Books like The burden of proof 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.

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.

A federal judge and his secretary vanish before a trial, sparking an FBI investigation that uncovers a brutal murder and a lawyer’s chilling confession.

A TV journalist on the verge of stardom becomes obsessed with finding her birth mother while covering a high‑profile murder trial, uncovering family secrets that threaten the inheritance of a wealthy, contested estate.

A corporate lawyer reinstates a death‑row case, believing the inmate may be innocent, while a pair of prosecutors insist the original conviction was justified.

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.

Scott Turow’s legal thriller follows ex‑cop and lawyer Mack Malloy as he investigates a missing top litigator, a vanished $5.6 million, and a troubling cold case in the gritty streets of Kindle County.

Judge George Mason faces a gripping rape case that forces him to confront the limits of the law, his own competence, and unsettling personal threats in Kindle County.

In 1981 Houston, attorney Jay Porter’s attempt at a fresh start is shattered when a rescue on a bayou draws him into a murder investigation tied to high‑level corporate corruption, forcing him to confront his past and danger at every turn.

San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy must untangle a tangled web when his wife is jailed for refusing to testify against a murder suspect, leading him to question motives and hunt for the truth before time runs out.

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A son uncovers his WWII veteran father's hidden past—letters, a court-martial, and a concentration‑camp rescue—forcing him to confront buried family secrets and the true story of the man he never knew.

Judge Sonia Klonsky of Kindle County takes on a brutal murder that pulls her into a tangled web of politics and personal vendettas.

Defending a vanished Gypsy refugee camp, Judge Bill ten Boom untangles a decade‑old mystery of war crimes, serial suspects, and international intrigue set against the chaos of the Bosnian War.

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.

Personal Injuries follows ambitious lawyer Robbie Feaver as his unethical practices threaten to surface, forcing him to ally with an enigmatic FBI agent. The legal thriller explores greed, human weakness, love, and unexpected heroism in a high‑stakes courtroom drama.

A Florida attorney investigates a murder after a circus-related legal case goes wrong.

Attorney Paul Madriani defends Judge Armando Acosta after Acosta is charged with soliciting a prostitute; the case turns deadly when the officer who arrested the judge is killed, forcing Madriani to question the judge’s true motives.