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Hallowed Halls

H.E. Kline

2019 Gold Medal
332 Pages
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2019 Gold Medal
Swept into the dirty backrooms of the halls of justice, her agenda was straightforward. 
Falling in love and making shady deals with the seamy side just wasn't part of the plan...

In this 2019 Readers' Favorite International Gold Medalist Legal Thriller, Harvard Law valedictorian Becky Lawrence lands her dream job as a federal prosecutor. But she has a huge problem. She's fallen head over heels with her boss, Zach Woods, who not only has become jaded over the years but he's married! But she has an even bigger problem -- a ghost prowls Boston's Federal Courthouse seeking justice. Through Charlie, she is able to gain insight into cases that may not be readily visible. Becky must walk a tightrope as she tries to balance her career against her conscience before personal demons and professional demands threaten to destroy her.

Hallowed Halls is a chilling view into some of the most brutal and shocking true crimes prosecuted in federal court. Kline's riveting narrative draws the reader into the real-life horror experienced by the victims and their families and has all the elements of a classic legal thriller...with a twist. 

Warning: This book is intended for readers ages 18 and older. It contains real federal court cases, graphic language, and disturbing testimony that may be upsetting to some readers. 

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The Company of Demons

Michael Jordan

2019 Silver Medal
344 Pages
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2019 Silver Medal
2019 Best Book Award Winner in Mystery/Suspense
2019 Royal Palm Literary Award SILVER Medal Winner in Thriller/Suspense
2019 Indie Excellence Award Winner in Crime Fiction
2019 Indie Excellence Award Finalist in Legal Thriller2019 International Book Awards Finalist in Mystery/Suspense
2019 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Silver Medalist
2018 Florida Book Awards GOLD Medal Winner in Popular Fiction
Amazon Best Seller in Historical Thrillers
Amazon Best Seller in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Amazon Best Seller in Serial Killers

The brutal murder of a friend leaves lawyer John Coleman stunned and sends shockwaves through the city of Cleveland. The technique of the killing recalls memories of the Torso Murderer, who dismembered at least twelve people decades ago and then vanished--eluding even legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness. Jennifer, the victim's beautiful daughter, hires John to handle her father's estate, and romantic feelings for her soon complicate his already troubled marriage. When John finds himself entangled with a cold-blooded biker gang, an ex-cop with a fuzzy past, and the drug-addicted son of the dead man, he struggles to make sense of it all.

But he cannot shake a growing sense of dread.

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Betrayal in Blue

The Zachary Blake Betrayal Series Book 3
Mark M. Bello

2019 Bronze Medal
263 Pages
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2019 Bronze Medal
“Cut off the head of the snake and another will grow in its place.”Attorney Zachary Blake returns with Police Captain Jack Dylan in this intense legal thriller.Dearborn, Michigan has enjoyed relative tranquility after beating white supremacists in the field and in the courtroom. However, a second group of dangerous bigots plots revenge for their fallen brothers. Their evil plan? To steal a cache of deadly Sarin Gas and release it in Dearborn.Jack Dylan and his team discover this terrorist plot and are set to diffuse it. At the last minute, the FBI usurps the investigation and achieves uncertain results. Furious with the FBI and operation's outcome, Jack defies orders, goes rogue and chases evil to the small, fishing town of Manistee. When his own plan goes awry, Dylan finds himself under arrest and on trial for murder. He calls on Zack Blake to defend him in the biggest trial the community has ever seen. The local cops and the FBI are hellbent on convicting Dylan, while Blake and his team seek proof that things are not as they appear. Can Zack pull off a courtroom miracle or will Jack fall victim to this Betrayal in Blue?

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Drink to Every Beast

Joel Burcat

2019 Honorable Mention
352 Pages
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2019 Honorable Mention
New York Book Festival Award

In this romantically-charged environmental legal thriller, two teenagers die after swimming through chemicals illegally dumped into the Susquehanna River. Mike Jacobs, a young environmental prosecutor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is assigned his first big case and must find, and stop the dumpers. Mike's alluring new friend Sherry Stein, an ambitious young Deputy Attorney General, is investigating the man running against the Governor. Another of Mike's friends, Patty Dixon, 'the girl next door,' is his mother's nurse and Mike wonders whether she is being blackmailed. Their lives intersect. Danger strikes--who will die? Will Mike discover the treachery before the midnight dumper kills again?

