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Series
Jake Brigance volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Homecoming" takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until...
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Language
English
Description
The jailhouse lawyer: A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown--and ends up in jail herself. In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, the most serious crimes are misdemeanors. Speeding tickets. Shoplifting. Contempt of court. Then why is the jail so crowded? And why are so few prisoners released? There's only one place to learn the truth behind these incriminating secrets. Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch...
Author
Language
English
Description
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends,...
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Language
English
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They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But old cowboys? That's a different story--especially when those cowboys are trail-hardened cattlemen like Casey Tubbs and Levi Doolin. When these longtime buddies learn that their bosses are getting out of the beef business, there's nothing left to do now but deliver the last two thousand cows to Abilene and collect their pay. Except for one problem. Their bosses' lawyer is skipping town with all the...
5) Rescued
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter is reluctant to take on any more cases. He'd much rather spend his time working for his dog rescue organization, the Tara Foundation, than find himself back in a courtroom. However, when a truck carrying over seventy dogs from the South to the rescue-friendly northeast turns up with a murdered driver, Andy can't help but get involved. Of course Andy is eager to help the dogs, many of whom come to the Tara Foundation...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"Andy Carpenter's accountant, Sam Willis, is stunned when a high school friend he hasn't heard from in years calls pleading for help with something he can't discuss on the phone. Barry Price, needs Sam's financial acumen and Andy's legal expertise--immediately. But on his way to Barry's house, Sam can't ignore an injured dog lying in the road. By the time he gets there, Barry has taken off on a private airplane headed who-knows-where. Sam and Andy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lawyer Andy Carpenter is surprised when Willie Miller, Andy's partner at their dog rescue operation, the Tara Foundation, calls to say the alarm has gone off at the foundation building. There has clearly been a break-in, and a dog has been stolen. All of the dogs that the Tara Foundation rescues are given collars with GPS tracking capabilities, so Andy and Willie know they'll be able to track down the missing dog. They follow the signal to a house...
8) Outfoxed
Author
Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 14
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter spends as much time as he can working on his true passion, the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs. Lately, Andy has been especially involved in a county prison program where inmates help train dogs the Tara Foundation has rescued to make them more adoptable, benefiting both the dogs and the prisoners. One of the prisoners Andy has been working with is Brian Atkins, who has 18 months left on a 5-year...
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Some say the Wild West is no country for old men. But apparently no one told Eli Doolin and Casey Tubbs. This rowdy pair of cowboys may be a bit long in the tooth but--thanks to the success of their new business venture, the D&T Cattle Company--they're riding high in the saddle. And raking in the cash. What's their secret? They rob banks.
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English
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Description
"In On the Run, Lynette Eason introduces you to IT Specialist Daria Nevsky, a highly skilled FBI agent with the ability to hack any computer. She must go on the run to find out who wants her dead--and Dr. Ryker Donahue refuses to let her do it alone. In Deadly Objective, Lynn H. Blackburn throws physical therapist Emily Dixon and Secret Service Agent Liam Harper into an impossible situation. They don't know why the vice president's son seems to be...
11) Dark Agent
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (90 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Based on a tip from CIA agent Bradley Upton, Shadow Squadron rushes to Yemen in an attempt to apprehend an elusive Iraqi explosives expert nicknamed "The Professor." But when the mission goes wrong, the terrorist manages to escape--and Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross is knocked unconscious. When Cross awakens, he finds himself face to face with The Professor, who has some interesting things to say about agent Upton... In their Starred Review of Elite...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Intrigue
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
251 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Barely escaping CIA mercenaries, ex-agent Hunter Wright is after the person he thinks targeted his ops team, Topaz, for treason. Deputy director Kelly Russell is still the one woman he can't resist, but she believes Hunter went rogue. Now she's his only shot at getting the answers they need. Can they trust each other enough to save Topaz--and each other?" -- Page [4] cover.