⚖️ Criminal Prosecution

Inside the machinery of justice — books that follow cases from investigation through trial, revealing the strategies, ethics, and human stakes of prosecuting crime.

Doing Justice

by Preet Bharara • 2019

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

4.27

6k+

⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform

Doing Justice 91%

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

by Preet Bharara 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

4.06

127

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power

The Tyranny of Good Intentions 90%

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000

4.06

127 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power

The Secret Barrister

by The Secret Barrister • 2018

A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.

3.88

23k+

🏛️ Criminal Justice 💔 Systemic Failure 💷 Austerity Politics

The Secret Barrister 90%

A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.

by The Secret Barrister 2018

3.88

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice 💔 Systemic Failure 💷 Austerity Politics

The Innocent Man

by John Grisham • 2006

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

3.87

85k+

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Innocent Man 89%

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

by John Grisham 2006

3.87

85k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Book of Murder

by Matt Murphy • 2024

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

4.43

3k+

🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases

The Book of Murder 89%

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

by Matt Murphy 2024

4.43

3k+ ratings

🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics

Manifest Injustice 89%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics

Her Cold Justice

by Robert Dugoni • 2026

A PI's nephew is charged with double murder. The prosecutor has never lost a case.

4.50

10k+

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📋 Legal Procedural 🎯 Wrongful Accusation

Her Cold Justice 89%

A PI's nephew is charged with double murder. The prosecutor has never lost a case.

by Robert Dugoni 2026

4.50

10k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📋 Legal Procedural 🎯 Wrongful Accusation

Bête noire

by Éric Dupond-Moretti • 2012

In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.

3.80

186

🏛️ Criminal Justice ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🛡️ Criminal Defense

Bête noire 89%

In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.

by Éric Dupond-Moretti 2012

3.80

186 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🛡️ Criminal Defense

Manifesting Justice

by Valena E. Beety • 2022

Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.

4.33

126

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform 🫂 Restorative Justice

Manifesting Justice 89%

Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.

by Valena E. Beety 2022

4.33

126 ratings

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform 🫂 Restorative Justice

Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer

by Michael Mansfield • 2009

A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.

4.01

157

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🚔 Police Misconduct

Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer 89%

A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.

by Michael Mansfield 2009

4.01

157 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🚔 Police Misconduct

Punishment Without Crime

by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018

Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.

4.16

441

🏛️ Misdemeanor Courts 💰 Cash Bail 🧾 Fines And Fees

Punishment Without Crime 89%

Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.

by Alexandra Natapoff 2018

4.16

441 ratings

🏛️ Misdemeanor Courts 💰 Cash Bail 🧾 Fines And Fees

Rogue Lawyer

by John Grisham • 2015

From a bulletproof van, a cynical lawyer defends the indefensible as enemies close in.

3.81

91k+

🏛️ Criminal Defense ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🚬 Cynical Antihero

Rogue Lawyer 89%

From a bulletproof van, a cynical lawyer defends the indefensible as enemies close in.

by John Grisham 2015

3.81

91k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Defense ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🚬 Cynical Antihero

Fake Law

by The Secret Barrister • 2020

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

4.18

5k+

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law

Fake Law 89%

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

by The Secret Barrister 2020

4.18

5k+ ratings

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly • 2023

A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.

4.53

78k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🚔 Police Corruption

Resurrection Walk 89%

A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.

by Michael Connelly 2023

4.53

78k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🚔 Police Corruption

Eve Was Framed

by Helena Kennedy • 1992

British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.

4.31

903

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 👩‍⚖️ Gender And Law ❌ Rape Myths

Eve Was Framed 89%

British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.

by Helena Kennedy 1992

4.31

903 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 👩‍⚖️ Gender And Law ❌ Rape Myths

Smart on Crime

by Kamala Harris • 2009

Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.

3.75

346

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚪 Reentry Programs

Smart on Crime 89%

Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.

by Kamala Harris 2009

3.75

346 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚪 Reentry Programs

Life Of Crime

by Harry Ognall • 2018

A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.

3.70

841

⚖️ Criminal Justice 🏛️ English Law 🔍 High-Profile Trials

Life Of Crime 89%

A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.

by Harry Ognall 2018

3.70

841 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice 🏛️ English Law 🔍 High-Profile Trials

The Last Chance Lawyer

by William Bernhardt • 2019

A disgraced lawyer's case: a woman framed for murder, a nine-year-old girl bound for traffickers.

4.27

5k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🫂 Found Family

The Last Chance Lawyer 89%

A disgraced lawyer's case: a woman framed for murder, a nine-year-old girl bound for traffickers.

by William Bernhardt 2019

4.27

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🫂 Found Family

The Perils of Federalism

by Lisa L. Miller • 2008

Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.

3.54

📜 American Political Development ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🏛️ Interest Group Politics

The Perils of Federalism 89%

Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.

by Lisa L. Miller 2008

3.54

13 ratings

📜 American Political Development ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🏛️ Interest Group Politics

Blind Injustice

by Mark Godsey • 2017

How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.

