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Revision as of 23:35, 17 May 2004 by Rlquall (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The legal thriller is a sub-genre of the detective story 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. 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 malfeasence up until this point) to such an extent that they imperil their own interpersonal relationships and frequently, their own lives. John Grisham is currently a master of this sort of writing, as is Scott Turow.
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