Miranda Writes by Gail Ward Olmsted #BookReview #BlackRoseWriting #5*

A disgraced attorney seeking redemption. A single mother desperate to regain custody of her son. Two women willing to risk it all to put a sexual predator behind bars. Former Assistant District Attorney Miranda Quinn is on the brink of a career comeback when she gets a phone call. It’s a witness who disappeared three years earlier, resulting in a violent criminal going free. Miranda … Continue reading Miranda Writes by Gail Ward Olmsted #BookReview #BlackRoseWriting #5*

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah #BookReview #HQ #NetGalley #5*

ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is. YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE… Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot. Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done. IS ABOUT TO … Continue reading Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah #BookReview #HQ #NetGalley #5*

Force of Evil by Simon Michael #BookReview #CharlesHolborne6 #SapereBooks #5*

A seemingly simple case leads Charles to a shocking discovery… London, 1965 After a series of successful cases, Charles Holborne’s reputation is on the rise. He is asked to work pro bono to represent a widow in a recent accidental death case. The deceased was a Sergeant Maynard, an RAF policeman who worked at the Cardington base in Bedfordshire. It seems his death was the result … Continue reading Force of Evil by Simon Michael #BookReview #CharlesHolborne6 #SapereBooks #5*

The Guilty Die Twice by Don Hartshorn #BookReview #TCKPublishing #4*

Two attorney brothers. Two bullet-riddled corpses. Two sides to the story. Ten years ago, a capital murder case in the heart of Texas split the Lynch family in two. Now, estranged lawyer brothers Travis and Jake Lynch find themselves on opposing sides of the courtroom in a high-profile, grisly double murder case—with another accused criminal’s life on the line. Conscience-stricken Travis left his high-powered law … Continue reading The Guilty Die Twice by Don Hartshorn #BookReview #TCKPublishing #4*

Contempt by Michael Cordell #BookReview #TCKPublishing #5*

Playing by the rules landed him on death row. Now he’ll have to break all the rules to survive. After spending five years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit, lawyer Thane Banning agrees to take on a case defending a former inmate against the same DA who put Thane behind bars. Thane is besieged by death threats from the alleged victim’s father and … Continue reading Contempt by Michael Cordell #BookReview #TCKPublishing #5*

Justice Gone #BookReview

Written by N. Lombardi Jr.     When a homeless war veteran is beaten to death by the police, stormy protests ensue, engulfing a small New Jersey town. Soon after, three cops are gunned down. A multi-state manhunt is underway for a cop killer on the loose. And Dr. Tessa Thorpe, a veteran’s counselor, is caught up in the chase. Donald Darfield, an African-American Iraqi … Continue reading Justice Gone #BookReview