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FROM: Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
REC'D: 2/12/03, 6:26 PM

I have a request for courtroom-based short stories. I found one book
that looks promising: _Legal fictions: short stories about lawyers and
the law_ by Jay Wishingrad. Any other suggestions?

TIA,
Vicki

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Vicki Nesting, Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, Louisiana
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
[removed]@bellsouth.net

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FROM: [removed]@msln.net
REC'D: 2/12/03, 7:34 PM

Vicki,

Here are some more:

Murder on Trial: Courtroom Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
Murderers, victims, attorneys, and judges come together in a collection of
fourteen short stories, including the works of John Mortimer, Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, Lawrence Block, Erle Stanley Gardner, and others.

Legal Briefs: Stories By Today's Best Legal Thriller Writers, ed. Wm.
Bernhardt, New York Doubleday 1998 510 pages. Legal thriller short stories
by John Grisham, Jay Brandon, Lisa Scottoline, Phillip Margolin and several
others.

Fiction Goes to Court, ed. Albert P. Blausteun, Henry Holt and Company 1954.
Famous stories of lawyers and law, selected by famous lawyers, stories ranging
from humor to tragedy. 'Law and fiction at its best.'

Masterpieces of Legal Fiction, ed. Maximilian Koessler, Lawyers Co-operative
Rochester 1964 Rochester. Keywords: fiction short stories anthology legal

The Judge's Chambers and Other Stories by Lowell B. Komie, Academy Chicago
Publishers 1987 . 'Lawyers are the target of these clever and imaginative
short stories. With often hilarious perception, the author reveals the
frustrations and desires of the characters who struggle and strive behind the
smooth, increasingly inhuman facade of the legal profession. As an indication
of their high quality, some of these short stories were previously published in
a slim volume by the American Bar Association, the only time that organization
has ever published a work of fiction.' 179 pages.

~ Molly Wms.
--
Molly Williams
Volunteer, Waterboro Public Library, Maine
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Quoting Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>:

> I have a request for courtroom-based short stories. I found one book
> that looks promising: _Legal fictions: short stories about lawyers and
> the law_ by Jay Wishingrad. Any other suggestions?
>
> TIA,
> Vicki
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Vicki Nesting, Regional Branch Librarian
> St. Charles Parish
> East Regional Library
> Destrehan, Louisiana
> [removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
> [removed]@bellsouth.net

FROM: Lesa Holstine <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 6:09 AM

Vicki -

Terrific collection called Women Before the Bench ed.
by Carolyn Wheat featuring mystery writers such as
Margaret Maron, Jonnnie Jacobs, etc.

Lesa Holstine
[removed]@yahoo.com
Ft. Myers, FL

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FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 9:01 AM

Henry Cecil wrote a lot of courtroom-based fiction, and some of it is short.
Try "Brief Tales from the Bench" and "Portrait of a Judge and Other
Stories."

There are also some Perry Mason shorts that have been collected in volumes
of Erle Stanley Gardner.

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FROM: Sarah Clendineng <[removed]@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 10:04 AM

I would recomend the Rumpole stories by John Mortimer. They are set in
England and, therefore, don't have much to do with american law but the
majority of the action does take plae in either the lawyer's office or
the courtroom.

Sarah Clendineng
Albert Lea Public Library
Albert Lea, MN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki Nesting" <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 6:22 PM
Subject: Courtroom-based short stories

> I have a request for courtroom-based short stories. I found one book
> that looks promising: _Legal fictions: short stories about lawyers and
> the law_ by Jay Wishingrad. Any other suggestions?
>
> TIA,
> Vicki
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Vicki Nesting, Regional Branch Librarian
> St. Charles Parish
> East Regional Library
> Destrehan, Louisiana
> [removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
> [removed]@bellsouth.net
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 10:37 AM

At 06:22 PM 2/12/03 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a request for courtroom-based short stories. I found one book
>that looks promising: _Legal fictions: short stories about lawyers and
>the law_ by Jay Wishingrad. Any other suggestions?
>
>TIA,
>Vicki

My personal favorite is "Naboth's Vineyard," the last story in the
original edition of UNCLE ABNER, MASTER OF MYSTERIES by Melville
Davisson Post (other editions print the stories in different order).
The book as a whole is available online at

http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200911.txt

and isn't hard to find in print form. None of the other stories in
the book are courtroom-related, though one ("The Doomdorf Mystery"--
first in the book) is an even better story, one of the half-dozen best
mystery short stories ever in my allegedly humble opinion...

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu

FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 11:08 AM

At 10:28 AM 2/13/03 -0600, you wrote:
>At 06:22 PM 2/12/03 -0600, you wrote:
>>I have a request for courtroom-based short stories.

