Recommend me a few legal thrillers books OTHER than John Grisham

[Hawkeye-X]

I've already read Scottline, Bernhardt.

I'll also accept medical thrillers as long as it isn't Robin Cook.

Hawkeye-X

[enigmatic]

1. "Anatomy Of A Murder"- Robert Traver

Best Courtroom Novel of all-time, IMO:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/robert-traver/anatomy-of-murder.htm

This happened in the UP of Michigan, where a good chunk of my family is from. Unbeatable atmosphere and dialouge...

[Neoma]

2. Alright.

Robert Ludlum, Thomas Harris and Dan Brown.

Have fun.

[idgiehkt]

3. ooh, good post

I love legal thrillers, and have read all of Grisham (as far as I know).

On the other hand, they made a movie out of Grisham's non-legal thriller "A Painted House"...I watched it three times one weekend; they did a really great job on it and I love the story, I hope he writes more non-legal stuff.

[Truthiness Inspector]

4. Greg Iles

Start with "The Quiet Game." You'll be hooked.

[BlueIris]

5. Scott Turnow's books are supposedly good.

I'm going to try to cruise through "Limitations" tonight.

[AndreaCG]

10. I only read the first 2 or 3 of his books

But they were VERY good.

[NMDemDist2]

6. I like James Patterson's books

he's in that genre and very entertaining

:hi:

[REP]

9. James Patterson NORTH

James Patterson - he of the nursey-rhyme titled books - writes police procedurals that largely suck. James Patterson North, on the other hand, is quite good, though he can get pretty preachy about certain subjects.

[petronius]

7. 'The Lincoln Lawyer' by Michael Connelly might interest you

I'm not sure it would entirely qualify as a legal thriller, but it is about a lawyer...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

8. True life crime stories are better. Truth is stranger than fiction.

I have spent all my working life in law, as a legal secretary and court reporter.

I recommend Blood and Money - Tommy Thompson
Fatal Vision
Helter Skelter
The Stranger Beside Me

And there are lots of others. The true crime novel was invented by Truman Capote with "In Cold Blood".

[Zavulon]

11. I read this one legal thriller, I think it was called

"Dead Even." Brad Meltzer wrote it. Wife versus husband in court, lives at stake. This was a while ago, but I really enjoyed it.