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I read The Wife Who Knew Too Much and liked it. So I was excited to see that the author, a former prosecutor, had written a legal thriller. What did I think and should you read it? Here’s my Review of The Intern by Michele Campbell.
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I’ve always loved legal thrillers, both on the page and on the screen. A legal thriller offers baked-in conflict and often a scrappy legal underdog fighting for justice. What are some of the Best Legal Thrillers from the 1990s to the 2020s, both books and movies? I’m here to tell you!
[Read more…]Mad Honey is a story about different types of love: romantic love, the love of a parent for a child, and self-love and acceptance. It’s also a coming of age and identity story. This new book by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan was a typical Picoult book in some ways but not in others. Find out what I thought in my Review of Mad Honey.
I grew up reading courtroom thrillers by authors like John Grisham and Scott Turow and watching legal dramas like L.A. Law and Ally McBeal. Those kind of stories fell out of favor for a while, but I’m feeling like they are BACK. The Local by Joey Hartstone was the story of a small town patent lawyer who suddenly finds himself in the middle of a high stakes criminal defense trial. Check out my review of The Local!
I really enjoyed Anatomy of a Scandal. What did I think of Sarah Vaughan’s latest book, also a courtroom drama with political themes? Check out my review of Reputation by Sarah Vaughan, which will discuss how the book is different from Anatomy of a Scandal and what kind of readers I think will enjoy it!
Love a good legal thriller? Are you a Michael Connelly fan looking for a plot summary of The Lincoln Lawyer and a discussion about how The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix is different from the 2005 book or from the 2011 movie? Want to discuss the adaptation, the casting, the changes from the book to the movie? Let’s discuss ALL of it. Welcome to Page to Screen: The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix! You can find all my Page to Screen posts here!
