Many of you are probably aware of the well known legal thriller authors, such as John Grisham, Lisa Scottoline, Marcia Clark, and Michael Connelly. These are the mainstay, bread and butter types of fiction focused on the law. They feature corporate malfeasance as found in The Firm, overzealous law suits and domestic violence, as in Save Me, and murder investigations by lawyers desperate to uncover the truth, as in The Gods of Guilt. Legal thrillers cover a lot of ground and easily blend into other types of books such as mysteries and general thrillers. A subject search of legal stories in our catalog will provide a long list of legal thrillers and related works available at MCPL. For a less expansive list, try this Top 10 Legal Thrillers of All Time from the mystery book website Mystery Center. 
Legal thrillers aren't the only books that feature lawyers. The late English author John Mortimer wrote a humor series beloved by many lawyers called Rumpole of the Bailey. Rumpole is a stubborn London barrister who doggedly defends his usually poor clients and finds too much pleasure in arguing with judges and poking holes in their pride. In addition to the books, there have been various television and radio iterations of Rumpole of the Bailey as well.
There's even a series written for children, Theodore Boone by John Grisham. The main character, Theodore Boone, is the son of 2 lawyers. Boone's first adventure begins when a man in his town is accused of murder. Boone learns there's a witness, an illegal immigrant, who may be able to save the accused, but is too scared to come forward and testify.
Finally, there's one last series about a lawyer I feel obliged to mention. I'm not familiar with the series myself. I don't know how much there is in it about courtrooms, trials, investigations, etc., but technically, the main character is a lawyer, at least by day. His name is Matt Murdock, but he's better known as Daredevil.Labels: Books