The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson and Nancy Allen

Released 2024.03.18   | Finished 2024.04.26  | Borrowed from local library

Another mystery that is so hard to put down!

Stafford Lee Penny is a second generation lawyer in Biloxi. He has never lost a case and he is up against a district attorney who has never lost a case. The accused is the son of a Dixie Mafia boss who is/was a client of Penny Sr. Stafford Lee’s client, Daniel Caro, tis accused of murdering Aurora Gates, the niece of DA Henry Gordon-James. The winner either increases his legend or will be gunning for the other man in court.

When Penny’s wife, her lover, and the father of Aurora Gates’s bodies are found shot dead in Penny’s bedroom, his world falls out from underneath him. When he is accused of the murders, it is up to him to solve them to free himself, if that is possible. His conduct inside and outside of the courtroom has convinced everyone that he committed the crime and a couple of others that are still cold cases. Those that include loyal are his best friend, Mason Burnett, a fellow lawyer, and his investigator, Jenny.

About the Authors

James Patterson (James Brendan Patterson) was born on March 22, 1947, in Newburgh, New York. His parents were middle class with his mother listed as a homemaker and teacher and his father an insurance broker. Patterson graduated with a BA in English from Manhattan College and MA from Vanderbilt University (where he was in the PhD program before taking an advertising executive position). He became a full-time writer in 1996. He married in 1997 and they have a child. The family lives in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida

 A very popular author, according to the article on Wikipedia, his annual income has been up to $95M with his income for the last decade has been estimated at $700M. He has sold more than 425M copies of his books.

Patterson’s 2024 released and to be released books are:

F/NF/BioTitle of Patterson bookco-authorseries/standalonepublished
FICThe House of CrossAlex Cross series #332024.11.25
FICRaised by WolvesEmily Raymondstandalone2024.11.19
nonfMedal of HonorMatt Eversmannstandalone2024.10.21
FICMurder IslandBrian SittsDoc Savage series2024.10.08
FICLies He Told MeDavid Ellisstandalone2024.09.30
FICHard to KillMike LupicaJane Smith series #22024.07.29
nonfTiger, TigerPeter de Jongestandalone2024.07.15
FICConfessions of the DeadJ. D. Barkerstandalone2024.07.09
FICCemetery LakeJ. D. Barkerstandalone2024.07.09
FICEruptionMichael Crichtonstandalone2024.06.23
FICThe 24th HourMaxine PaetroWomen’s Murder Club series #242024.05.06
FICThe Murder InnCandice Foxstandalone2024.04.16
nonfThe Secret Lives of Booksellers and LibrariansMatt Eversmanstandalone2024.04.08
FICThe #1 LawyerNancy Allenstandalone2024.03.18
VICCrosshairsJames O. BornMichael Bennett series #162024.02.12
FICMissing PersonsAdam HambyPrivate series #162024.01.30
FICHolmes, Miss Marple & Poe InvestigationsBrian SittsHolmes, Marple & Poe series #12024.01.08
FICMillion Dollar MessMartin ChattertonMiddle School series #162024.01.08

Nancy Allen

According to her website, Nancy Allen practiced law for fifteen years. She was Assistant Missouri Attorney General for fifteen years. She also worked as an Assistant Prosecutor where she tried over thirty cases before juries. She taught law for fifteen years at Missouri State University.

titleseriesrelease date
The Code of the HillsOzarks Mystery series2014.05.20
A Killing at the CreekOzarks Mystery series2015.02.17
The Wages of SinOzarks Mystery series2016.04.26
A Wolf in the WoodsOzarks Mystery series2018.02.20
Juror #3w/James Patterson2018.09.10
The Jailhouse Lawyerw/James Patterson2021.09.20
RenegadeAnonymous Justice series2022.03.22
PaybackAnonymous Justice series2023.05.16
The #1 Lawyerw/James Patterson2024.03.18

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Retired, full of opinions. I really didn't like that about older people when I was young. Perspectives change and time goes by. I do a lot of reading (see book reviews which does not cover the scope of my reading) and a lot of writing (that is not here yet but in notebooks that are acting as journals and allows me to blow-off steam there and a released novel under the name of Leona Halmer). There is little rhyme or reason to the topics I might tackle outside of the book reviews as each moment brings another chance to have another armchair opinion

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