Defending Innocence: A Legal Thriller Filled with Gripping Courtroom Drama (Small Town Lawyer, Book 1)

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 7,973 ratings

Price: 17.46

Last update: 11-11-2024


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An innocent client harbors dark secrets....

Defense Attorney Leland Monroe lost it all: his big-city job, his reputation, and, worst of all, his loving wife. Now he’s back in his hometown to hit restart and repair the relationship with his troubled son. But the past is always present in a small town.

Leland returns to find his high school sweetheart hasn’t had the easiest of lives - especially now that her son faces a death sentence for murdering his father. Yet what appears to be an open-and-shut case is anything but. As Leland digs deeper to uncover a truth even his client is determined to keep buried, a tangled web of corruption weaves its way throughout his once tranquil hometown.

Leland soon realizes it’s not just his innocent young client’s life that’s at stake - powerful forces surface to threaten the precious few loved ones he has left.


Top reviews from the United States

Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024
For readers like myself who enjoy legal thrillers, this one will not disappoint. The pace of the book was good and the twists and turns were fun. I am looking forward to reading the next 2 books in the series.
Kindle customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading and a good intro book for this character.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
A down on his luck single-parent lawyer returns to his roots to rebuild his practice and life with his troubled son. He finds his small town enmeshed in big city problems he never expected. As the story unfolds with him practicing law from the other side he is thrust into defending his son's best friend of murdering his father. Proving him innocent draws him into a complex web of criminal activities he never could have imagined...

Highly recommended.
Judy
5.0 out of 5 stars Give this a read! You’ll love it.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2024
I like the main character and all throughout the book he kept me wanting to help figure out what is happening. Surprises all over. Great ending.
kam kam
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed ending
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2023
Most of the book kept me interested, very good until the end. I wanted more of the court and the case broken down slowly not one short finally that wasn't good
inlove
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023
Kept me guessing for a bit. Enjoyed the excitement. Wish the ending was better. Felt rushed. Overall a good read. I'd recommend it.
Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2024
Great read. Excellent book! I gave it 5 stars and I'm going to buy all 5 in this series. Just one thing......being a Christian, I can usually simply ignore most curse words. I mean, words can't hurt you right? However, I really don't appreciate the G-damn word. It goes against the 10 commandments. (it's commandment # 3 ). But other than that, I still like these books by this author and they are a great read. I get the feeling this author is not very religious, but if he could just not use the G-damn word so much, we Christians would really appreciate it. Thanks! :-)
Kathryn A Defranc
4.0 out of 5 stars A Lawyer Makes Bad Decisions, Sending Him Back To His Small Town
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021
I enjoyed this story, very easy to read and interesting plot with strong characters and some great legal moments. A big time prosecutor tries to help his wife, but in doing so breaks the law himself, ending his job and returning to his hometown. Now trying to make it as a defense lawyer, while keeping the peace with his teenage son. His son's best friend's Dad is murdered, and cops are immediately blaming the kid. The lawyer, Leland Munroe, takes the case, learning about his own son while listening to the both boys as adults. He realizes they have good heads on their shoulders and is proud of them, but this case may be his complete drop to the bottom. Small towns have plenty of gossip, and a police officer saw the boy with a crowbar near the murder scene.
A nice story, a little quick to end without further legal wrangling, but I look forward to the next.
BSmith
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I love, a good thriller, highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2024
My 1st reading this author penmanship and I like his style of writing. The twists and turns threw me off, I chose the wrong perp. I’m usually correct 98% of the times so I appreciate author great mysterious mind. The plot was incredible. The storyline was interesting even though I thought Leland was kind of naive a little. The characters are well developed, likable and relatable. I loved the fact that the author wrote the character Terri into the story to give it flavor. I also like the fact that the prosecutor and Leland have a good relationship. I like the setting of the story, close knit, southern hospitality. Leland is a good humble man. The most amazing thing is how the author humanized Leland. Leland life appeared realistic and familiar. He was an ordinary man struggling financially and still had a good heart to help others. The way he was measuring his money reminded me of myself. I’m excited to read book 2.

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