Anatomy of a Murder

This fictionalized account of a Michigan murder trial written by a former District Attorney made an immediate splash when it was published in 1958 and was even turned into a movie. The courtroom drama covers the trial of an Army lieutenant who shot the bartender who raped his wife. Vigilante justice might not be uncommon in the Upper Peninsula but it still flies in the face of the law. Thus DA Paul Biegler takes the case and figures out whether there’s a way around the law to get his client off the hook. Dated in places but still a riveting read.