Sally Smith is a barrister and KC who has spent all her working life in the Inner Temple. After writing a biography of Sir Edward Marshall Hall KC, a renowned Edwardian barrister she retired from the bar to write fulltime. A Case of Mice and Murder, her first novel, was inspired by the historic surroundings in which she lives and works and by the centuries of rich history in Inner Temple Archives and Library. This is the first in a series introducing the amateur and unwilling sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC.
At the Waterstones blog Smith tagged five favotite legal thrillers ("sticking to what have become classics"). One title on the list:
The Firm by John GrishamRead about the other entries on the list.
The story of an idealistic young lawyer offered what is apparently the dream job in a law firm, who uncovers corruption and learns about the attraction of power and the importance of moral integrity and the pull of both. A terrific read and thought provoking as well.
The Firm is among Michelle Frances's eight top workplace thrillers, Jamie Kornegay's five top novels with criminals covering their tracks, and Alafair Burke's seven top books that show the real lives of lawyers.
--Marshal Zeringue
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