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In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college dropout, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details and the paper began to prosper. The murderer, Danny Padgitt was tried before...

Attorney Andy Carpenter is about to represent an adorable Bernese mountain dog puppy, whose owner was brutally murdered, in a custody fight. Few can rival Andy's affection for dogs, and he will do whatever it takes to insure that this little pup doesn't fall into the wrong hands. But his playful new friend possesses a deadly and valuable secret that a number of people are willing to resort to violence to obtain. "Edgar-award nominated author David...

A public defender in a southern Texas town must defend a local guitarist accused of rape and murder. Soon the evidence begins to point to the son of a local businessman.

Detective Ari Green investigates the stabbing murder of a millionaire on the eve of his high-profile divorce, a case marked by the man's affair with a Hollywood starlet and Greene's secret relationship with prosecutor Jennifer Raglan.

Follows the experiences of a grieving mother who is reluctant to join a public outcry over her son's murder while the mother of the accused keeps wrenching secrets that she knows will affect her entire family.

Sharing a seemingly tranquil relationship with his brilliant bohemian wife only to find himself on trial for her murder, liberal arts college professor Samuel Madison struggles with a hostile town while reevaluating his marriage.