"A Fatal Triangle of Deception…
They had everything—wealth, fame, power. But for some, enough is never enough.
When billionaire financier Nelson St. James is found murdered on his private yacht, the world is stunned. The prime suspect? His glamorous young wife, Danielle—once the face of every major fashion magazine, now the centerpiece of a scandal that has rocked the elite. High-profile defense attorney Andrew Morrison agrees to take her case—but only after Danielle reminds him of secrets they once shared. Dark secrets. Dangerous ones. Danielle's story is compelling. Then it changes. And changes again. With each twist, Morrison is pulled deeper into a tangled web of lies, desire, and betrayal. Is Danielle a clever manipulator or a woman wronged? And what does Morrison stand to lose if the truth ever comes out? As the trial hurtles toward a shocking verdict, Morrison must confront not only the mystery of what happened that night—but the darker truths he's buried within himself.
Three people. One murder. No one telling the whole truth.
The Swindlers is a taut psychological thriller where no one escapes clean—and nothing is what it seems."
"Joseph Antonelli has never lost a case he should have won and has won nearly every case he should have lost—and yet he is about to see his client, Justin Friedrich, convicted for a crime he did not commit. His wife was found shot to death in the bedroom of their yacht in the San Francisco marina, and Friedrich does not stand a chance. But then the real killer approaches Antonelli…
Famous and enigmatic, James Michael Redfield, the head of a high-tech company that leads the world in the development of artificial intelligence, gives Antonelli evidence that proves Friedrich is innocent. But why did Redfield wait until the last minute to give Antonelli this proof?
Before Antonelli can even begin to solve that riddle, there is another murder, and he finds himself an unwilling participant in a conspiracy he does not understand. He has never known anyone like James Michael Redfield. For Redfield, it isn’t about murder at all; it’s all about the trial—because only a trial can show the world what Redfield believes it needs to know, no matter how many people need to die to make it happen."
"When Judge Calvin Jeffries becomes the first sitting judge to be murdered while serving in office, charismatic criminal defense attorney Joseph Antonelli finds himself smack in the middle of a riveting case. As he works through the intricacies of a homicide audacious enough to strike at the heart of justice, the ensuing investigation and trial reveal a deadly trail of evil, shattered lives, and revenge. While challenging traditional notions of crime and punishment, the novel also calls into question the very principles of our judicial system and marks the breakthrough of a master storyteller. D.W. Buffas The Defense (Henry Holt, 1997) received great praise and grossed more than 40,000 hardcover copies. The Prosecution (Henry Holt, 1999) was also lauded by critics and garnered equally impressive sales."
