Two Kinds of Stranger
by Steve Cavanaugh.
Elly Parker’s life as a TikTok influencer is shattered when she discovers — live on video — her new husband and best friend in bed together.
Her marriage is over, but she still believes in performing random act of kindness. When she sees a man in the subway, on crutches and trying to get a suitcase up the stairs, she is happy to help.
That’s a big mistake. A chain of terrifying events follows, made even worse when Elly is arrested for the murder of her former husband and best friend.
She hires high-profile lawyer Eddie Flynn to defend her in court, but Eddie also has troubles of his own to deal with.
House of Correction
by Nicci French.
What if a person accused of murder has to investigate the crime from inside prison? And fires her lawyer so has to conduct her own defense in court? Especially if she’s undisciplined and prone to offensive outbursts?
The Murder List
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Harvard law student Rachel is married to Jack, the top defense attorney in Boston. She’s been offered a summer internship with Jack’s nemesis, the local District Attorney. Rachel figures she’ll learn the prosecutor’s tricks from the inside, positioning her perfectly to be Jack’s law partner when she graduates.
But Rachel confronts a dilemma. What’s more important: winning, or justice?