{"product_id":"habeas-corpus-9786166292121","title":"Habeas Corpus","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlie Trust is a burned-out lawyer who never wants to see another case, but there's still one client he can't refuse. And the problem is, that client just might be a killer.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Malibu, everyone is watching. But nobody is telling the truth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles, 1992\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter eight soul-crushing years working as a divorce lawyer in Virginia, Charlie Trust has left the law behind. Burned out, disenchanted, and done with clients forever, he's living in a borrowed house on Malibu's Carbon Beach. All he wants to do now is drink beer on the deck, watch the sun set into the Pacific, and wonder what comes next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the riots tear through Los Angeles, and America's paradise turns to ashes. The fires are still burning in Hollywood when Charlie's neighbor comes knocking and brings a different kind of disaster to his door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Cole, Detective Harry Murphy on one of TV's hottest cop shows, is a familiar face to most Americas. He's also a man whose wife has gone missing, and two hot-shot detectives from LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division don't think she walked away. They think Marty Cole killed her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarty pleads with Charlie to help him, and Charlie can't say no. Pulled into a case he never wanted, Charlie is faced with a choice between loyalty and truth, and between Hollywood and reality. On Carbon Beach, where multimillion-dollar houses stand watch over the relentless surf, everyone has secrets worth killing for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught between calculating detectives, ruthless Hollywood lawyers, and his own client's deviousness, Charlie Trust learns that friendship can be the most dangerous weapon of all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of Malibu in the uneasy spring of 1992, \u003ci\u003eHabeas Corpus\u003c\/i\u003e is the electrifying first installment of the \u003cb\u003eCharlie Trust novels\u003c\/b\u003e, a series that blends legal intrigue with California noir for fans of Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, and Scott Turow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Wow! This novel is the best legal thriller that I have read in years. It's right up there with PRESUMED INNOCENT.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- Angela Norton, retired Texas prosecutor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This is the best-of-the-best crime novel with a lawyer hero. Charlie Trust wrestles with the most difficult ethical issues that a lawyer faces in his search for justice. A great read!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Michael Tigar, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, legendary defense attorney and author of SENSING INJUSTICE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Jake Needham is a smooth operator and his writing skills show that. He handles this change-of-pace novel\u003cbr\u003ewith aplomb. This is a fun, fast read that is cleverly plotted and well executed.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGeorge Easter writing in Deadly Pleasure Mystery Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If there's a living writer whose work makes me think of the great Raymond Chandler, it's Jake Needham. He's a prose master in the same vein.\" \u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eJames David Audlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"P. Needham, Half Penny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834660520210,"sku":"9786166292121","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c1bbe88-7a77-4c56-b4f9-014f9e2ef812.jpg?v=1767098213","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/habeas-corpus-9786166292121","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}