Written for the #MysteryFriday challenge. Winner of the John Grisham Mystery Friday challenge. Criminal lawyer Mark Lewis wanted a pre-trial deal and a quick end to his pro bono assignment. Instead what he got was an arrogant DDA and a client in a pickle. Now his only chance of getting out of this with his reputation still intact, is to convince the jury of his ex-criminal client's innocence. But with evidence held against his neck, that is easier said than done. © 2017. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer: 'Murder in the First' is a work of fiction. The plot, places, names and the characters depicted in this story are product of the author's imagination. They are fictitious and hold no resemblance to any real events or people.

Jess Kimball's Impossible Mission: Protect Crime Victims Relentless victims' rights advocate Jess Kimball and Jack Reacher both deliver justice when the legal system fails. Reacher waits until trouble finds him and then he does whatever it takes. But Jess pursues legal justice and draws lines she will not cross. How can she win against killers who refuse to follow the rules? Three years ago, beloved Florida Governor Helen Sullivan’s world shattered when her only son died in a senseless car crash, killing his best friend, too. Helen quickly discovered Eric’s crash was no accident and lured the killer to her son’s funeral to be caught. When the shooting ceased in the small country church, Helen believed her nightmare was over. Instead, she’d unwittingly escalated her duel with a cunning and patient assassin. Now, investigative journalist Jess Kimball is driven to find the horrifying truth. Is the Central Florida Child Killer guilty? Or is the real killer still out there? Helen and Jess together face the determined killer in a pitched battle of wit and nerve. Who will survive? Readers love Fatal Distraction and Jess Kimball! "I finished reading your new book and it is fantastic! Kept me on the edge of my seat. You have another winner! I left a review on Amazon, too. A Jess sequel gets my vote! I'm now reading your Judge Wilhelmina series. :) Thanks!" B.W. "I'm in the final stages of Fatal Distraction and am on the brink of skipping any obligations I have so I can find out how it ends. Great Book so far-- continues to keep me totally involved-- hope you'll be continuing a series with Jess--" E. F. Grab your copy now and start reading today! You'll love this thriller as much as Lee Child and John Grisham fans do!

****NOTE: This novel is completed ... Enjoy!***** Working as a journalist at a small weekly paper in rural Idaho, Cal Murphy begins losing his big city dreams of writing for a metro paper before his passion is reignited after three high school star athletes are found dead in a 24-hour period. As he and fellow photographer Kelly Mendoza attempt to make sense of bizarre circumstances that led to the teens' deaths, Cal makes a chilling discovery, uncovering a vast conspiracy that grows darker with every twist and turn. With a mastermind determined to silence Cal and Kelly for good, the young reporters ultimately must decide if their lives are worth the risk to reveal the truth.

When a famous plastic surgeon's decomposed body surfaces in Tampa Bay with a bullet in its head, Federal Judge Willa Carson's "little sister" is caught in a high-stakes game of greedy lawyers, blackmail and deceit. Fiercely independent Carly is the number one suspect. When Carly asks Willa for due justice, Willa has everything to lose. But she risks it all to uncover the conspiracy and keep Carly alive. Can Willa possibly win?* Lee Child, Sue Grafton, and John Grisham fans Margaret Maron love Diane Capri! Harriet Klausner says: "Judge Willa is the nicest, most likable sleuth to come along in years!" The Contra Costa Times says: "When Judge Wilhelmina Carson returns, I'll be waiting!" Grab your copy today and meet Tampa's most charismatic judge, Willa Carson!

"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." -John Green

Fatal Enemy, featuring the new heroine I really love—Jess Kimball. A fiery woman, driven by her own past to fight for crime victims the justice system failed. Jess Kimball’s story continues in the sample of Fatal Distraction, which opened as the Amazon #3 Bestselling Legal Thriller, behind John Grisham. Behind the Book scoop on my friendship with #1 worldwide publishing phenomenon Lee Child who gave the Hunt for Reacher series an enthusiastic two thumbs up: “Kim Otto is a great, great character. I love her!” Don’t Know Jack hit #1 Amazon Bestseller spots on the Mystery, Hard-boiled Mystery, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths, and Legal Thriller lists both in the U.S. and U.K. The law is a very strange mixture of the best and the worst of times for heroes and villains alike in my Justice Series of witty legal suspense mysteries. Mystery reviewers at Romantic Times awarded Wasted Justice their coveted "Top Pick."