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Are you preparing for the rigorous Cambridge A-Level Law examinations? This comprehensive textbook is your key to unlocking a deep understanding of the English legal system, criminal law, contract law, and the law of tort. Designed specifically for the 2024 and 2025 exam specifications, this book offers clear explanations, engaging examples, and up-to-date coverage to support your success.Master the Fundamentals of English LawBegin your legal journey...
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Despite all that was revealed about Ian Ramsey's crimes during the Hope Kane criminal trial, Ramsey is still walking the streets as a free man. Prosecutors are hesitant to indict a powerful man like Ian Ramsey, unless they are presented with irrefutable evidence that will guarantee a conviction. Until Ramsey is tried and convicted of his crimes, Hope and her friends, Edward Miller and Annie Sharpe, must live each day in fear of Ramsey taking revenge...
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Many lawyers find the practice of law intolerable. It simply stinks. "So why don't you leave it?" they say. "Why not find another job? Your law degree is valuable!" They don't know what they're talking about. For most lawyers, switching careers simply isn't an option. We have bills to pay and mouths to feed. The only answer is to find some way to make it tolerable. This book is designed to do just that - help lawyers who hate the law find some way...
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In this explosive legal thriller, Judge David Norcross enters dangerous terrain when a favor to a colleague lands him a fifty-year-old homicide case.
The defendant, Dominic O'Connell-with the help of his gangster uncle-is one of Boston's most charming and successful businessmen. His rise from poverty to power is the stuff of local legend. But when a dying hitman fingers O'Connell for the long-ago, unsolved murder of a city police officer, his...
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The main characters in our story, Jay Allan Scripps and Rowena Moore, have connected after many years after a mysterious accident. He is hiding from his past, while she leads a reclusive existence. They are motivated by a perhaps misguided need to improve their world. Their unique use of guns forms helps save lives in a neglected area of the city."Baltimore Blue and Freddie Gray" is a work of fiction set in Baltimore during the eventful time of...
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"A masterful story of murder, corruption, and sexual obsession, with the tension meter on high" from the author of Midnight and A Shattered Circle (Booklist).
For law clerk Linda Conover, who studied art in college, her boss's new case is close to her heart. The ownership of an ancient Roman silver urn-part of a treasure valued at seventy million dollars-is being contested by the governments of Croatia and Hungary and the Earl of...
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A lawyer gets uncomfortably close to a former client, crossing a dangerous line, in this edgy debut thriller.
Daniel, a criminal barrister, is working all hours on a sensational trial at the Old Bailey, defending a client he believes is wrongfully accused of a grisly murder. Determined to keep Rod out of prison, he begins to neglect his wife-and soon afterwards suspects she's having an affair.
After Daniel triumphs in court, the bond he's...
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Lilly Cleary is an attorney for a prestigious Sarasota law firm. But her killer cross-examination technique and take-no-prisoners courtroom attitude haven't stopped the senior partners from dumping one stink bomb after another on her desk-like the kayak-whiplash case she's currently saddled with. And problems at home, specifically with her ex–boyfriend, aren't making her disposition any sunnier.
But it isn't until she's mugged outside her office...
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A judge's wife struggles under the deadly weight of secrets both past and present in "Egan's excellent third legal thriller . . . his best to date" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Ever since a fall from a stepladder, Judge Lonergan hasn't been the same. The accident triggered traumatic dementia-a condition that his wife and secretary, Barbara, is desperate to keep hidden from the public. With the help of the judge's law clerk, she seems...
10) Proofs of Crimes
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Vincent Morelli was an up and coming businessperson wrongly accused and imprisoned. Het sets about to clear his name with the help of a powerful but shady lawbreaker, a happy go lucky private detective, and even an egotistic but determined police detective. But he would be tangling with hardened killers, the mafia and crooked cops. Will he ever clear his name?
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"Hitchcock would have loved Midnight's twisty, original plot. . . . A fast, fun read fueled by a clever premise and well-developed characters" (Phillip Margolin, New York Times–bestselling author).
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
New Year's Eve is just another night for Carol Scilingo and Tom Carroway, secretary and law clerk for Judge Canter. The holiday might have been different if single mom Carol didn't have her young...
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Southern California legal thrillers - over 1,500 pages full of twists, turns, drama, crime and justice. For fans of Grisham, buy the series that one reader says "are among the best page-turners around."Presumed GuiltyIntroducing Avery Collins! Former inmate turned Harvard trained lawyer, Avery is a social justice warrior with a thirst for justice for the wrongfully accused. She represents Esme Gutierrez, a refugee accused of killing a wealthy young...
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Suspicious Activity is an epic drama of intrigue, suspense, thrills, and legal combat-torn out of today's headlines.
"The purpose of the lawsuit is to fully expose the bank's willing support to groups that are killing Americans-and others-overseas." This announcement by attorney Nicholas "Deke" Deketomis sets up the gladiatorial arena between Big Banking and a team of well-meaning activist lawyers.
The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars introduced...
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Navigating the complexities of the legal system can be daunting, but the key to success lies in the hands of the advocate you choose. "How to Hire a Winning Lawyer," by John Ellsworth, demystifies the process of selecting a legal champion capable of securing the triumph and self-satisfaction you deserve.John Ellsworth, a seasoned attorney with an impressive fifty-year tenure in the courtroom, brings a treasure trove of insights to this essential guide....
15) The Sentence
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A gripping thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon, VOX
The one decision you can’t take back
Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case.
In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.
Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty.
Until now.
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