Don’t you just love it when you find a character that you fall in love with? I know I do. That’s the way I feel about James Chandler’s character Sam Johnstone introduced in Misjudged, the first of this legal thriller series. To date, I’ve read all three—including One and Done and False Evidence—and can’t wait […]
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I Swear to Tell
Lately, I’ve been on a legal thriller reading streak, so it’s no surprise I’ve included J.J. Miller on my must-read author list. I Swear to Tell is the first of the series featuring protagonist Candace Elliott, a newly minted lawyer at a prestigious D.C. law firm. She’s proven herself both at law school and as […]
Defending Innocence
New author Peter Kirkland presents a legal thriller set in a sleepy bay town outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Defense attorney Leland Monroe is desperately trying to build a new life for himself and his troubled, teenage son Noah, after losing his wife to addiction and an accident from which Noah struggles to recover. Returning […]
Legacy of Lies
In Robert Bailey’s first book in the Bocephus Haynes series, he sets the tone for Bo’s comeback when he commits to defend his friend and colleague, Attorney General Helen Lewis, who’s been accused of killing her ex-husband. A down-on-his luck former top defense lawyer, Bo Haynes has led a troubled life. He was falsely accused […]