Best of
Legal-Thriller

2018

A Gambler's Jury


Victor Methos - 2018
    So when she meets Teddy Thorne, a mentally challenged teen accused of selling drugs, Dani knows she’s got this in the bag. She can easily settle the case with a couple of court appearances. But when prosecutors move for an adult felony conviction, Dani suspects Teddy’s being used as a pawn in a sinister game.As the case moves forward, Dani is certain the judge and district attorney’s office have motivations beyond the crime—a fair trial isn’t in the cards. And when she takes on guardianship of Teddy, the case becomes personal as she fights her own demons and the government. Dani will stop at nothing to protect this innocent boy—there’s no other option. Because if she loses, both she and Teddy could lose far more than just the case…

The Shotgun Lawyer


Victor Methos - 2018
    He dreams of a sweetheart score that’ll make his name and net him millions. Then comes the lightning rod: a school shooting just outside of Salt Lake City. His client: the devastated mother of one of the victims.What she wants is understandable—just not simple: to sue the manufacturers of the automatic weapon used in the mass killing. Game’s opponent, brilliant lawyer Brennen Garvin, is the least of his problems: the entire legal system, influenced by decades of pressure from powerful gun lobbies, is stacked against him.For Game, this is the case of a lifetime. He’s just not sure his trademark rules will work in his favor. And he’s not sure he wants them to. As Game’s lust for victory gives way to a hunger for justice, he could lose everything—or win back his soul.

Burden of Truth


Robin James - 2018
     Defense attorney Cass Leary thought she’d escaped her hometown for good. But after leaving her high-paying job in Chicago, she decides to revisit her troubled past. When someone murders the beloved high school basketball coach and Cass steps in to defend the girl accused of the crime, she doesn’t expect the death threats that follow…Confronting the town that shunned her as a child, she unearths secrets that some would kill to keep buried. And after her client confesses to the crime, Cass detects a widespread cover-up. If she doesn’t get to the bottom of it soon, the next fatalities may be the ones she loves… Burden of Truth is the first book in series of high-stakes legal thrillers. If you like blood-pumping action, compelling characters, and twisted crime conspiracies, then you’ll love Robin James’s dark tale. Buy Burden of Truth to enter this spine-chilling murder mystery today!

Force of Justice


J.J. Miller - 2018
    Despite Strickland claiming he has no criminal connections, there are clear signs his involvement in organized crime runs deep.When the case receives national attention, the underbelly of power in LA is thrown into the limelight. Madison fights desperately to find the one piece of evidence that will prove his client’s innocence.But where’s there’s power, there’s danger. The further Madison digs for the truth, the more he puts his life at risk.In a case full of twists and turns, Madison confronts one of the most difficult challenges of his career.Will justice triumph?Or will the power of LA’s dark forces send Madison to an early grave?

Legal Reserves


James Rosenberg - 2018
    The two lawyers and the judge all have major reasons to worry: Jeri Richards, a newbie judge, is presiding over her first trial concerned she is too inexperienced to handle it. Mike Reigert, the plaintiff’s attorney, must try his biggest case because his client refuses the department store’s huge settlement offers—just to make sure that what they did to her won’t ever happen to anyone else. The company’s attorney, Jack Rogers, is told that he must win this trial or face banishment from his law firm.If that weren’t enough, the three of them have been best friends since their first day of law school. Back then, they were the cream of their law school and thought their legal careers would involve nothing but success . . . . Now, they aren’t so sure. Jeri adored her two friends in law school. They helped her overcome the trauma of almost being raped. After graduating, she prosecuted the scum that preyed on the weak and became the youngest judge in her county. Mike was planning to work in Geneva stopping international terrorism, but his uncle convinced him to help in his small practice in a sleepy town outside of Pittsburgh. Mike itches for more responsibility and finally comes to represent a woman mercilessly chained to a table until she confessed to a crime. Jack craves the big money he would make if he became a partner at his huge law firm, and is willing to do anything to make it happen. Now five years after graduating from law school they are thrown back together on opposite sides of a trial where Mike’s client seeks to regain her life while Jack will not stop to make sure the company prevails.Jeri watches as the battles between her two buddies escalate until she has to intervene to protect the life of one of her friends.

Because of You


Barbara McMahon - 2018
    Her entire world had been shattered, can she pick up the pieces and begin again? Worst Nightmare A prosecutor's worst nightmare–winning the conviction of an innocent woman. How can he ever make amends? Retribution or forgiveness? Ethan does all he can to make up for ruining a young woman's life. Can it ever be enough? Will Abby seek revenge or let the past go and look only toward the future?

The Burden (Insanity Series, Book 2)


Andre Gonzalez - 2018
    What looks like an easy win for the district attorney, turns into an uphill battle. Behind the scenes, an unknown person intervenes in multiple ways and attempts to rattle the jury in Jeremy's favor. Living in the solitude of prison, Jeremy grapples with his personal state of mind. As the odds stack up against him, the fate of his experiment--and life--are left in the hands of strangers. The Burden is the second installment of the Insanity Series. Take a dive into the mind of a madman. Can you keep up with his lunacy?Buy The Burden today to continue with Jeremy in his demented experiment!

