Showing posts with label Scott Pratt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scott Pratt. Show all posts

TH - 257/1 | An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard #1) by Scott Pratt

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A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room.

A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.

Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent.

His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.

"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut." -- Publisher's Weekly.

"It’s Scott Turow and Grisham... The opening chapter is maybe the most compelling I’ve read in a decade.” – Ken Bruen.

Smart and sophisticated, with a plot twist that will leave you shaking your head in wonder, "An Innocent Client" -- the first in the acclaimed Joe Dillard series -- will also leave you wanting more.

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TH - 257/2 | In Good Faith (Joe Dillard #2) by Scott Pratt

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A family of four is slaughtered in rural Tennessee.

Two weeks later, a retired high school principal and his wife are brutally slain.

Two Satan-worshipping teens stand accused.

It’s up to prosecutor Joe Dillard to convict them.

A former defense attorney who spent way too much time defending people he knew were guilty, Joe is determined to win this case to atone for his past. But an evil young woman named Natasha is responsible for the slayings and Joe knows it.

"This book was so intense it was scary." -- M. Cottrill, Dallas, Tex.

"The book ends up moving along like a thriller should; at breakneck speed." -- N. Bilmes, Vernon, Conn.

"This author is a must read if you love attorney and courtroom thrillers." -- Kenneth J. George, Detroit, Mich.

" Better than the old Grisham." -- Tompat, Melbourne, Fla.

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TH - 257/3 | Injustice For All (Joe Dillard #3) by Scott Pratt

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A criminal court judge is found hanging from a tree.

A young employee of the district attorney's office goes missing.

The primary suspect in the judge's murder is Dillard's son's best friend, and Dillard's wife may have destroyed evidence. Meanwhile, the missing girl turns out to be a mystery far deeper than anyone imagined...

"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable." - "Publisher's Weekly."

"It's Scott Turow and Grisham..." - Ken Bruen.

"Pratt knows what he's doing and it shows." - Alafair Burke.

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TH - 257/4 | Reasonable Fear (Joe Dillard #4) by Scott Pratt

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Three young women are found floating in a lake.
The suspect is one of the richest and most powerful men in Tennessee.

In this novel, Dillard has become the district attorney in Northeast Tennessee. He becomes heavily involved in the investigation with Sheriff Leon Bates and soon realizes that he is up against an enemy that he has never before encountered -- someone so rich and so powerful that the course of justice could be altered by money and political influence.

But when bodies start showing up in his driveway and his family is threatened with termination, Dillard must ask himself a previously unthinkable question. His life, and the lives of his family, depend on the answer.

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TH - 257/5 | Conflict of Interest (Joe Dillard #5) by Scott Pratt

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A six-year-old girl is kidnapped from her bed in Tennessee's oldest town.

The ransom note demands millions.

In this fifth installment of the highly-acclaimed and bestselling Joe Dillard series, Dillard is hired to represent the parents of a child who has gone missing.

As the clock ticks, Dillard desperately tries to find the little girl, but the return of his wife's dreaded disease and the stunning appearance of his father combine to push Dillard to his emotional limit.

"I have grown to love Joe Dillard." - Janet Lindsay

"This author has created a cast of characters and a protagonist so real they virtually jump off the page." - Mark Rubenstein

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TH - 257/6 | Blood Money (Joe Dillard #6) by Scott Pratt

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In the sixth volume of the bestselling Joe Dillard series, Dillard does something he has never done before -- he hires a young associate. Her name is Charleston Story, she is bright and beautiful, and in her very first case, she winds up inheriting an item so valuable that it threatens to destroy her and everything she cares about.

As Dillard tries to help and advise his young protege, he finds himself dragged into a web of danger and intrigue, a web so thick that he may never be able to extract himself.

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TH - 257/7 | A Crime of Passion (Joe Dillard #7) by Scott Pratt

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A beautiful, young, rising star in the country music world is found dead in a Nashville hotel room.

The owner of her record company is charged with murder.

Dillard navigates Nashville's unfamiliar legal system and the world of country music in search of the truth, but he soon finds himself confronted with a web of lies so masterfully woven that he fears he may never find any answers.

As the trial begins and the tension mounts, Dillard fears that not only will his client be wrongfully convicted, but that Dillard himself may not survive.

"If you like Reacher, the Lincoln Lawyer, Jake Brigance and Paul Madriani, you'll be excited to meet Joe Dillard!" --Amazon Five-Star Review

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TH - 257/8 | Judgment Cometh: And That Right Soon (Joe Dillard #8) by Scott Pratt

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A Supreme Court Justice is found cut into pieces in the back of a pick-up truck.

Three other judges have already gone missing.

As Dillard delves into the case, he comes to believe his client is not guilty. But who is? Who has been kidnapping and killing judges all over the state of Tennessee?

The search for that answer leads Dillard and his friend, Sheriff Leon Bates, down a path so dark and so dangerous to a villain so evil, it will change both Joe and Leon forever -- if they manage to survive.

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TH - 257/9 | Due Process (Joe Dillard #9) by Scott Pratt

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A young exotic dancer claims she was sexually assaulted at a party thrown by a university football team.

Three players stand accused.

In the ninth installment of the bestselling Joe Dillard series, Dillard finds himself defending one of the players accused of assaulting the young woman.

The case receives national attention, quickly escalating into a platform for deep-seeded division and hatred. It also ensnares Dillard, along with his son, Jack, and Charleston Story into a web of lies and deceit spun by a mysterious figure with a hidden agenda.

"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability." (Publishers Weekly)

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