The #1 Lawyer
America’s top lawyer is on trial for murdering his beautiful wife. Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his wife is murdered, and he becomes the #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.
Reviews
The story was all over the place with highly unlikely circumstances and outcomes.
By Coolguy02
One of the best James Patterson’s I’ve read in quite awhile. Love to read more with the characters of Stafford Lee and Jenny.
By desert kitty kat
Really keeps you thinking and wanting more
By MrNMLowe
Great story.
By Dan Vermilion
This was my first time reading a book by this author and I’ll be reading more. I was glued to the novel. It was entertaining and had some unexpected events, which made it unpredictable.
By Monna!97