4.39

345

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 👁️ Eyewitness Misidentification

Blind Injustice 89%

How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.

by Mark Godsey 2017

4.39

345 ratings

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 👁️ Eyewitness Misidentification

Th1rt3en

by Steve Cavanagh • 2018

A movie star on trial for murder. His lawyer must unmask a serial killer on the jury.

4.20

117k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Frame-Up

Th1rt3en 89%

A movie star on trial for murder. His lawyer must unmask a serial killer on the jury.

by Steve Cavanagh 2018

4.20

117k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Frame-Up

People vs. Donald Trump

by Mark Pomerantz • 2023

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

4.06

753

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir

People vs. Donald Trump 89%

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

by Mark Pomerantz 2023

4.06

753 ratings

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir

The Prosecutor

by Nazir Afzal • 2020

He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.

4.42

1k+

👰 Honour Based Violence 🛑 Child Sexual Exploitation ⛓️ Modern Slavery

The Prosecutor 89%

He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.

by Nazir Afzal 2020

4.42

1k+ ratings

👰 Honour Based Violence 🛑 Child Sexual Exploitation ⛓️ Modern Slavery

Unusually Cruel

by Marc Morjé Howard • 2017

Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.

4.39

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🛠️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧑🏿‍⚖️ Racial Bias In Justice

Unusually Cruel 88%

Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.

by Marc Morjé Howard 2017

4.39

41 ratings

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🛠️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧑🏿‍⚖️ Racial Bias In Justice

The Cross

by Steve Cavanagh • 2015

A con-man lawyer's quest for justice pits him against a corrupt police death squad.

3.99

6k+

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 👮 Corrupt Police 🎭 Former Con Artist

The Cross 88%

A con-man lawyer's quest for justice pits him against a corrupt police death squad.

by Steve Cavanagh 2015

3.99

6k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 👮 Corrupt Police 🎭 Former Con Artist

Criminal (In)Justice

by Rafael A. Mangual • 2022

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

4.13

222

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform

Criminal (In)Justice 88%

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

by Rafael A. Mangual 2022

4.13

222 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform

The Racketeer

by John Grisham • 2012

A wrongfully jailed lawyer trades a judge's murderer for his freedom and a new face.

3.90

118k+

⚖️ Courtroom Showdown 🏛️ Corrupt Judge ⛓️ Wrongful Imprisonment

The Racketeer 88%

A wrongfully jailed lawyer trades a judge's murderer for his freedom and a new face.

by John Grisham 2012

3.90

118k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Showdown 🏛️ Corrupt Judge ⛓️ Wrongful Imprisonment

Hauptmann's Ladder

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

4.17

125

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence

Hauptmann's Ladder 88%

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014

4.17

125 ratings

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence

Pure Murder

by Corey Mitchell • 2008

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

3.97

1k+

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights

Pure Murder 88%

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

by Corey Mitchell 2008

3.97

1k+ ratings

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights

The Hamptons Lawyer

by James Patterson • 2025

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

4.19

13k+

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder

The Hamptons Lawyer 88%

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

by James Patterson 2025

4.19

13k+ ratings

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder

The Devil's Advocate

by Steve Cavanagh • 2021

A con-man lawyer takes on a corrupt DA to save an innocent man from death row.

4.33

23k+

🖤 Wrongful Conviction ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💀 Death Penalty

The Devil's Advocate 88%

A con-man lawyer takes on a corrupt DA to save an innocent man from death row.

by Steve Cavanagh 2021

4.33

23k+ ratings

🖤 Wrongful Conviction ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💀 Death Penalty

Judge & Jury

by James Patterson • 2006

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

4.01

52k+

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt

Judge & Jury 88%

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

by James Patterson 2006

4.01

52k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt

Kasacja

by Remigiusz Mróz • 2015

A defense attorney and her apprentice take on a double-murder case the mafia has already rigged.

3.87

11k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🇵🇱 Polish Crime 🕴️ Organized Crime

Kasacja 88%

A defense attorney and her apprentice take on a double-murder case the mafia has already rigged.

by Remigiusz Mróz 2015

3.87

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🇵🇱 Polish Crime 🕴️ Organized Crime

Profit and Punishment

by Tony Messenger • 2021

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

4.26

658

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality

Profit and Punishment 88%

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

by Tony Messenger 2021

4.26

658 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality

Nothing But The Truth

by The Secret Barrister • 2022

Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.

4.07

4k+

⚖️ Criminal Justice 📖 Legal Memoirs 💀 Dark Humour

Nothing But The Truth 88%

Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.

by The Secret Barrister 2022

4.07

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice 📖 Legal Memoirs 💀 Dark Humour

Two Kinds of Stranger

by Steve Cavanagh • 2025

A kindness influencer, publicly betrayed, is framed for murder by the stranger she tried to help.

