The legal thriller is a sub-genre of crime fiction in which the major characters are lawyers and their employees. The system of justice itself is always a major part of these works, at times almost functioning as one of the characters. In this way, the legal system provides the framework for the legal thriller much as the system of modern police work does for the police procedural. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with mystery_fiction. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to accurately depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. ...

Usually, crusading lawyers become involved in proving their cases (usually their client's innocence of the crime of which he is accused, or the culpability of a corrupt corporation which has covered up its malfeasance up until this point) to such an extent that they imperil their own interpersonal relationships and frequently, their own lives.

Major authors of this genre include John Grisham, Scott Turow, Lisa Scottoline, Sheldon Siegel, Richard North Patterson, James Grippando, Steve Martini, Bill Blum, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, Brad Meltzer, John Lescroart,Phillip Margolin and Arthur Train. Grisham redirects here. ... A movie adaptation of Turows bestselling book Presumed Innocent was made in 1990. ... Picture of Lisa Scottoline from her website. ... Sheldon Siegel (born July 14, 1958) is an American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. ... did you mean Richard Patterson click here Richard North Patterson is an American author of fiction. ... James Grippando (born January 27, 1958) is an American novelist and lawyer. ... Steve Martini writer of legal novels, know for THE JUDGE and UNDUE INFLUENCE. Born in San Francisco, raised in Bay Area and Southern California. ... Bill Blum (b. ... Nancy Camille Taylor-Rosenberg (b. ... Brad Meltzer (b. ... John Lescroart is an American author best known for a series of legal and crime thrillers centering on the characters Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky. ... Arthur Cheney Train (6 September 1875 - 22 December 1945) was an American lawyer and legal thriller writer, particularly known for his novels of courtroom intrigue and the creation of the fictional lawyer Mr Ephraim Tutt. ...

A 2007 legal thriller film, Michael Clayton, was nominated for multiple and won one Academy Award in the 80th Academy Awards ceremony. For the 2007 film, see Michael Clayton (film). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film for 2007, was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on ABC beginning at 5:30 p. ...