Anatomy of a Murder (1958)

A small-town Michigan lawyer defends a soldier charged with murder, and the case turns on how events, testimony and the defendant's state of mind can be presented. Robert Traver, the pen name of judge John D. Voelker, gives conferences and cross-examination room to breathe. A 1950s novel whose attitudes show their period, with sexual violence central to the case; rewarding if you prefer the work of a defence to constant action.