The Jailhouse Lawyer
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- Author：James Patterson
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Summary
* Duration: 14 hours and 51 minutes *
A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown - and ends up in jail herself。
Young attorney and single mother Martha Foster is in serious need of a fresh start。 So when a perfect job opportunity falls into her lap， Martha drops everything to move her and her 5-year-old son to charming Ava， Alabama， where even the Welcome Wagon comes out to greet them。
Instead of the bustling case load she expected to have as the new public defender， however， Martha is surprised to find herself with little to do， her legal aid rebuffed at every turn。 Judge Wyatt Pickens， the charismatic head of the local courts， urges Martha to enjoy her cushy new job。 But as she digs deeper into Ava’s methods of justice， Martha becomes more and more convinced that there’s something deeply twisted happening - and that Pickens himself has a hold on the town that goes well beyond the bench。
Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch of hard time。
©2021 James Patterson and Nancy Allen （P）2021 Grand Central Publishing
A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown - and ends up in jail herself。
Young attorney and single mother Martha Foster is in serious need of a fresh start。 So when a perfect job opportunity falls into her lap， Martha drops everything to move her and her 5-year-old son to charming Ava， Alabama， where even the Welcome Wagon comes out to greet them。
Instead of the bustling case load she expected to have as the new public defender， however， Martha is surprised to find herself with little to do， her legal aid rebuffed at every turn。 Judge Wyatt Pickens， the charismatic head of the local courts， urges Martha to enjoy her cushy new job。 But as she digs deeper into Ava’s methods of justice， Martha becomes more and more convinced that there’s something deeply twisted happening - and that Pickens himself has a hold on the town that goes well beyond the bench。
Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch of hard time。
©2021 James Patterson and Nancy Allen （P）2021 Grand Central Publishing
Reviews
Tamsey Watkins
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Reminds me of oldJames Patterson books 。 Short chapters and a great story line 。 HighlyRecommend！！！
Marsha Rafalski
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This book was part of a dual publication with “Power of Attorney。”James Patterson is one of my go-to authors。 Pretty much anything I have read from him is at least a 4-5*。Martha Foster is an attorney and single mother of a 5 year old son with a heart condition。 When her law firm changes their benefits to a new plan which will make it impossible for her to provide adequate medical care for her son。 When she finds an ad for a public defender in Douglas County， Alabama， she immediately applies。 The This book was part of a dual publication with “Power of Attorney。”James Patterson is one of my go-to authors。 Pretty much anything I have read from him is at least a 4-5*。Martha Foster is an attorney and single mother of a 5 year old son with a heart condition。 When her law firm changes their benefits to a new plan which will make it impossible for her to provide adequate medical care for her son。 When she finds an ad for a public defender in Douglas County， Alabama， she immediately applies。 The salary and benefits package is literally an answer to a prayer。Upon arriving and checking in at the Courthouse， Martha is surprised that there are no cases for her to take on。 When she sees an old law school friend who is jailed for failure to appear。 Soon she determines that Judge Wyatt Pickens is abusing his authority and runs his courtroom like his personal playground。 Martha begins efforts to identify the irregularities and illegal practices。 Her efforts lands her in jail for contempt。 Martha files a request for removal for Judge Pickens。 She has two witnesses lined up: one a young inmate who has been abused and is unable to pay her court and jail boarding costs， and the widow of the previous public defender who killed himself just before Martha came to town。 The inmate backs out on the morning of the hearing and the young widow leaves after watching Martha’s cross examination。 Then a surprise witness comes forward。 This book is a tried and true legal thriller plot， somewhat predictable but a well constructed and well written story。 and I will also always recommend a Patterson to anyone who likes this genre。 。。。more
Lola Day-Hartnell
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Jailhouse LawyerThe book was very well written and grabbed my attention instantly。 It was a real page turner and I could not put it down。 I live very near Montgomery So so places mentioned were very familar。 In fact the character of Judge Pickens remained me of a controversial judge in our state from a few yea rs back。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about the legal system and its sometimes not so ethical members。
Randall Allen
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Couldn’t put it down！ OMG James Patterson and Nancy Allen created the best legal thriller ever！ And the second book included was every bit as incredible！
Judi
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The Jailhouse LawyerTwo stories in one！The first is about The Jailhouse Lawyer， Martha Foster， has a 5 year old son with a heart condition and it is important that she keep her job as lawyer with a well know legal firm。 But， when they cut the benefits， including her insurance， she starts looking for another job。When a vacancy came up in Douglas County， AL for a Public Defender。 Martha applied for the job and got it。 Happy that she was moving and now was assured of a great salary and good benefit The Jailhouse LawyerTwo stories in one！The first is about The Jailhouse Lawyer， Martha Foster， has a 5 year old son with a heart condition and it is important that she keep her job as lawyer with a well know legal firm。 But， when they cut the benefits， including her insurance， she starts looking for another job。When a vacancy came up in Douglas County， AL for a Public Defender。 Martha applied for the job and got it。 Happy that she was moving and now was assured of a great salary and good benefits， she starts her job。But， not all is good in Douglas County。 When she starts her job and expects to take cases， the Judge Wyatt Pickens rules the county。 Everyone in town is afraid of him and Martha will be finding out how bad the court system is in this town。 Martha finds things that are going on， and she winds up in jail。 Now she is going to try to fight this corrupt judge and county。A really good book， which I enjoyed。The second is Power of Attorney。 Leah Randall is an attorney and has been alway from her home in Arkansas for years。 Just finishing up a case， she gets a message from her mother that she needs to come， her father is sick。 Leah quits her job， and heads home to be with her mother and family。 Her father， Walt Randall， is a lawyer in the town and well respected。 When she returns home， she finds her father has early Alzheimers and his practice and finances are in a mess。 But， she needs to find out what cases he was working on and try to get them finished。 In doing so， she winds up into being the lawyer for a girl that was been accused of killng the family that was taking care of her。 Leah finds she must fight the whole time to get to the truth in this case and find out where her life is going。 。。。more
Julie Garner
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Woah！ So very hard to put down this book with 2 excellent law thrillers inside。 Read the first book of 280 pages in one night because I just couldn’t stop。Great for John Grisham fans waiting for his next book。
Meghan
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This book was received as an ARC from Little， Brown and Company in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。My jaw dropped so many times that I lost count within the first few pages of the book。 I felt like I was on an intense episode of a Law and Order and SVU crossover event。 A lawyer who is fighting to save her hometown from being corrupt and with their local jailhouse full and nowhere to put these inmates， it's up to Foster to end up This book was received as an ARC from Little， Brown and Company in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。My jaw dropped so many times that I lost count within the first few pages of the book。 I felt like I was on an intense episode of a Law and Order and SVU crossover event。 A lawyer who is fighting to save her hometown from being corrupt and with their local jailhouse full and nowhere to put these inmates， it's up to Foster to end up in jail herself and really learn what it takes to survive and beat the system she is set to destroy。 The writing style and language use so so brilliantly used that it brought the story to life and you are anticipating the ending on what will happen in the long haul。We will consider adding this title to our Fiction collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more
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