Jury Duty Booklist
YOU ARE PRESENTLY SUMMONED…TO READ THESE RECENT FICTION TITLES ABOUT JURY DUTY.
GET THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM THESE POPULAR AUTHORS!
A CLEAN KILL
By Mike Stewart
2002
This third mystery in the Tom McInnes series will delight fans as the Alabama attorney tries to
discover who killed a woman serving on jury duty by food poisoning. Devious characters, a complicated plot, and a surprise
ending make for a great read!
DEATH BY JURY: an Alo Nudger Mystery
By John Lutz
1995
Private Investigator Alo Nudger is hired by an inept lawyer to help clear a client of
murder charges. The case ends quickly, but Nudger isn’t satisfied with the outcome and seeks justice on his own.
JUROR NUMBER ELEVEN
By Terry Devane
2002
This legal thriller surrounds the mysterious death of a woman who recently served on a case for defense
attorney Mairead O’Clare. Who killed Juror Number Eleven? Was jury tampering involved in the trial? The smart lawyer searches
for answers before it’s too late.
THE JURY
By Steve Martini
2001
This ninth legal suspense novel by Martini and featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani will not disappoint
fans. The thriller involves the murder of a young research assistant in a human genome project and the physician who Madriani is
hired to defend. Exciting and dramatic!
JURY DUTY
By Laura Van Wormer
1996
For novelist Libby Winslow jury duty becomes more than she expected when romance intermingles
with justice. Two of her fellow jurors compete for her attention while she helps decide the fate of a tycoon’s son standing trial for murder.
A JURY OF HER PEERS
By Jean Hanff Korelitz
1996
Public Defender Sybylla Muldoon defends a homeless man accused of violently killing a young child.
The challenging case involves kidnapping, drug experimentation, and possible jury tampering and becomes increasingly personal for the
persistent attorney.
JURY OF ONE
By David Ellis
2004
Ellis’s latest book has tough attorney Shelly Trotter defending a youth accused of killing a cop. Suspense
heightens when she finds out the boy is her own son whom she gave up for adoption years earlier. A dramatic read!
THE LAST JUROR
By John Grisham
2004
Nine years after being convicted of murdering a young widow, Danny Padgitt is released from prison set on getting
revenge from the jurors who convicted him. Can Willie Traynor, editor of the local newspaper in small town Clayton, Mississippi, discover the
truth before retribution succeeds? Grisham’s latest is one of his best!
THE RUNAWAY JURY
By John Grisham
1996
Jury selection is at the heart of this Grisham novel when a widow seeks justice from a big tobacco
company. When an overconfident consultant starts to lose control of the jury, an insidious cat and mouse game ensues. Another intelligent legal thriller!
SELF-DEFENSE
By Jonathan Kellerman
1995
Psychologist Alex Delaware agrees to see Lucy Lowell, a former juror on a serial killer case. His involvement
deepens when his new client’s past brings to the present bizarre and painful revelations. A satisfying read from a popular author.
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