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Rattlesnake & Son

Jonathan Miller

2019 Finalist
344 Pages
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2019 Finalist

His long-lost son was the last person Dan Shepard, the Rattlesnake Lawyer, expected to meet when he was ordered to be at the courthouse in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Poor fourteen-year old Marley might even be psychic. With his special abilities, Marley can help Dan take his local practice statewide. Rattlesnake & Son could be the next great New Mexico law firm.

Unfortunately, things go exceedingly wrong at school for Marley and he is charged with some very serious crimes. The Rattlesnake Lawyer now has to represent his son in his wildest trial yet. When he learns the truth about his son, Dan and Marley will have to face some extremely dangerous consequences.

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The Weight

Hubert Crouch

2017 Silver Medal
337 Pages
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2017 Silver Medal
Flamboyant plaintiff lawyer Cal Connors sues reporter Leah Rosen, seeking millions in damages for being maliciously defamed in an article she wrote for Texas Matters magazine entitled “Texas Justice Gone Wrong.” In the article, Rosen accuses Connors of perpetrating a multi-million dollar fraud on the Texas jury system, her salacious charges catching the eye of the local US Attorney and causing him to launch a full-scale investigation. During the investigation, revelations surface that Connors’ law partner and daughter Christine clandestinely entered into an illegal settlement with an insurance claims adjustor, who was forced to flee to the French Riviera where he was subsequently found dead of a suspicious drug overdose. Cornered and desperate, Connors and his daughter go on a scorched-earth offensive of gruesome murders, a lurid kidnapping and treacherous betrayals to save themselves and the financial empire they have illicitly built.

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Betrayal of Faith

A Zachary Blake Betrayal Series Legal Thriller
Mark M. Bello

2017 Bronze Medal
304 Pages
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2017 Bronze Medal

When Jennifer Tracey discovers that her new parish priest has harmed her two sons, she encounters the Coalition—a secret church organization tasked with the responsibility of taking care of these types of incidents quickly and quietly and by any means necessary. 

Jennifer decides to file a lawsuit against the priest and the church and seeks out an attorney, Zachary Blake, who handled her late husband’s industrial death case. However, through an unfortunate series of events, Zachary has gone from the penthouse to the poorhouse, working out of a dingy one-room office, handling traffic cases. Although Jennifer has misgivings, she reluctantly retains him, and they call a press conference to announce their lawsuit. Zack hires an investigator, the infamous Micah Love, who travels to Ohio, where he discovers that two families have disappeared after an encounter with the same priest—and the one person who may provide some answers has died under mysterious circumstances. 

Religion, law, betrayal, mystery, intrigue, faith, and love converge in Michigan for the trial of the century. Will Zachary resurrect his troubled career and obtain the justice Jennifer seeks for her kids? Or will the church and the Coalition and its mysterious leader prevail in covering up the decadent acts of the priest and circumvent justice once again?

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Deviant Agendas

Katherine Smith Dedrick

2017 Honorable Mention
340 Pages
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2017 Honorable Mention
Smart, sexy, sassy and driven—Victoria Rodessa just graduated from one of the country’s top law schools and joined the international firm Acker, Smith & McGowen, respected for its advancement of female lawyers. When Victoria lands a prized assignment vital to the ambitions of the firm’s powerful partners, she sets out to become the first woman to join their ranks. But behind closed doors, deviant agendas dominate. With only her intellect and guts to guide her, Victoria confronts a perfect storm of misogyny, lies and criminal intent. If she follows her conscience, she could lose everything. But keeping silent could come at an even higher cost.

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Bully

Emme Dun

2017 Finalist
262 Pages
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2017 Finalist
A 2017 Readers Favorite Book Award Finalist, this legal thriller is "The L Word" meets "Kramer vs Kramer." Bully begins in the 1980s when courts routinely stripped LGBT parents of their parental rights solely because they were gay. Then, it shifts to the 2000s to explore a typical lesbian relationship. Lisa meets Windy, they quickly fall for each other and then, Lisa has a baby. Although they never marry, when Lisa breaks it off because Windy reveals herself to be a deadbeat, Windy seeks revenge by filing for custody of Lisa’s daughter. To make things even more interesting, Windy falls for the enchanting Ruby Mae Baker and, while at her lowest point, Lisa becomes acquainted with the sexy, intrepid reporter Jenna Richards. As the custody battle heats up, the burning question becomes: how far will Lisa go to protect her child?