The Jailhouse Lawyer
Sep 2021 · Sold by Little, Brown
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From the world's #1 bestselling author, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself.
In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself. Sometimes the best education an attorney can get is a short stretch of hard time.
“Fast-paced, intriguing, and often politically charged.” –PopSugar
“A page-turning legal thriller that exposes a headline-making crisis in the American courts: the new debtors’ prisons.” ―Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Tony Messenger
In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself. Sometimes the best education an attorney can get is a short stretch of hard time.
“Fast-paced, intriguing, and often politically charged.” –PopSugar
“A page-turning legal thriller that exposes a headline-making crisis in the American courts: the new debtors’ prisons.” ―Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Tony Messenger
From the world's #1 bestselling author, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself.
In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself. Sometimes...
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Sheila Bentley
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June 19, 2025
Both stories were unrealistic. There wasn't proper closure in the first one. It should have expanded on the consequences to the judge. In the second one, the defense's strategy would only serve to make the defendant look even more guilty. James Pattersen should brush up on his John Grisham and Micheal Connelly. He clearly has no understanding of how the judicial system works.
Susan Cormier
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August 30, 2024
I liked both stories, however, I found myself very frustrated with both of the women lawyers. They were both SO consumed with the law, and proving that they were right. These are intelligent women, but they got themselves into situations that just didn't sit well with me. They should've been smart enough to recognize how "dirty" the law was in these towns, and played the game a bit different... especially the Jailhouse Lawyer. Suzie
Madeline Smith
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February 2, 2026
Two for one with Jailhouse Lawyer. Both stories are based on the underdog defense attorney and their fight for justice. Good read.
About the author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
Nancy Allen practiced law for fifteen years in her native Ozarks and served as a law instructor at Missouri State University for sixteen years. She is also the author of the Ozarks Mystery series.
Nancy Allen practiced law for fifteen years in her native Ozarks and served as a law instructor at Missouri State University for sixteen years. She is also the author of the Ozarks Mystery series.
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as c...
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