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The Price of Justice by Tasmin Turner

A high-stakes second installment of the Crime Scene Kosovo series, The Price of Justice by Tasmin Turner is a page-turning spree of international action and gripping investigative storytelling.

As an assistant international prosecutor in post-conflict Kosovo, Kit Chase is perfectly positioned to make a real difference in tackling widespread corruption, but hard lessons from her last case haunt her, and the mysterious Russian liaison officer is impossible to forget. Her new investigation is an intense distraction relating to judicial misconduct and bribery at the highest international levels. When corruption runs this deep, affecting the pockets and clout of countless power […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-18T14:33:05+02:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller, Tasmin Turner, Thriller|

The Missing Diary by Tasmin Turner

Plunging readers into the gritty instability of a recovering war zone, The Missing Diary (Crime Scene Kosovo Book 1) by Tasmin Turner is a fast-paced legal drama that feels both timely and historically significant.

Lawyer Kit Chase eagerly leaps into a new position in Kosovo, unaware that the conflict there hasn’t exactly ended – just shifted battlefields into urban, cultural, criminal, and political realms. Learning to survive on the fly, while navigating the swirl of flirtation, insinuation, and intimidation all around her, Kit must nab a merciless mob boss who will stop at nothing to protect his ill-gotten empire.

Examining […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-18T14:32:27+02:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller, Tasmin Turner, Thriller|

Review: Easy Promises by Abby Reilly

A twisting police procedural that pits two detectives against a group of smooth-talking Philadelphia lawyers, Abby Reilly’s Easy Promises is also a feisty interfamily drama that calls into question the nickname “City of Brotherly Love.”

When criminal defense attorney Sean Murphy is found tied up with his throat slit on his yacht the Lucky Lady, it’s not difficult to find a suspect: frankly, it’s harder to rule anyone out. Enter seasoned detective Joe Watson and his younger counterpart Patricia Malone – the Philly cops tasked with narrowing down a long list of potential perpetrators, including the many less-than-savory clients that […]

Michelle Hogmire2022-05-25T03:49:51+02:00April 22nd, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Legal Thriller, Thriller|

Tropical Doubts by David Myles Robinson

In Tropical Doubts, the third legal thrill ride from author David Myles Robinson, the lovable Pancho McMartin is back in the courtroom, and back at the heart of a tangled murder mystery.

When old friends come begging him for legal help, it’s hard for this down-on-his-luck lawyer to refuse, but this case of medical malpractice is anything but normal. As the body count begins to rise and lies become muddied with truth, this unlikely hero will have to do his own investigating to discover where the guilt should lie. With a well-balanced plot and plenty of moving parts, this […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-02-11T12:10:05+02:00February 10th, 2019|Categories: New Releases|Tags: David Myles Robinson, Legal Thriller, Thriller|

Review: The Candle Room by Daniel K. Gentile

One of the noblest of professions isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in The Candle Room, a gripping legal thriller by debut author, Daniel K. Gentile.

It doesn’t take long for rookie lawyer, Zachary E. Morgan, Esquire to realize that the gross over-billing practices of his Los Angeles insurance defense firm isn’t something he wants to be a part of – especially after four years of busting his butt in night school to obtain his law degree. So he quits, thinking that going into practice for himself is the better way to go. Convincing his wife, Sasha, isn’t […]

Marta Cheng2019-01-22T11:14:32+02:00July 25th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Daniel K. Gentile, Legal Thriller, Thriller|

The Samui Conspiracy (Conspiracy Series Book 2) by Michael Peart

The Samui Conspiracy by Michael Peart is the entertaining sequel to the breezy legal thriller, The Fanling Conspiracy, and the last installment in the series.

Solicitor Ben McCann moved to Koh Samui, a tropical island off the coast of Thailand, five years ago and has just merged his modest firm with a large Bangkok law firm. Ben is summarily told that their newest client, BAS Petroleum, intends to start drilling for oil in nearby Koh Tao and he’s tasked with persuading Alex Wattana, the President of the Thailand Oil Commission, to grant BAS the licence to drill. Ben immediately […]

Marta Cheng2018-06-25T12:28:52+02:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller, Thriller|

The Fanling Conspiracy (Conspiracy Series Book 1) by Michael Peart

A fun and witty thriller, The Fanling Conspiracy is the first in the Conspiracy Series by Michael Peart, appropriately dubbed “A light-hearted legal thriller.”

Roberts McCann, the firm Ben McCann started five years ago with his best friend, Dylan Roberts, is financially struggling and needs an influx of money. It looks as though Ben’s prayers are answered when a new client, representing a local Hong Kong clan, retains the firm to get back the Fanling temple from the corrupt government, but things quickly turn into a nightmare when the trial judge is stabbed to death and Tyler Scott, a solicitor […]

Marta Cheng2018-06-25T11:43:58+02:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller, Thriller|

An Interview with Emme Dun, Author of “Bully”

“Bully” by Emme Dun explores the issues of LGBT parenting in the US during the Bush Administration. Starting with the events of 9-11 in NYC, the date turns out to mark a very different sort of tragedy for protagonist Wendy when she meets Windy, and they strike up a relationship…This novel centering on lesbian motherhood, and how same-sex parents face rights issues when it comes to a custody battle, in this case a fatal and nightmarish scenario. Author Emme Dun explains more about her book and why she wrote it.