Most Popular Legal Thriller Books

Explore the most popular Legal Thriller books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.

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Kindle County Legal #1

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

The Pelican Brief

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

The Firm #1

The Firm

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1991

The Widow

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 21, 2025

The Runaway Jury

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Rainmaker

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery

1995

The Chamber

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Jake Brigance #1

A Time to Kill

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1989

The Firm #2

The Exchange

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 17, 2023

The Boys from Biloxi

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 18, 2022

Jake Brigance #3

A Time for Mercy

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 13, 2020

The Guardians

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 15, 2019

The Reckoning

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 23, 2018

The Whistler

Witness to a Trial

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery

September 27, 2016

Gray Mountain

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 21, 2014

Jake Brigance #2

Sycamore Row

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 22, 2013

The Racketeer

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 23, 2012

The Litigators

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 25, 2011

The Confession

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 26, 2010

The Associate

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 26, 2009

The Appeal

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 29, 2008

The Broker

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2005

The Last Juror

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2004

The King of Torts

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2003

The Summons

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2002

Paul Madriani #4

The Judge

Steve Martini

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

The Street Lawyer

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

The Client

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

The Whistler #2

The Judge's List

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 19, 2021

The Rooster Bar

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 24, 2017

The Whistler #1

The Whistler

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 25, 2016

Rogue Lawyer #1

Rogue Lawyer

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

October 20, 2015

The Testament

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

The Partner

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Rogue Lawyer

Partners

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery

March 29, 2016

The Brethren

John Grisham

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2000