Hollywood on Trial: A Legal Thriller (Rogue Legal Thriller Series Book 2)


Dale E. Manolakas - 2018
    Josh Stein, the industry’s top entertainment lawyer, represents star power—the price is sex. When Josh’s prime ingénue dies on a stormy set, he gets Kaitlin O’Keefe the role. The door open, this a sultry gray-eyed red head captivates her director and Hollywood’s elite. She pits man against man, as she willingly and unwillingly does what it takes to claw her way into the inner circle. But  Kaitlin goes one step too far. Her body is found on Josh’s Malibu Colony estate. A murder investigation rips apart the lives of the industry elite, and the murder trial of the century shocks the world.      ❦BUY NOW "Have read this author before. Truly gifted." "Put you into the courtroom." "… amazing trial …. This author has a particular talent for developing real life characters that you can't forget." "… Author Dale E. Manolakas delivers with fully-realized characters who explode off the page. Visceral. Sensual. Alive." "Ms Manolakas is a wonderful storyteller and creator of fascinating characters." "I highly recommend … this author. " "… gifted author …"      ❦ Go to Amazon Author's Page for more books [Kindle Unlimited].      ❦ Visit Author's Official Website for more books, free book offers, portals to sale channels, and a sign up [No Spam].      ❦ Author's YouTube Channel with book trailers and other offers.

The Mitch Rapp Files: includes Kill Shot and The Third Option


Vince Flynn - 2018
    His next target - a Libyan diplomat - should be easy. Prone to drink and currently in Paris without a bodyguard, Rapp quickly tracks the man down and sends a bullet into his skull while he's sleeping. But in the split second it takes the bullet to leave the silenced pistol, everything changes. The door to the hotel room is kicked open and gunfire erupts all around Rapp. When the news breaks that Libya's Oil Minister has been killed along with three innocent civilians and four unidentified men, the French authorities are certain that a wounded gunman is still on the loose in Paris. As the finger-pointing begins, Rapp's handlers have only one choice - deny any responsibility for the incident and race to do damage control. Rapp has become a liability, and he must not be taken alive by the French authorities. But alone in Paris, on the run from the authorities and from his own employers, Mitch Rapp must prepare to fight for his life. Third Option Mitch Rapp is sent on his final mission But he doesn't know that the ultimate target of this mission is himself.Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, is sent on his final mission, to eliminate a European industrialist who has been selling sensitive equipment to one of terrorism's most notorious sponsors. But he doesn't know that the ultimate target of this mission is himself. Set up by forces within the US who do not want the next Director-elect of the CIA to take over, and therefore need a disaster for the present regime, Mitch refuses to die ... the conspirators have made an awful miscalculation. They have enraged one of the most lethal and efficient killers the CIA has ever produced. Now they will pay.

All The Hidden Pieces


Jillian Thomadsen - 2018
    Within minutes, she and her family hastily pack up their belongings and abandon their home. Where did the family go and why? Det. Roberta Hobbs has been assigned to uncover the family's whereabouts. Hobbs is a confident, intelligent police veteran. However, each passing day brings her closer to her unresolved past. When Hobbs digs deeper into the mystery, all leads point to her own longtime ex-boyfriend - a former drug dealer turned philanthropist named Steven Vance -- as the primary suspect. This riveting dual-timeline suspense novel takes us back to 2004 -- the year Greta Carpenter first realizes something is wrong with her young son, John. Over the course of his childhood, John's learning disabilities become apparent. Greta's unfaltering advocacy on his behalf puts her at odds with the school system and strains her relationship with her husband Griffin. Eventually Greta and Griffin's marriage falls apart, and during the divorce trial, Greta reveals that she was a teenage runaway, and a local entrepreneur named Steven Vance rescued her from the streets. Vance is certainly a man of many shades - a local celebrity for his philanthropy, a cunning CEO who sits atop a questionable mini-empire, a benevolent former father figure to Greta and a lying, evasive former companion to Hobbs. It seems that only Vance has the power to make people disappear in this small town and he emerges as the most obvious suspect...but Hobbs remains uncertain of his role. While her colleagues question whether she can truly be impartial, Hobbs realizes she has a reason to suspect them as well. Nothing is obvious in this thrilling mystery...except that Hobbs must race to solve the mystery before it's too late.

Against the Law


Jay Brandon - 2018
    Until his sister, Dr Amy Hall, is arrested for murder... She's been accused of shooting the ex-husband she supposedly reconciled with and is convinced that her ex-convict brother is the only one able to save her. To make matters worse, the media won't ignore Amy's high-profile case; an example needs to be made of a doctor murdering another doctor. So Edward promises to do everything he can to protect his sister, because she is innocent, isn't she?Edward finds himself back in the courtroom facing Cynthia, the judge responsible for his arrest and imprisonment all those years ago. With personal grudges heavy in the air, can Edward spare his sister from a brutal sentencing that could cost her her life?

Rogue Divorce Lawyer: A Legal Thriller (Rogue Legal Thriller Series Book 1)


Dale E. Manolakas - 2018
    "Great psychological thriller." "Author truly gifted." "Real life characters you can't forget." ✩ ❦ EBook & PaperbackBased on a real "Me Too" case—in this psychological thriller, divorce lawyer Gary Stockton for decades harasses, abuses, and subjugates his "special" female clients. When Stockton's criminal depravity escalates to murder, this new craving leads to a shocking criminal trial.[Note: Sexual Subject Matter ~ Some Necessarily Explicit ~ Mature Readers]✩ "The characters are as compelling as the story which is true. Have read this author before. Truly gifted." "Couldn't Stop Reading. "Put you into the courtroom." "Great psychological thriller with an amazing trial. A real page turner. Could not put it down. This author has a particular talent for developing real life characters that you can't forget."✩Second in Series ~ HOLLYWOOD ON TRIAL: A Legal Thriller ❦ Visit the Author's Official Website for the latest news, specials, and new release notices. ❦ Visit YouTube Channel for author's book trailers. ❦ Go to Amazon Author Page.