by Scott Turow (1987)
When prosecuting attorney Carolyn Polhemus is murdered in her apartment, chief deputy Rusty Sabich is tasked with finding the killer—until forensic evidence turns the investigation inward and he finds himself charged with murder.
John Grisham
The groundbreaking legal thriller that introduced attorney Jake Brigance. When a devastated father takes vengeance against his daughter's assailants, Brigance mounts an electrifying courtroom defense in a town consumed by racial fury.
Gillian Flynn
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. As the police investigate and Nick’s lies mount, everyone asks: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
Ivana Hrubá
A vulnerable young boy forced to guard a beautiful kidnapped woman forges an alliance with her with devastating consequences for some.
John le Carré
In John le Carré's masterpiece of cynical realism, veteran British intelligence operative Alec Leamas is summoned back to Berlin for one final, morally compromised mission behind the Iron Curtain to ruin East German counterintelligence.