Defending Turquoise

Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers seriesbook 5 of 9Next:The Mental Case(2014) →

Join Thaddeus Murfee in his new career in Flagstaff, where he is called on to defend the wife of the District Attorney. She has shot her husband to death and admitted it—but what about the mysterious bite marks in all the wrong places?

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Watch as sixteen-year-old Turquoise Begay comes on the scene, the beautiful, abandoned Navajo girl living reservation style—with all the wrong people.

An adventure into the real world of criminal law, setting a new standard for legal thrillers, DEFENDING TURQUOISE is the riveting story of one lawyer's attempt to redeem himself, one wife's attempt to free herself, and one young girl's hope of a new life after years of unspeakable abuse.

"If you like Reacher, the Lincoln Lawyer, Jake Brigance and Paul Madriani, you will love this Thaddeus Murfee crime thriller!"— Five-Star Review

"Already John Ellsworth's name is mentioned with Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, and Steve Martini when critics talk about legal/crime fiction."—Five-Star Review

"Every bit as good as Grisham! Superb characterization, suspense, drama."- Five-Star Review

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