The tension of the crowded courtroom, jaded DAs and surprise witnesses, stunning defenses and divided juries -- all manner of legal twists and dramatic turns fill the pages in this anthology of legal thrillers featuring writers like Graham Greene, Mark Leyner, and Irwin Shaw, who in past decades have defined this popular genre, as well as those redefining it today. Andrew Vachss, John Grisham, Scott Turow, Joe R. Lansdale, Carolyn Wheat, Ian Creasey, Michael Mallory, and other established talents in the crime and mystery fields offer gripping, masterful tales that explore the complex and unpredictable world of the judicial system.
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Michael Hemmingson lives in southern California and Baja California. Michael Hemmingson writes and publishes books, stories, essays, and ethnographic research projects. Michael Hemmingson writes and sells screenplays and film treatments. Michael Hemmingson has been pegged as a novelist, playwright, cultural anthropologist, sociologist in the symbolic interactionism school, auto-ethnographer and criminal scalawag. Michael Hemmingson has been associated with the minimalist Gordon Lish School of Writing. Michael Hemmingson has been accused of being a writer of crime noir literature. Michael Hemmingson has been labeled an author of literary erotica. Michael Hemmingson has been cast into the waters of the AvantPop School of Prose Writing. Michael Hemmingson has edited anthologies, zines, and newspapers. Michael Hemmingson has composed literary criticism and collected ethnographic data in the qualitative inquiry school of social science research. Michael Hemmingson has written speculative fiction and weird westerns. Michael Hemmingson sometimes dashes off a poem. Michael Hemmingson is not Michael Hemmingson. Michael Hemmingson is Michael Hawthorne.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Barely Legal,
By sweetmolly (RICHMOND, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers (Paperback)
This collection is a disappointment. The overall quality is poor; the come on of the "big names" is a farce. Two pages taken almost at random and out of context from John Grisham's "The Partner" do not constitute a "legal thriller." An incident (not even a courtroom incident) from Scott Turow's "Pleading Guilty" is almost meaningless without background on the characters. Irwin Shaw and Louis Auchincloss had good selections, probably because both have excellent reputations as short story writers. "Speedball" by Brian Hedge was excellent, but it had everything to do with the death of John Belushi and nothing to do with lawyers, court, and legal matters. I am a fan of courtroom drama, and "Legal Thrillers" did not provide me with even one clever lawyer. This book seems hastily put together and lacked focus.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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a mixed potpourri,
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Michael Hemmingson has collected in this volume 39 courtroom/legal stories not only by the accomplished masters but also from up-&-coming writers. Featured are writings of Gardner, Turow, Grisham, Andrew Vachss, Francis M. Nevins. Jr., the accomplished masters of the genre & also exciting legal stories from non-legal authors like Jeremy Russell & John Lutz.The Mammoth Book, true to its name is mammoth in content, but a trifle disappointing as acknowledged superstars of the genre like Steve Martini, Richard North Patterson & Lisa Scottoline, have been left out. I must say that the stories show a remarkable variety; from the interesting Perry Mason The Case of the Crying Swallow to the amusing Mike Wiecek's The New Lawyer, & from the intriguing Francis M. Nevins's Loren Mensing mystery Night of the Silken Snow to the satirical My Bonnie Lies by Ted Hertel Jr. Though not a great collection, it is a good anthology worth its name - a potpourri.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A massive, mammoth book of lawyers and criminals!,
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This is a great book. There are some stinkers, but that's to be expected. But I stayed up all night reading it. I highly recommend it.
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He sat most of the night in the high-rise suite's bay window, watching soft feathery snow slide down from the black sky and coat the sleeping city in white, trying to ease his anguish with the cool detached thinking of a lawyer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Major Winnett, Sir Peter, Della Street, Lady Emmaline, New York, Tara Flowers, John Belushi, Willie Stark, Daphne Rexford, Fat Mike, Owen Jafford, Paul Drake, Perry Mason, Laura Gooding, Tyler Baines, Wall Street, Kelvin Stouter, Horace Jones, John Flood, Los Angeles, August Yannick, Imperial Kings, Marcia Winnett, Ren Craley, Adele Zeichner New!
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He sat most of the night in the high-rise suite's bay window, watching soft feathery snow slide down from the black sky and coat the sleeping city in white, trying to ease his anguish with the cool detached thinking of a lawyer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Major Winnett, Sir Peter, Della Street, Lady Emmaline, New York, Tara Flowers, John Belushi, Willie Stark, Daphne Rexford, Fat Mike, Owen Jafford, Paul Drake, Perry Mason, Laura Gooding, Tyler Baines, Wall Street, Kelvin Stouter, Horace Jones, John Flood, Los Angeles, August Yannick, Imperial Kings, Marcia Winnett, Ren Craley, Adele Zeichner New!
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- Night of Silken Snow and Other (Five Star First Edition Mystery) by Francis M., Jr. Nevins in Front Matter, and page 1
- The case of the crying swallow: A Perry Mason novelette and other stories (A Nightingale mystery in large print) by Erle Stanley Gardner in Front Matter, and page 223
- Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow in Front Matter, and page 83
- Murder Coming by James Powell in Front Matter
- Irwin Shaw: 4 Complete Novels by Rh Value Publishing in Front Matter
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