Michael Beck

Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his...

After African-American Vietnam veteran Carl Lee Hailey kills the white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, his lawyer, Jake Brigance, tries to get Hailey acquitted, causing racial tensions to erupt in Clanton, Mississippi.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.
As he digs...

Big-time lawyers have investigated their backgrounds and are watching their every move--and they'll stop at nothing to get the verdict they want. Now this jury must reach a decision in a high-stakes lawsuit against a huge tobacco firm. But the jury has a secret. They've chosen Juror #2 as their leader, and the verdict lies in his hands. A corporation's fate hangs in the balance and a grieving family waits, while lawyers fight for their professional...

The Warriors, a New York City street gang, are unfairly blamed for the death of a rival gang leader. Now they must fight for their lives against armies of gangs that outnumber the police 5 to 1!

A young man who has been frozen for ten years is brought back to life. He returns from the dead -- minus his soul -- which remains in the Devil's care. The results are truly terrifying!

Danny, an aging musician who wants to open a nightclub, and Sonny, a young artist, are both searching for inspiration. Kira, a beautiful mythical muse, is brought to earth in order to help both men fulfill their dreams.