{"id":1107,"date":"2018-11-05T19:39:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T19:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgehogsandfoxes.org\/?page_id=1107"},"modified":"2022-05-15T18:50:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T22:50:42","slug":"female-attorneys-as-characters-in-novels-authors-names-beginning-with-c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hedgehogsandfoxes.org\/index.php\/female-attorneys-as-characters-in-novels-authors-names-beginning-with-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Attorneys As Characters In Novels (Authors’ Names Beginning With C)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cahoon, Lynn,<\/a> Guidebook to Murder (Kensington, 2014) (Tourist Trap Mystery; Book 1). This series features Jill Gardner, a former family law practitioner who now runs a bookshop in South Cove, California.<\/p>\n

Cameron, Gay,\u00a0The Defendant<\/u>\u00a0(Toronto, NY: Harlequin, 1997)(Harlequin Intrigue; 404).<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameron, Stella,\u00a0Sheer pleasures<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Kensington, 1995)(Zebra romance)(Zebra books). A lawyer investigates her friend’s disappearance. Romance fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameron, Sue,\u00a0Love, sex, and murder<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Warner Books, 1996). San Francisco attorney investigates sadomasochism and murder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canham, Marsha,\u00a0Dark & dangerous<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Harlequin Books, 1992)(Harlequin temptation; 386). Female attorney investigates corporate crime in the Bahamas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cannon, Taffy,\u00a0Tangled roots<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Fawcett Crest, 1996).<\/span><\/p>\n

Cannon, Taffy,\u00a0A pocketful of karma<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Ballantine Books, 1995). LA lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carr, Robyn,\u00a0Mind tryst<\/u>\u00a0(NY: St.Martin’s Press, 1993).<\/span><\/p>\n

Carter, Paula,\u00a0Deathday Party<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Prime Crime, 1999). Former law student helps a local detective investigate a strange crime; traditional “locked room” mystery takes on some new twists. All mysteries in the series include a recipe mentioned in the plot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carter, Paula,\u00a0Leading an Elegant Death<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Prime Crime, 1999). A former law student takes a job with a catering service; investigates a murder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carter, Paula,\u00a0Red Wine Goes With Murder<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Prime Crime, 2000).<\/span><\/p>\n

Cassidy, Carla,\u00a0Passion in the First Degree<\/u>\u00a0()(Harlequin Intrigue; 379). A Louisiana attorney takes a former flame as her client in a murder case; romance fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caudwell, Sarah,<\/a>\u00a0The shortest way to Hades<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Dell, 1995). Features Hilary Tamar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caudwell, Sarah,\u00a0The sirens sang of murder<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Dell, 1990). Features the androgynous Hilary Tamar. Note that Tamar is never specifically identified as male or female.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caudwell, Sarah,\u00a0The Sybil in Her Grave<\/u>\u00a0(2000).<\/span><\/p>\n

Caudwell, Sarah,\u00a0Thus was Adonis murdered<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Dell, 1994). Features Hilary Tamar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chase, Lindsay,\u00a0Honor<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Diamond, 1994). Romance fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chastain, Thomas,\u00a0The prosecutor: A novel<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Morrow, 1992). NY city DA investigates murder and coverups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clair, Daphne,\u00a0Wilde man<\/u>\u00a0(Richmond: Mills & Boon, 1996)(Weddings by DeWilde; 10). New South Wales attorney finds love; romance fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clare, Cathryn,\u00a0Sun and shadow<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Silhouette Books, 1994)(Silhouette Intimate Moments; 558). R<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Amanda,\u00a0Sullivan’s law<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Harlequin Books, 1994)(Harlequin romance; 179)(Kids & Kisses). A law student finds love with the local judge in a small town outside Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Marcia,\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span> Blood Defense (Thomas & Mercer, 2016). Features Samantha Brinkman, criminal defense attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Marcia, Moral Defense (Thomas & Mercer, 2016). The second Samantha Brinkman novel. <\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Marcia, Snap Judgment (Thomas & Mercer, 2017). The third Samantha Brinkman novel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Clark, Marcia, Guilt By Association (Mulholland Books, 2011). Rachel Knight is a Los Angeles special prosecutor. <\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Marcia, Guilt By Degrees (Mulholland Books, 2012). The second Rachel Knight book. <\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Marcia, Killer Ambition (Mulholland Books, 2013). The third Rachel Knight book. <\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Marcia, Killer Association (Mulholland Books, 2014). The fourth Rachel Knight book. <\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Mary Higgins,\u00a0The cradle will fall<\/u>\u00a0(Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Books, 1980). Set in NJ. The film version starred Lauren Hutton as the district attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark, Mary Higgins,\u00a0Let me call you sweetheart<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995).<\/span><\/p>\n

