Course of Conduct: A Legal Thriller (Sam Johnstone Book 7)

Course of Conduct: A Legal Thriller (Sam Johnstone Book 7)

by James Chandler

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4.4 stars from 2,690 reviews. Top 73% of Mystery Thriller books we track.


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Fans of these authors will like this...

  • John Grisham
  • James Patterson
  • C.J. Box

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love legal thrillers with personal stakes that complicate the courtroom drama, not just tidy case resolutions.
  • You're a Grisham fan looking for a series where the seventh book still delivers twists and doesn't coast on familiarity.
  • You appreciate stories where a lawyer's competence doesn't protect him from the chaos his cases create in his own life.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You need your thrillers to be a clean, single-POV procedural without messy personal subplots tangling the plot.
  • You're looking for cosy legal fiction where the worst thing that happens is a strongly worded objection.
  • You haven't read the earlier Sam Johnstone books and prefer standalones with no prior context needed.

About this book

Defense attorney Sam Johnstone takes on a challenging case: defending a renowned surgeon accused of domestic battery by her estranged husband, who is a local attorney. What appears to be a straightforward misdemeanor case escalates into a complex murder trial, requiring Sam to demonstrate his client acted in self-defense. Beyond the courtroom, Sam faces additional pressure when a former lover becomes obsessed with him and directs threatening attention toward both him and his client. He must navigate competing priorities: pursuing courtroom victory while managing threats to safety. This is the seventh book in the Sam Johnstone legal thriller series by James Chandler.

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Currently 4.4★ from 2,690 reviews

Gaining approximately 245 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.6 to 4.4.

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