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“Fair Ones”: A Mystery, Almost
Lydia Millet begins with a violent death and the people left behind. The legal questions come later.
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Justice When the Law Looks Away
In Marlon James’s “The Disappearers,” the courtroom is nowhere to be found.
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Lucy Foley Gets Custody of Miss Marple
Sometimes Justice isn’t happening in a courtroom, but is sitting by the fireplace, knitting quietly, and seeing right through you.
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