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The #1 lawyer / James Patterson & Nancy Allen.

Number one lawyer (other title)
Number 1 lawyer (other title)

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316499675
  • ISBN: 0316499676
  • Physical Description: 423 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown & Company, 2024.
Subject:
Criminal defense lawyers > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Suspects (Criminal investigation) > Fiction.
Widowers > Fiction.
Lifeguards > Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Fiction.
Biloxi (Miss.) > Fiction.
Genre:
Legal fiction (Literature)
Thrillers (Fiction)

Available copies

  • 166 of 186 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 186 total copies.
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Marion Library FIC PAT (Text) 37810435815088 Adult Fiction Available -
Old Fort Branch Library FIC PAT (Text) 37810438163064 Adult Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F PATTERSON (Text) 39493110108299 Adult Fiction Available -
Albertson Community Library AFIC PAT 0324 (Text) 30372102061667 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library F Patterson (Text) 34269001423376 Adult New Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library F PATTERSON (Text) 30664100334934 Adult New Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F PAT (Text) 80605003711388 Adult Fiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library F PAT (Text) 50503300486554 Adult Fiction Available -
Barco Library F PAT (Text) 39488201017318 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main F PATTE (Text) 34208900216176 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/15/2026