Samantha Brinkman, an ambitious, hard-charging Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, is struggling to make a name for herself and to drag her fledgling practice into the big leagues. Sam lands a high-profile double-murder case in which one of the victims is a beloved TV star, and the defendant is a decorated veteran LAPD detective. It promises to be exactly the kind of media sensation that would establish her as a heavy hitter in the world of criminal...

Martha Costello returns to Shoe Lane Chambers having earned "silk." Now as a new member of the Queen's Counsel, Martha finds the stakes higher than ever as she faces Shoe Lane's newest prosecution barrister. As the pressure rises, so does the romantic tension between her and fellow barrister, Clive Reader. Meanwhile, Senior Clerk Billy Lamb turns to an unsavory solicitor for work, putting Martha's beliefs and standings to the test.

Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers. She's spent a decade treating California's most depraved predators and unlocking their motives--predators much like the notorious Bloody Heart serial killer, whose latest teenage victim escaped and then identified local high school teacher Randall Thompson as his captor. The case against Thompson as the Bloody Heart Killer is damning--and closed, as far as Gwen and the media are concerned. If not...

A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut-and-dried as it appears once the mob gets involved, and he quickly realizes that to keep himself and his client alive, he must work outside of the law.

Defense attorney Kate is called to defend the creepy, yet gentle, Talan after he is charged with the murders of a vacationing family. She soon learns that he is a werewolf and that he may have been all too capable of the slayings. Things take a turn for the worse when Talan escapes from his imprisonment and runs loose through the city of Paris.

Australian criminal barrister Cleaver Greene is on a constant search for higher highs and faster rushes, while attracting dangerous female liaisons and sworn enemies.

The final season tackles the contentious world of politics, with disbarred lawyer Cleaver Greene having won an Australian Senate seat on a campaign promise to do nothing. But even Cleaver₂s low expectations fall short, as he contends with a right-wing nemesis, a noxious gas attack believed to be the work of terrorists, and a disastrous visit from the US defense secretary. Can Cleaver outmaneuver his cutthroat colleagues, or will his self-destructive...

The Case of the Glass Coffin: A magician's assistant is killed during a trick gone wrong, and the illusionist him?self is the prime suspect. When it is revealed that the victim was pregnant after a one-night stand with the married magician, Perry must work to uncover whether someone else had a motive for getting rid of the performer. The Case of the Fatal Fashion: When the editor of a high fashion magazine is murdered, the clues point to her rival,...

"Former defense attorney Darren Street is desperately trying to put his life back together after spending two years in a maximum-security prison for a murder he didn't commit. He's rebuilding his law practice, reconnecting with his son, and falling more deeply in love with his girlfriend, fellow attorney Grace Alexander. But the past casts a long shadow, and for Street, there's no outrunning it. Tormented by nightmares and violent mood swings, Street...