4.36

15k+

🏛️ Legal Courtroom Drama 🎯 Framed For Murder 🧠 Sociopath Antagonist

Two Kinds of Stranger 88%

A kindness influencer, publicly betrayed, is framed for murder by the stranger she tried to help.

by Steve Cavanagh 2025

4.36

15k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Courtroom Drama 🎯 Framed For Murder 🧠 Sociopath Antagonist

The Jailhouse Lawyer

by Calvin Duncan • 2025

He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.

4.49

1k+

🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🔗 Mass Incarceration ✍️ Prison Memoir

The Jailhouse Lawyer 88%

He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.

by Calvin Duncan 2025

4.49

1k+ ratings

🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🔗 Mass Incarceration ✍️ Prison Memoir

The Franklin Scandal

by Nick Bryant • 2008

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

4.30

926

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Franklin Scandal 88%

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

by Nick Bryant 2008

4.30

926 ratings

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly • 2008

A lawyer inherits a dead man's Hollywood murder trial without knowing which secret got him killed.

4.24

99k+

🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🌴 LA Noir ⚖️ Corrupt Justice System

The Brass Verdict 88%

A lawyer inherits a dead man's Hollywood murder trial without knowing which secret got him killed.

by Michael Connelly 2008

4.24

99k+ ratings

🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🌴 LA Noir ⚖️ Corrupt Justice System

The Liar

by Steve Cavanagh • 2017

When a missing teen case reopens an old murder, a con-man lawyer must outfox an avenger.

4.30

18k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Missing Child

The Liar 88%

When a missing teen case reopens an old murder, a con-man lawyer must outfox an avenger.

by Steve Cavanagh 2017

4.30

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Missing Child

The Case That Never Dies

by Lloyd C. Gardner • 2004

The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.

3.47

118

🕵️ Historical True Crime 🏚️ Depression Era 📰 Trial By Media

The Case That Never Dies 88%

The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.

by Lloyd C. Gardner 2004

3.47

118 ratings

🕵️ Historical True Crime 🏚️ Depression Era 📰 Trial By Media

The Sing Sing Files

by Dan Slepian • 2024

The system keeps innocent people in. A journalist's twenty years inside Sing Sing reveal how.

4.46

3k+

🎯 Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Sing Sing Files 88%

The system keeps innocent people in. A journalist's twenty years inside Sing Sing reveal how.

by Dan Slepian 2024

4.46

3k+ ratings

🎯 Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Those Empty Eyes

by Charlie Donlea • 2023

Wrongly accused of her family's murder, a teen becomes an investigator chasing the real killer.

4.14

101k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused

Those Empty Eyes 88%

Wrongly accused of her family's murder, a teen becomes an investigator chasing the real killer.

by Charlie Donlea 2023

4.14

101k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused

Framed

by John Grisham • 2024

The innocent confess. Eyewitnesses err. Science is fudged. The system buries its mistakes.

4.10

28k+

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔍 Innocence Movement

Framed 88%

The innocent confess. Eyewitnesses err. Science is fudged. The system buries its mistakes.

by John Grisham 2024

4.10

28k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔍 Innocence Movement

The Plea

by Steve Cavanagh • 2015

A con-man lawyer must defend a tech billionaire for murder, or the CIA imprisons his wife.

4.28

31k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🃏 Former Con Artist

The Plea 88%

A con-man lawyer must defend a tech billionaire for murder, or the CIA imprisons his wife.

by Steve Cavanagh 2015

4.28

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🃏 Former Con Artist

Rebooting Justice

by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

3.90

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform

Rebooting Justice 88%

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

by Benjamin H. Barton 2017

3.90

29 ratings

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform

Cross Justice

by James Patterson • 2015

Alex Cross clears his cousin of murder while uncovering the family secrets that killed his parents.

4.27

34k+

🏚️ Small Town Crime ⚖️ Courtroom Thriller 🔒 Wrongful Accusation

Cross Justice 88%

Alex Cross clears his cousin of murder while uncovering the family secrets that killed his parents.

by James Patterson 2015

4.27

34k+ ratings

🏚️ Small Town Crime ⚖️ Courtroom Thriller 🔒 Wrongful Accusation

The Concrete Blonde

by Michael Connelly • 1994

Harry Bosch shot a serial killer. The trial claims he was wrong; a concrete-encased body agrees.

4.24

81k+

🚔 Police Procedural ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer

The Concrete Blonde 88%

Harry Bosch shot a serial killer. The trial claims he was wrong; a concrete-encased body agrees.

by Michael Connelly 1994

4.24

81k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer

Till Death Us Do Part

by Vincent Bugliosi • 2004

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

4.05

3k+

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology

Till Death Us Do Part 88%

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

by Vincent Bugliosi 2004

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology

Terror

by Ferdinand von Schirach • 2015

A pilot shot down a hijacked plane to save a stadium. Now you are his jury.

4.16

10k+

🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🚃 Trolley Problem ⚖️ Audience As Jury

Terror 88%

A pilot shot down a hijacked plane to save a stadium. Now you are his jury.

by Ferdinand von Schirach 2015

4.16

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🚃 Trolley Problem ⚖️ Audience As Jury

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