Also should have noted: seee if you or any library near you has access
to this bibliography; it includes short story collections as well as
novels:

Author
Breen, Jon L., 1943-
Title
Novel verdicts : a guide to courtroom fiction / Jon L. Breen.
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Description
xiv, 276 p. ; 23 cm.

Availability
TC Law Library PR830.C68 B73 2000 Regular Loan

Note
Includes indexes.
Subject LC
Legal stories, English -- Bibliography.
Subject LC
Courts in literature -- Bibliography.
Subject LC
Legal stories, English -- Stories, plots, etc.
Subject LC
Legal stories, American -- Stories, plots, etc.
Subject LC
Legal stories, American -- Bibliography.
Subject LC
Lawyers in literature -- Bibliography.
Subject LC
Judges in literature -- Bibliography.
Subject LC
Law in literature -- Bibliography.
ISBN
0810836742 (cloth : alk. paper)

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu

FROM: Kristi Buss <[removed]@fones.cals.lib.ar.us>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 12:02 PM

Vicki,

I've got six titles for you that I hope will be helpful!

*****************************************************
Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories
(collection of short stories and also excerpts from novels such as 'To
Kill a Mockingbird')

The Best of Rumpole by John Clifford Mortimer

Murder on Trial: Courtroom Mysteries from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

Women Before the Bench
edited by Carolyn Wheat

The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers
editor Michael Hemmingson

Fiction Goes to Court
by Albert Blaustein
**********************************************

Best,

Kristi
Main Library
Little Rock, AR

FROM: Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 11:51 AM

Many thanks to all who responded! I have passed the list along to my Director, who initiated the request and is once again impressed with my excellent readers' advisory sources!

If others think they might have a use for this list, let me know and I will compile.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vicki Nesting
Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, LA
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
[removed]@bellsouth.net
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FROM: Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
REC'D: 2/13/03, 9:55 PM

Here's the compiled list. I've separated it into three sections:
bibliography, short story collections, and individual short story.

My thanks again to all the contributors.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vicki Nesting, Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, Louisiana
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
[removed]@bellsouth.net

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COURTROOM-BASED SHORT STORIES

Bibliography
Novel Verdicts: A Guide to Courtroom Fiction (Bibliography) by Jon L.
Breen, Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.

Short Story Collections
The Best of Rumpole by John Clifford Mortimer

Brief Tales from the Bench and Portrait of a Judge and Other Stories by
Henry Cecil.

Fiction Goes to Court, ed. Albert P. Blausteun, Henry Holt and Company
1954.

The Judge's Chambers and Other Stories by Lowell B. Komie, Academy
Chicago Publishers 1987.

Legal Briefs: Stories By Today's Best Legal Thriller Writers, ed. Wm.
Bernhardt, New York Doubleday 1998.

Legal Fiction by Bob Huffman, Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book Co., 1999.

Legal Fictions: Short Stories About Lawyers and the Law by Jay
Wishingrad.

The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers editor Michael Hemmingson

Masterpieces of Legal Fiction, ed. Maximilian Koessler, Lawyers
Co-operative
Rochester 1964.

Murder on Trial: Courtroom Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery
Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, ed. Cynthia Manson,
Signet 1994

Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories edited by Fred R.
Shapiro and Jane Garry, Oxford University Press, 1997.

Women Before the Bench ed. by Carolyn Wheat, New York: Berkley Prime
Crime, 2001.

There are also some Perry Mason shorts that have been collected in
volumes
of Erle Stanley Gardner.

Individual Short Story
"Naboth's Vineyard," the last story in the original edition of Uncle
Abner, Master of Mysteries by Melville Davisson Post (other editions
print the stories in different order). The book as a whole is available
online at:
http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200911.txt

FROM: "Pam Koehler" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/14/03, 4:45 PM

Please post the final list - thanks.
Pam
West Lafayette Indiana Public Library

>From: Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: Re: Courtroom-based short stories
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:49:01 -0500
>
>Many thanks to all who responded! I have passed the list along to my
>Director, who initiated the request and is once again impressed with my
>excellent readers' advisory sources!
>
>If others think they might have a use for this list, let me know and I will
>compile.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Vicki Nesting
>Regional Branch Librarian
>St. Charles Parish
>East Regional Library
>Destrehan, LA
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
[removed]@bellsouth.net
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org

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FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 2/15/03, 12:20 PM

In a message dated 2/14/2003 5:35:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@hotmail.com writes:

Please post the final list - thanks.
Pam
West Lafayette Indiana Public Library

In case this hasn't been posted, here's an anthology that seems to fit the
subject line:

Great Law & Order Stories, Selected and introduced by John Mortimer, creator
of Rumpole of the Bailey. Includes courtroom dramas. Norton, 1990.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

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