O'Shaughnessy, Perri

Overview

Works:	95 works in 834 publications in 7 languages and 40,597 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Detective and mystery fiction Legal fiction (Literature) Thrillers (Fiction) Legal stories Psychological fiction Short stories Noir fiction Romance fiction History
Roles:	Author
Classifications:	PS3565.S542, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Perri O'Shaughnessy

Presumption of death by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

41 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 2,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Returning home to Monterey County to put her life in order and move in with Paul van Wagoner, attorney Nina Reilly is called upon in the case of her former assistant's son, who has been accused of murder in a disturbing arson case

Unfit to practice by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

33 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and Dutch and held by 2,768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly's truck is stolen along with some of her most sensative files. The secrets in those files are released one by one, threatening her career and forcing her to turn to her ex-husband for help

Unlucky in law by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

32 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 2,763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Taking the case of a young man accused of murder and grave robbing, Nina Reilly investigates his claims that he was hired to dig up the grave and had nothing to do with the murder, which may be tied to the murders of the Russian royal family

Writ of execution by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

35 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 2,747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tahoe lawyer Nina Reilly takes on the case of a young woman who won a slot machine jackpot at a local casino and wants to collect the money without revealing her true identity

Keeper of the keys by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

32 editions published between 2006 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The disappearance of his wife, Leigh, sends obsessive and brilliant architect Ray Jackson on a quest to discover the truth about the incident, while Leigh's best friend launches an investigation into Ray that hints at dark secrets from his past

Show no fear by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

24 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 2,396 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Future intrepid lawyer Nina Reilly makes her way through law school by working as a paralegal, an endeavor that is challenged by an ex-boyfriend's custody battle, her mother's failing health, and a suspicious suicide

Move to strike by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

28 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 2,236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nina's client is her son's best friend, Nikki Zack, a 16-year-old girl charged with murder. Nikki is accused of stealing from her uncle, a plastic surgeon, and killing him with an ancient samurai sword. Nina must pull an ace out of her sleeve in the courtroom to save her client

Acts of malice by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

37 editions published between 1540 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 2,209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a champion skier goes off a cliff, police charge his brother with murder. Lawyer Nina Reilly agrees to represent him, but with trepidation. Although her client swears his innocence, his father, sister and wife doubt it

Case of lies by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

24 editions published between 1984 and 2007 in English and held by 2,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Attorney Nina Reilly becomes caught up in a two-year-old homicide case involving a murder during a casino-district robbery when she is assigned to track down the robbery victims, all student witnesses who had lied about their identities

Dreams of the dead by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

19 editions published between 2009 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nina Reilly collaborates with a grave exhumation expert and triggers a cat-and-mouse game between her former investigator Paul van Wagoner and a brilliant killer

Invasion of privacy by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

45 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,851 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Personal drama mixes with court-room drama in this story of lawyer Nina Reilly. After her client, a documentary film maker is killed, one of Reilly's lovers is arrested for murder. He happens to be the father of her son, and obligingly Reilly takes up his defense. A sequel to Motion to Suppress

Breach of promise by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

38 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in 5 languages and held by 1,844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After 20 years together, during which they built a multi-million-dollar business, Mikhail falls in love with a younger woman and offers Lindy a million dollars as a parting gift. Lindy is insulted, hires lawyer Nina Reilly, but the case will be difficult to win because the couple were not legally married. By the author of Obstruction of Justice

Obstruction of justice by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

36 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A romantic hike in the mountains by two lawyers is disrupted by the death of another hiker. The death turns out to be murder, which leads to other murders, and the lovers, Nina and Collier, find themselves in court on opposite sides

Motion to suppress by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

36 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,743 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A legal thriller on a woman lawyer who is starting out anew. Single parent Nina Reilly, recently divorced, moves to another town where she is reduced to handling mundane cases. Opportunity knocks when the husband of a barmaid, whose divorce she is arranging, is found murdered. A first novel by a team of sisters, one a writer, the other a lawyer

Sinister shorts by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

18 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents a collection of crime and suspense stories, many never before published, including "The Long Walk," "Success Without College," "The Couple Behind the Curtain," "Juggernaut," and "To Still the Beating of Her Heart."

Case of lies by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Book )

10 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Attorney Nina Reilly takes on a client whose wife was fatally shot during a casino-district robbery two years before. There are no suspects, and the robbery victims, three students, are remaining outside the jurisdiction of the Nevada courts. Investigations take Nina from Lake Tahoe to a prestigious East Coast university, and then to Germany and an emotional reunion with her ex-husband

Case of lies by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Recording )

30 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For Nina Reilly, the mountain town of Lake Tahoe is home. It's where she forged a successful career as a tough, resourceful attorney - and raised her teenage son, Bob, alone. Back from a stint in Monterey, where her love life took a tumble, Nina has returned to her Tahoe law office with her old friends Sandy Whitefeather and Sandy's son, Wish. It isn't long before she has a new client whose wife was shot and killed during a casino-district robbery two years before. The police have no suspects, and the robbery victims, three students, lied about their identities and are hiding outside California and the reach of the court

Keeper of the keys by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Recording )

17 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ray Jackson, an ambitious but troubled architect, is the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife. Launching a desperate search, he uses a collection of keys to quietly enter homes he once lived in, only to find himself confronted with his own violence-laden past

Acts of malice by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Recording )

31 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When defense attorney Nina Reilly takes the fratricide case of Jim Strong, a member of one of South Lake Tahoe's most prominent families, she finds her life threatened by a terrifying confrontation with a psychopath

Writ of execution by Perri O'Shaughnessy( Recording )

25 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and held by 453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nina Reilly takes on the case of Jessie Potter, a desperate young woman who just hit a huge slot machine jackpot and refuses to reveal her real identity, and finds herself taking on powerful gambling interests and a cold-blooded killer after the money