Coel, Margaret,\u00a0The Dream Stalker<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Berkley Prime Crime, 1997). Arapaho lawyer Vicki Holden becomes involved with Native American causes and radioactive waste disposal case in Wyoming.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coel, Margaret,\u00a0The Eagle Catcher<\/u>\u00a0(1995).<\/span><\/p>\n

Coel, Margaret,\u00a0The Ghost Walker<\/u>\u00a0(1996).<\/span><\/p>\n

Coel, Margaret,\u00a0The Lost Bird<\/u>\u00a0(1999).<\/span><\/p>\n

Coel, Margaret,\u00a0The Spirit Woman<\/u>\u00a0(due September 2000).<\/span><\/p>\n

Coel, Margaret,\u00a0The Story Teller<\/u>\u00a0(1998).<\/span><\/p>\n

Coggeshall, Ina,\u00a0Too many suspects<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Avalon, 1999). Mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins, Kate,\u00a0Mum’s the Word<\/u>\u00a0(2004).\u00a0Features Abby Knight, a law school dropout turned flower shop owner.\u00a0 The Hallmark Channel has begun airing television adaptations of these novels, in which Brooke Shields plays a fifty-something version of Abby Knight. In the films, Abby is a lawyer turned florist. The first film in the series is\u00a0Mum’s the Word (2016).<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Collins, Kate.\u00a0Slay It With Flowers<\/u>\u00a0(2005).\u00a0Features Abby Knight<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins, Kate.\u00a0Dearly Depotted<\/u>\u00a0(2005).\u00a0Features Abby Knight<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins, Tess,\u00a0The Law of the Dead<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Ivy Books, 1999). Mystery<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins, Theresa,\u00a0The law of revenge<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Ivy Books, 1997). Set in the Appalachian mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Connelly, Cara, The Wedding Favor (Avon, 2013) (A Save the Date Novel). Attorney Victoria Westin and ranch owner Tyrell Brown fall in love.<\/p>\n

Connelly, Cara, The Wedding Vow (Avon, 2014). Former prosecutor Maddie St. Clair gets involved with billionaire Adam LeCroix.<\/p>\n

Connelly, Michael, The Lincoln Lawyer (Little, Brown, 2005). The main character is Mickey Haller; his ex-wife is Margaret McPherson, a prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Condon, Richard,\u00a0The venerable bead<\/u>\u00a0(NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1992).<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper, Natasha,\u00a0Creeping Ivy<\/u>\u00a0(NY: St. Martin\u2019s Press, 1999). Features English attorney Trish Maguire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper, Natasha,\u00a0Fault Lines<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Pocket Books, 1999).<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper, Natasha,\u00a0Prey to All<\/u>\u00a0(Minotaur Books, 2000). A Trish Maguire mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cose, Ellis,\u00a0The Best Defense<\/u>\u00a0(1998). An African-American attorney defends a man accused of shooting his co-workers in this courtroom thriller.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coughlin, William Jeremiah,\u00a0The twelve apostles<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Putnam, 1984). Woman corporate lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Criswell, Millie,\u00a0Defiant!<\/u>\u00a0(NY: Warner Books, 1998). Attorney Hannah Barkley.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cross, Amanda,\u00a0Honest Doubt<\/u>\u00a0(2001). Series sleuth Kate Fansler takes a back seat to Estelle “Woody” Woodhaven, a former NY defense lawyer who opens her own private investigation agency, in this whodunit set on a small college campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cumper, Patricia,\u00a0One bright child<\/u>\u00a0(1998). Features a minority lawyer. Set in Jamaica and England.<\/span><\/p>\n

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