Chicago Literature Index — Legal Thrillers

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 1.  Judgement Day
James T. Farrell
James T. Farrell link
1935 FNovLT
 2.  Presumed Innocent
Scott Turow
Scott Turow link
1987 LT
 3.  Innocent
Scott Turow
Scott Turow link
2010 FNovLT
 4.  The Litigators
John Grisham 2011 FNovLT
 5.  Once We Were Brothers

Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart Series (#1)

Ronald H. Balson
Ronald H. Balson link
2013 FNovMysLTSMysHF
 6.  Saving Sophie

Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart Series (#2)

Ronald H. Balson
Ronald H. Balson link
2015 FNovMysLTSMys
 7.  Karolina’s Twins

Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart Series (#3)

Ronald H. Balson
Ronald H. Balson link
2016 FNovMysLTSMys
 8.  Defending Britta Stein

Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart Series (#6)

Ronald H. Balson
Ronald H. Balson link
2021 FNovMysLTSMys
 9.  The Heights
Ray Franze
Ray Franze link
2023 FLTHF
 10.  Worse than a Lie
Ben Crump 2026 FNovLT