Judge Stone

<p><b>An extraordinary new courtroom drama from <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling thriller author James Patterson and Academy Award winner Viola Davis. Get ready to meet the most unforgettable character in years. </b><br><br><i><b>All rise</b></i><b> for Judge Stone.</b><br><br>The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. Everything changes when she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South.<br><br>Criminally, it s open-and-shut.<br><br>Ethically, there is no middle ground.<br><br>Essentially, it s a choice between life and death.<br><br>No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she loves.<br><br><b>An explosive legal thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the stunning conclusion.</b><br><br><b>-------------------------------------------</b><br><br>'A stunning, powerful and incendiary courtroom thriller. Impossible to put down' - <b>CHRIS WHITAKER</b><br><br>'Gripping, tense, heart-wrenching, timely and so, so important. I read it in one sitting. This is a story that everyone will be talking about in 2026.' - <b>RUTH MANCINI</b></p>