The #1 Lawyer

by James Patterson, Nancy Allen

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Using the steamy Mississippi climate to turn up the heat, this blazing courtroom drama will have you thinking and then rethinking how you feel about Stafford Lee Penney, the lawyer in question. This is a meticulously plotted mystery that never lets up.

Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #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 is accused of murder, the #1 Lawyer will find a way to triumph. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316499675
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	03/18/2024
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	4,025
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. Among his creations are Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and Maximum Ride. His #1 bestselling nonfiction includes Walk in My Combat Boots, Filthy Rich, and his autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson. He has collaborated on novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton and has won an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, 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.    

Hometown:

Palm Beach, Florida

Date of Birth:

March 22, 1947

Place of Birth:

Newburgh, New York

Education:

B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971

Website:

http://www.jamespatterson.com

Editorial Reviews

Excellent legal drama… Courtroom scenes are top-notch, and Patterson & Allen have once again hit a home run.”—Red Carpet Crash

"Patterson knows how to entertain readers ... [will] keep your head spinning right up until the end."—Bookreporter

From the Publisher

Patterson knows how to entertain readers…[Will] keep your head spinning right up until the end.”

Bookreporter

Excellent legal drama…Courtroom scenes are top-notch, and Patterson and Allen have once again hit a home run.”

Red Carpet Crash