By Mira Swaminathan Efi & Anuj A.All the world may or may not be a stage, but courtrooms most definitely are. Well not always but often enough. In this edition of the Lawyer’s Briefs we list out seven best sellers based on courtroom drama..1. A Time to Kill [John Grisham].No list would be complete without a Grisham. Inspired by his own experiences as a lawyer, John Grisham writes about a father who murders his daughter’s assailants..In 1996, the book was adopted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock and Kevin Spacey..2. Gideon’s Trumpet [Anthony Lewis].A book based on Gideon v. Wainwright where the US Supreme Court ruled that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford it..In 1965, the book won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book..3. The Seven Minutes [Irving Wallace].A teenager, who had bought an erotic novel, is accused of rape. There is a move to declare the novel as obscene, and prosecute the store-owner for selling obscene material..This forms the basis of this novel, focusing on the classic free-speech versus pornography debate. Irving Wallace’s novel follows the course of trial, up till the final verdict..The book was also made into the film, The Seven Minutes, by Russ Meyer in 1971..4. Primal Fear [William Diehl].Defence counsel Martian Vail fights for an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago..As the case progresses and the Church’s dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that that the seemingly simple case has a far darker, more dangerous aspect..5. Involuntary Witness [Gianrico Carofiglio].Italian novelist (and former judge) Gianrico Carofiglio’s debut book, Involuntary Witness was translated in English in 2005..The novel follows the trial of a Senegalese migrant accused of kidnap and murder..6. Storming the Court [Brandt Goldstein].Goldstein’s novel traces the campaign of a group of Yale law students working for the freedom of Haitian refugees held by the US government in Guantanamo..7. The Trial [Franz Kafka].If there is one Kafka piece that every lawyer should read, this one would be it. Follow Joseph K, thirty years old, implicated in a crime whose specifics are never disclosed.
By Mira Swaminathan Efi & Anuj A.All the world may or may not be a stage, but courtrooms most definitely are. Well not always but often enough. In this edition of the Lawyer’s Briefs we list out seven best sellers based on courtroom drama..1. A Time to Kill [John Grisham].No list would be complete without a Grisham. Inspired by his own experiences as a lawyer, John Grisham writes about a father who murders his daughter’s assailants..In 1996, the book was adopted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock and Kevin Spacey..2. Gideon’s Trumpet [Anthony Lewis].A book based on Gideon v. Wainwright where the US Supreme Court ruled that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford it..In 1965, the book won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book..3. The Seven Minutes [Irving Wallace].A teenager, who had bought an erotic novel, is accused of rape. There is a move to declare the novel as obscene, and prosecute the store-owner for selling obscene material..This forms the basis of this novel, focusing on the classic free-speech versus pornography debate. Irving Wallace’s novel follows the course of trial, up till the final verdict..The book was also made into the film, The Seven Minutes, by Russ Meyer in 1971..4. Primal Fear [William Diehl].Defence counsel Martian Vail fights for an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago..As the case progresses and the Church’s dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that that the seemingly simple case has a far darker, more dangerous aspect..5. Involuntary Witness [Gianrico Carofiglio].Italian novelist (and former judge) Gianrico Carofiglio’s debut book, Involuntary Witness was translated in English in 2005..The novel follows the trial of a Senegalese migrant accused of kidnap and murder..6. Storming the Court [Brandt Goldstein].Goldstein’s novel traces the campaign of a group of Yale law students working for the freedom of Haitian refugees held by the US government in Guantanamo..7. The Trial [Franz Kafka].If there is one Kafka piece that every lawyer should read, this one would be it. Follow Joseph K, thirty years old, implicated in a crime whose specifics are never disclosed.
