The #1 Lawyer
A Thriller
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4.3 • 1.8K Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect.
Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi’s #1 Lawyer and top local celebrity.
Just as Penney notches his latest courtroom victory, his wife is scandalously killed. He spirals into a legal and personal losing streak, damaging his reputation and ruining his career.
That’s when Penney makes a bold decision. He stops trading on his power-lawyer identity and creates a new one: lawyer lifeguard. Moonlighting at the beach, showing up to court in flip-flops, mentoring a law student, the new Penney is at first unrecognizable.
It’s said that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. But when Penney is accused of murder, the #1 Lawyer will find a way to triumph.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A star attorney has to rebuild his life—and his luck—in this Southern legal thriller. Mississippi defense attorney Stafford Lee Penney has never lost a case. But after defending one very controversial character, his life and career go off the rails, leading to his ex-wife’s brutal murder. Now recovering from alcoholism and working part-time as a lifeguard, Stafford is ready to get back to practicing law…until a startling turn of events finds him defending himself in court. James Patterson and Nancy Allen have crafted an entertaining mix of crime thriller and courtroom drama, making for a colorful chronicle of Southern life. The personal dramas hounding Stafford draw you in, while the suspense building around him will keep you hooked. This is a truly exciting read.
Customer Reviews
A few twists and turns
Good story line, interesting characters and plot.
Another great book from Patterson
This book reels you in from beginning to end.
No John Grisham
And to think I was getting bored with Grisham’s work. Patterson and his army of ghost writers can’t hold a candle to him. Flimsy, cutesy writing with ridiculously unrealistic depictions of courtroom action. A page turner only in the sense that I just wanted to get it over with.