Genres : Legal

🔥 They promised him redemption. They delivered revenge. 🔥Malik Carter had it all—talent, dreams, and the heart of a future NFL star. Growing up in Clarksville, Tennessee, Malik was determined to lift his family out of struggle with nothing but his cleats and grit. But when a family tragedy rips his world apart, the streets start whispering louder than the stadium cheers.A run-in with the law flips Malik’s life upside down. Faced with an impossible decision—prison or the Army—he’s thrown...

When attorneys Vernetta Henderson and Neddy McClain are tapped to take on the biggest case of their careers, they are less than thrilled about working together. Their strained relationship, however, is the least of their problems. Their socialite client—charged with the brutal murder of her husband—is demanding an immediate dismissal of the case. But a ruthless prosecutor is determined to make sure that doesn't happen. Forced to fight a common enemy, the two women close ranks and, in the process,...

After running away from her hometown, Emily Hart has decided to return. Twenty years is a long time. And she finds that the hard way once she revisits her past once again. As she catches up with life, a new, shocking case has shocked the city.Her high school sweetheart, a changed man, is accused of a terrible and cruel murder. And Emily is the only one who can defend him, before it’s too late…Last Witness is Ellis' 1st novel in...

"5/5 Stars. A fantastic read for fans of courtroom drama, light detective work, and endings with a twist...that will keep you interested from cover to cover." –San Francisco Book ReviewsA young Joe Turner returns to defend Allston Walker, a man charged with the bloody attempted murder of a racist caretaker in this gripping courtroom thriller. Images of the vicious crime have Joe flashing back to a life-altering crime he witnessed as a child while he hurdles headlong into a steamy...

In Oklahoma where Sooner football is almost a religion, what could be worse than defending a wife accused of murdering a former pro-football star? For Jenna Miller, that's just a typical Monday morning. After seven years in the Public Defender's Office and many personal betrayals, she believes no one can be trusted. But her latest client, Claire, penetrates her tough exterior. As Jenna digs further, she finds forces are conspiring against Claire, who may have done the world a favor...

When attorneys Vernetta Henderson and Neddy McClain are tapped to take on the biggest case of their careers, they are less than thrilled about working together. Their strained relationship, however, is the least of their problems. Their socialite client—charged with the brutal murder of her husband—is demanding an immediate dismissal of the case. But a ruthless prosecutor is determined to make sure that doesn't happen. Forced to fight a common enemy, the two women close ranks and, in the process,...

AN IRRESISTIBLE TREAT FOR FANS OF JOHN GRISHAMNo-nonsense, world-weary Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer Marc Kadella shines through gritty, street-wise narrative in Dennis Carstens’ action-packed legal thriller series, sure to please fans of courtroom drama and classic noir alike with a contemporary angle sure to please fans of both sexes—the toughest guy in the series is gorgeous investigator Maddy Rivers.BOOK ONE – THE KEY TO JUSTICEFinancially embarrassed, getting a divorce, living in a shabby apartment, and distinctly short of clients, Marc...

CONSPIRACISTS GONE BANANAS –PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING!It doesn’t get much bigger than defending against treason and multiple charges of murder, where the client has been videotaped lobbing a bomb at an international figure. And this is not just any client, but actually two – the stunning Iranian twins who witnessed their parents’ murders and then were kidnapped, sold as sex slaves, trafficked to the U.S., and rescued by Maddy Rivers, private investigator and wife of celebrated Minneapolis criminal attorney Marc...

"A shot in the dark, right in the gut, that’s what Carstens is good at. The Key to Justice is full of twists and turns as the Twin Cities live in terror of a violent stalker. Carstens aims to be realistic about the law and its enforcers, and he hits it right ... The plot is as full of surprises as a Minneapolis Jucy Lucy and ultimately just as satisfying." -Tony Dunbar, Anthony- and Edgar-nominated author of the Tubby Dubonnet...

Gritty and Witty—A Courtoom Drama Fan’s Dream Collection!Hard-as-nails Minneapolis defense attorney Marc Kadella takes on the most challenging cases of his career in this exhilarating 4 novel legal thriller box set—page-turners all.Book 3 – MEDIA JUSTICEQ: HOW DOES A TELEVISION PRODUCER DESCRIBE THE KIDNAP AND MURDER OF A 2-YEAR-OLD CHILD? A:“I THINK WE HAVE A HIT ON OUR HANDS!”In the third The third Marc Kadella legal mystery, an adorable—and photogenic—two-year-old girl is kidnapped, and, when her remains are found, her...