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The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson

The #1 Lawyer

A Thriller

James Patterson, Nancy Allen, Kevin Stillwell

Little, Brown and Company · Print & ebook · March 18, 2024

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 in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author.

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Who it’s for
A legal thriller pairs a high-profile murder accusation with a lawyer’s unexpected reinvention.
Genres
Legal Thrillers, Mystery
Published
Little, Brown and Company, March 18, 2024

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About this book

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 in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. 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.

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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.

Lawyer in Flux

A legal thriller pairs a high-profile murder accusation with a lawyer’s unexpected reinvention.

Come here for

  • Courtroom stakes tangled with a murder accusation
  • A lawyer rebuilding his identity after a personal and professional fall

Expect

  • A sharp shift from courtroom polish to beachside flip-flops
  • Suspense shaped by reputation, grief, and a career in free fall

Where it sits

Legal Thrillers92%
Mystery23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Suspense
  • Crime Fiction
  • Legal Thrillers
Authors
James Patterson, Nancy Allen, Kevin Stillwell
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published
March 18, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Suspense