{"id":1126,"date":"2018-11-05T19:49:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T19:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgehogsandfoxes.org\/?page_id=1126"},"modified":"2020-02-27T19:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T00:22:10","slug":"female-attorneys-as-characters-in-novels-authors-names-beginning-with-i-j-k","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hedgehogsandfoxes.org\/index.php\/female-attorneys-as-characters-in-novels-authors-names-beginning-with-i-j-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Attorneys As Characters In Novels (Authors&#8217; Names Beginning With I-J-K)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Ireland, Liz,&nbsp;<u>Heaven-sent husband<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Harlequin Books, 1996)(Harlequin American romance; 639)(Rising star). Austin, TX attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Isaacs, Susan,&nbsp;<u>Lily White<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: HarperPaperbacks, 1997). NY attorney Lee White defends her con man client in a murder case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Irving, Clifford,&nbsp;<u>Trial<\/u>&nbsp;(1991). Made into a television movie starring Peter Strauss. Features female judge and prosecutor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jackson, Brenda Streater,&nbsp;<u>Eternally yours<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington, 1997)(Arabesque). African American attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;\">Jackson, Monica,&nbsp;<u>A magical moment<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington, 1999)(Arabesque). Romance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jacobs, Jonnie,&nbsp;<u>Evidence of guilt: A Kali O&#8217;Brien mystery<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington, 1997). Small town lawyer Kali O&#8217;Brien takes on an unpopular defendant in a murder case. First in the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jacobs, Jonnie,&nbsp;<u>Motion to dismiss<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington, 1999). A Kali O&#8217;Brien mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jacobs, Jonnie,&nbsp;<u>Shadow of Doubt<\/u>&nbsp;(1997). A Kali O&#8217;Brien mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jacobs, Jonnie,&nbsp;<u>Witness for the Defense<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington, 2001). A Kali O&#8217;Brien mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">James, P. D.,&nbsp;<u>A certain justice<\/u>&nbsp;(1998). Adam Dalgleish investigates the murder of a female criminal lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jarrett, Norma,&nbsp;<u>Sunday Brunch<\/u>&nbsp;(). Five African-American women attorneys meet regularly to discuss life and love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jevons, Marshall,&nbsp;<u>The Fatal Equilibrium<\/u>&nbsp;(1985). A female prosecutor plays a small part in this mystery featuring a Harvard economics professor who solves the puzzle behind the deaths of three colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Johnston, Linda O.,&nbsp;<u>Fine-Feathered Death<\/u>&nbsp;(Penguin, 2006). Another Kendra Ballantyne mystery. Johnston is an attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Johnston, Linda O.,&nbsp;<u>Nothing to Fear But Ferrets<\/u>&nbsp;(Penguin, 2005). Kendra Ballantyne returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Johnston, Linda O.,&nbsp;<u>Sit, Stay, Slay<\/u>&nbsp;(2005). Features Kendra Ballantyne, an L.A. litigator whose license has been temporarily suspended, and who becomes a pet-sitter to pay the bills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jordan, Penny,&nbsp;<u>Law of attraction<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Harlequin Books, 1992)(Harlequin presents; 1705).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Jordan, Penny,&nbsp;<u>Levelling the score<\/u>&nbsp;(Richmond: Mills &amp; Boon, 1987)(Collector&#8217;s edition). Set in England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: medium;\">Judd, Toni M.,&nbsp;<u>Green Grass, Red Streets<\/u>&nbsp;(Urbana, IL: Weston, 1999).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Bearing Witness<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Forge, 2000). Features St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>The Canaan Legacy<\/u>. See Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Grave Designs<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Death benefits: A Rachel Gold mystery<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Dutton, 1992). St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold investigates multiple deaths linked to the death of a partner in her former law firm. Kahn&#8217;s novels are particularly well-written and the characters are memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Due diligence<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Dutton, 1995). St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold investigates murders linked to a drug company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Firm ambitions : a Rachel Gold mystery<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Onyx, 1994). Features St. Louis MO attorney Rachel Gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Grave designs : a Rachel Gold mystery<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Signet, 1988). Previous title:&nbsp;<u>The Canaan Legacy<\/u>. Rachel Gold is an associate in a prestigious Chicago law firm, investigates a mysterious clause in a will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kahn, Michael A.,&nbsp;<u>Sheer gall<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Signet Books, 1996). Features Rachel Gold, divorce and civil litigation lawyer, practicing in St. Louis, MO. Traditional mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kane, Dixie,&nbsp;<u>Dreaming of you<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Zebra Books, 2002). Mask maker, investment banker find romance in New Orleans. Very little mystery, involving a ghost, against the backdrop of some real estate law. Author is a lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kane, Stephanie,&nbsp;<u>Extreme Indifference<\/u>&nbsp;(Pocket Books, 2004). Defense attorney Jackie Flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kane, Stephanie,&nbsp;<u>Seeds of Doubt<\/u>&nbsp;(Simon and Schuster, 2004). Defense attorney Jackie Flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Julia Keller, Evening Street: A Bell Elkins Novella (Minotaur Books, 2015). Bell Elkins is a small town prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kelley, Norman,&nbsp;<u>Black Heat: A Nina Halligan Mystery<\/u>&nbsp;(Amistad Press, 2001). Halligan is an African-American former prosecutor turned investigator who takes on the case of an assassinated civil rights leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kelly, Lelia,&nbsp;<u>False Witness<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington Books, 2000). Features attorney Laura Chastain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kelly, Lelia,&nbsp;<u>Presumption of guilt<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Kensington Books, 1998). Female Atlanta attorney Laura Chastain investigates police corruption; debut novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Knight, Nancy,&nbsp;<u>Defenseless<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Pinnacle Books, 1993). Georgia attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kopp, Nancy,&nbsp;<u>Absent Witness<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Onyx, 1999). Set in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kopp, Nancy,&nbsp;<u>Acts and omissions<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Signet Books, 1994). Chicago lawyer investigates serial murders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kopp, Nancy,&nbsp;<u>With intent to kill<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Signet, 1998). Wisconsin woman lawyer prosecutes a savage murder case. Well-written legal thriller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Korelitz, Jean Hanff,&nbsp;<u>A jury of her peers<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Onyx, 1996). NY lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Korelitz, Jean Hanff,&nbsp;<u>The Sabbathday River<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Farrar, Straus &amp; Giroux, 1999).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Koukos, Pamela,&nbsp;<u>Faithful love<\/u>&nbsp;(Bethel, CT: Rutledge Books, 1995).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Kress, Nancy,&nbsp;<u>Beggars in Spain<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Morrow, 1993).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Krich, Rochelle Majer,&nbsp;<u>Speak no evil<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Mysterious Press, 1996). LA attorney Debra Laslow investigates serial murder of defense attorneys involved in rape cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow;\">Krueger, William Kent,&nbsp;<u>Purgatory Ridge<\/u>&nbsp;(NY: Pocket Books, 2002). Woman lawyer represents a Native American tribe in a murder investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=HedgehogsFoxes\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Ireland, Liz,&nbsp;Heaven-sent husband&nbsp;(NY: Harlequin Books, 1996)(Harlequin American romance; 639)(Rising star). Austin, TX attorney. Isaacs, Susan,&nbsp;Lily White&nbsp;(NY: HarperPaperbacks, 1997). NY attorney Lee White defends her con man client in a murder case. 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