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THE #1 LAW YER
James Patterson and Nancy Allen
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THE #1 LAW YER

Patterson's Greatest Southern Legal Thriller Yet

by James Patterson and Nancy Allen

Little, Brown · 2024

Peak rank

#3

Weeks on list

5

Debuted

April 2024

Chart History

#1510152024

5 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #3

Move over, John Grisham! Biloxi's best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his wife is murdered, and he becomes the nation's #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's accused of murder, the #1 Lawyer will find a way to triumph.

All Appearances

10↓4April 28, 2024wk 4
11↓1May 5, 2024wk 5

Details

ISBN-13
9780316499675
ISBN-10
0316499676
Published
2024
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Categories
Fiction

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