Like everyone else, I’ve read John Grisham, though, perhaps surprisingly, not his adult fiction. (It’s on my TBR!) Despite being 30, I loved Grisham’s “Kid Lawyer” series, Theodore Boone. I also loved In Your Defence by Sarah Langford. I think it was Langford who sparked my passion for law books, to be honest. In Your Defence is non-fiction, sort of memoir, sort of not, by a British defence lawyer. Sarah Langford takes the reader through various cases she has worked on during her career. She gives you a fantastic glimpse into British defence law and covers some harrowing cases. It was devouring In Your Defence that got me to seek out legal thrillers in the first place. Naturally, John Grisham came up a few times! But there are plenty of legal thriller books that are not John Grisham, and plenty by women or authors of color, too. Have a look at these 12 best legal thriller books that are not John Grisham! Looking for more of literature’s best legal thrillers? Check out this guide to Authors Like John Grisham.
