ABA: “Anatomy of a Murder” Part of Top 25 Legal Novels of All Time

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23. Anatomy of a Murder

23. Anatomy of a Murder

by Robert Traver (1958)

A former district attorney in rural Michigan opens his defense practice by taking on a foul-tempered client accused of murder. The book, which became an Otto Preminger film, sizzles with courtroom confrontations grounded in the nuances of real-life trials.

Note: Traver was the pen name of John D. Voelker, a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.