Books like Ordinary heroes by Scott Turow

John Grisham’s debut legal thriller follows a murder trial in Mississippi that explores capital punishment, racial discrimination, and the complexities of the judicial system.

In Tom Clancy’s thriller, CIA analyst Jack Ryan devises a plan to end Middle‑East conflict, but a terrorist coup ignites distrust and a looming nuclear crisis that threatens U.S. leadership and global stability.

A Midwestern prosecutor’s tidy career turns chaotic when a staff murder lands the case—and the suspect—in his own office, pushing him to clear his name as he uncovers hidden motives.

Lacy Stoltz, a Florida Board on Judicial Conduct investigator, uncovers a sweeping corruption scheme involving a judge, a casino, and the Coast Mafia, forcing her into a deadly battle for justice.

Set in Mississippi during the Civil War and Reconstruction, The Unvanquished follows the Sartoris family, whose code of personal responsibility and courage embodies the best of Old South traditions.

A story of historical fiction blending with alternative history, focusing on the American Civil War era and its aftermath, with a twist of the 1930s and 1940s war scenarios that are set in the North.

A wounded teenager returns from World War II seeking revenge against his childhood hero, prompting a tense exploration of true heroism and the scars of war.

Mickey Haller, a cynical Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, tackles a high‑paying case that turns out to be far more dangerous than it first appears.

When a violent crime shatters a suburban Massachusetts town, a seasoned assistant district attorney learns his fourteen‑year‑old son is accused of murdering a classmate, forcing him to confront the limits of fatherly knowledge, justice, and truth.

A Florida governor and his estranged son, a top defense lawyer, must reconcile their rift to outwit a murderous psychopath threatening the state’s death row.

A heart-wrenching tale of hope in the face of unimaginable cruelty in World War II's Pacific Theater, featuring an American prisoner of war and a woman forced to confront her past in the besieged island of Hawaii.

Japanese‑American family deported to a Utah internment camp during World War II, narrated through four family members as they confront eviction and life in isolation.

In war‑torn England, a young boy discovers a hidden family legacy: a black British World War I officer whose heroism was overlooked because of his race, revealed through a letter from his great‑aunt.

The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark bestseller Presumed Innocent, INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife. In 2008, 22 years after the events of the earlier book, former lawyer Rusty Sabich, now a Kindle County, Ill., chief appellate judge, is again suspected of murdering a woman close to him. His wife, Barbara, has died in her bed of what appear to be natural causes, yet Rusty comes under scrutiny from his old nemesis, acting prosecuting attorney Tommy Molto, who unsuccessfully prosecuted him for killing his mistress decades earlier. Tommy's chief deputy, Jim Brand, is suspicious because Rusty chose to keep Barbara's death a secret, even from their son, Nat, for almost an entire day, which could have allowed traces of poison to disappear. Rusty's candidacy for a higher court in an imminent election; his recent clandestine affair with his attractive law clerk, Anna Vostic; and a breach of judicial ethics complicate matters further.

A graphic memoir of a Vietnam veteran’s harrowing yet humor‑laden journey through war, resilience, and the everyday heroics of ordinary soldiers.

In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant. Drawing from a variety of primary sources, Olson skillfully depicts the dramatic personal journeys of these men who, determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and a reluctant American public to support the British at a critical time. The three--Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News in Europe; Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR's Lend-Lease program in London; and Winant, the shy, idealistic U.S. ambassador to Britain--formed close ties with Winston Churchill and were drawn into Churchill's official and personal circles. So intense were their relationships with the Churchills that they all became romantically involved with members of the prime minister's family: Harriman and Murrow with Churchill's daughter-in-law, Pamela, and Winant with his favorite daughter, Sarah. Others were honorary "citizens of London" as well, including the gregarious, fiercely ambitious Dwight D. Eisenhower, an obscure general who, as the first commander of American forces in Britain, was determined to do everything in his power to make the alliance a success, and Tommy Hitchcock, a world-famous polo player and World War I fighter pilot who helped save the Allies' bombing campaign against Germany.Citizens of London, however, is more than just the story of these Americans and the world leaders they aided and influenced. It's an engrossing account of the transformative power of personal diplomacy and, above all, a rich, panoramic tale of two cities: Washington, D.C., a lazy Southern town slowly growing into a hub of international power, and London, a class-conscious capital transformed by the Blitz into a model of stoic grace under violent pressure and deprivation. Deeply human, brilliantly researched, and beautifully written, Citizens of London is a new triumph from an author swiftly becoming one of the finest in her field.From the Hardcover edition.

Sergeant Serebin’s fifth war, a gripping spy thriller from bestselling author Alan Furst.

LAPD detective Hieronymous (aka Harry) Bosch is a loner and a nighthawk. Called out on a routine drug overdose case, Bosch soon realises that the victim found lying in the Mullholland Dam drainpipe is no accident case. Billy Meadows was a fellow 'tunnel rat' in Vietnam and Harry swears to bring the killer to justice.