived: A university fraternity has a toga party and nude photographs of one young partygoer suddenly emerge worldwide on the Internet. The girl believes she was assaulted while unconscious and her father seeks legal help for her... -
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![Betrayal of Justice by Mark M. Bello]()
Betrayal of Justice by Mark M. Bello
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis very topical, controversial, and prophetic novel is set in Washington D.C. and Dearborn, Michigan. In Washington D.C., a newly-elected president promises, in his inaugural speech, to “make America pure again... -
![Justice (Southern Comfort .7) by Lisa Clark O'Neill]()
Justice (Southern Comfort .7) by Lisa Clark O'Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWaking up next to a dead stranger with no memory of how he got there should be the worst day of Caitlin Cavanaugh’s life. However, what seems to be a clear case of self-defense soon puts Caitlin on the defensive, as evidence left behind at the scene doesn’t match up with her story. But proving her innocence becomes the least of her problems.. -
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![Sheltered Heart: Sophie's Story by Eva Charles]()
Sheltered Heart: Sophie's Story by Eva Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie isn’t looking for another man. Uncomfortable lingerie, Brazilian waxes, and a selfish, cheating husband, those days are behind her. So when that full-of-himself lawyer with those gorgeous blue eyes gets in her way at work, she’s determined to ignore the smoldering chemistry. She has zero intention of falling for another player who keeps dark secrets... -
![Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze]()
Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho They Was is an electrifying autobiographical British novel: a debut that truly breaks new ground and shines a light on lives that run on parallel, but wildly different tracks.This life is like being in an ocean. Some people keep swimming towards the bottom... -
![Tempting the Knight by Heidi Rice]()
Tempting the Knight by Heidi Rice
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, poor little rich girl Zelda Madison wanted someone to love her, until she discovered being a badass was much more fun... -
![Apple Of My Eye by Patrick Redmond]()
Apple Of My Eye by Patrick Redmond
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRonnie Sidney is perfect, his mother's little ray of sunshine. He can do no wrong, although sometimes he wants to, especially to people who look down on him and his mother, and their drab existence. And if bad things should happen to them - why, it's nothing to do with him. He's a good boy. Everybody says so.Susan Ramsey was once perfect too, cherished by her parents, a popular girl at school... -
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Boy A by Jonathan Trigell
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA is for Apple. A bad apple. Jack has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions; he's about to be released with a new name, new job, and a new life. At 24, he is utterly innocent of the world, yet guilty of a monstrous childhood crime. To his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional flashes of unexpected violence. To his girlfriend, he is strangely naive and unreachable... -
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Daughter's Keeper by Ayelet Waldman
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Olivia, wild-haired and headstrong, makes a terrible mistake, she must turn to the person least likely to help—her mother, Elaine. Motherhood was a role that Elaine never embraced and her best never amounted to much. But now Olivia faces prosecution for a naïve connection to a drug deal and she needs Elaine more than ever... -
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The Darkness that Divides Us by Renate Dorrestein
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucy is the most popular girl in the local elementary school of an idyllic Dutch housing estate. When a bizarre crime rocks her world and sends her mother to prison, Lucy is turned into an outcast and her childhood becomes an ordeal of constant, vicious bullying. After her mother’s release, Lucy’s family decides to escape and make a clean start on a rugged Scottish island... -
![Branded (Orca Currents) by Eric Walters]()
Branded (Orca Currents) by Eric Walters
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good idea. Ian wants nothing to do with the issue... -
![Your Blue-Eyed Boy by Helen Dunmore]()
Your Blue-Eyed Boy by Helen Dunmore
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSimone is 38, a district judge whose husband Donald is on the verge of bankruptcy and breakdown. Whilst she is at court, passing judgement on the lives of others, Donald stays at home and looks after their two young sons. One morning a letter arrives; someone she has tried to forget has not forgotten her and Simone's private history is about to collide with her public world... -
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خورشید حتما میتابد by Anthony Ray Hinton
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAnthony Ray Hinton was poor and black when he was convicted of two murders he hadn't committed. For the next three decades he was trapped in solitary confinement in a tiny cell on death row.Eventually his case was taken up by the award-winning lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, who managed to have him exonerated, though it took 15 years for this to happen... -
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![Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou]()
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsThe full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face of pressure and threats from the CEO and her lawyers... -
![A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett]()
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity--from a gifted young lawyer whose journey marks the emergence of a powerful new voice in the movement to transform the system.Brittany K... -
![Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy by Jamie Raskin]()
Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy by Jamie Raskin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence...Categorized as:
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![Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone, John Shiffman]()
Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone, John Shiffman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn urgent warning about the growing threat to our democracy from a twenty-year police veteran and former Trump supporter who nearly lost his life during the insurrection of January 6th.When Michael Fanone self-deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he had no idea his life was about to change...Categorized as:
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![Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee]()
Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratings'Scorching, self-scouring: a young woman finds her steel and learns to wield it' - Helen GarnerEGGSHELL SKULL: A well-established legal doctrine that a defendant must 'take their victim as they find them'. If a single punch kills someone because of their thin skull, that victim's weakness cannot mitigate the seriousness of the crime... -
![The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis]()
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestseller: "It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game. And it's essential reading... -
![She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey]()
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor many years, reporters had tried to get to the truth about Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women. Rumors of wrongdoing had long circulated. But in 2017, when Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey began their investigation into the prominent Hollywood producer for the New York Times, his name was still synonymous with power... -
![Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo, Donal Logue]()
Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo, Donal Logue
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywood’s favorite bad guy with a heart of gold.On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times...Categorized as:
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![Permanent Record by Edward Snowden]()
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEdward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down...Categorized as:
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![Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer]()
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“[A] profound reflection on one of the great paradoxes of American life—and a tribute to the astonishing indomitability of the human spirit.” — Patrick Radden Keefe “[A] searing, gut-wrenching, and masterfully reported account...Categorized as:
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![Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon]()
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Remarkable . . . A true crime classic . . . A journalistic masterpiece . . . [A] saga of a brutal, bloody, bewildering year in the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit . . . This is interior reporting at its finest." Associated Press"We seem to have an insatiable appetite for police stories . . . -
![The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon, Edward Burns]()
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon, Edward Burns
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood... -
![Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail by Rusty Young, Thomas McFadden]()
Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail by Rusty Young, Thomas McFadden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalisted went to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. They formed an instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail... -
![Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson]()
Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington...Categorized as:
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![The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier by Ian Urbina]()
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier by Ian Urbina
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"A riveting, terrifying, thrilling story of a netherworld that few people know about, and fewer will ever see.... The soul of this book is as wild as the ocean itself."--Susan Casey, best-selling author of The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the OceanA riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas...Categorized as:
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![The Devil You Know by Gwen Adshead]()
The Devil You Know by Gwen Adshead
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN & IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA perspective-shattering work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound consequences for human nature and society at large.Serial homicide. Stalking. Arson. Gang crime...
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