Murder Most Judgmental - Softcover

Hatch, M J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467539031 ISBN 13: 9781467539036

Publisher: Terra Fina Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

MURDER MOST JUDGMENTAL A DETECTIVE JAKE SWANSON MURDER MYSTERY A family law judge is killed in the driveway of his upscale Newport Beach home; his wife shot through the heart in their garage. Is this a revenge killing for a ruling the judge made in court by a disgruntled party, or is the killing related to his prior life as a criminal defense lawyer? With the rich and famous of Orange County, California, any of these are possible, sending Newport Beach Homicide Detective Jake Swanson on the hunt for a killer unafraid to take down a respected judge in his own home. Complicating his investigation is an agent from a secretive government agency who keeps turning up at inopportune times-with the same agent compromising Swanson's partner, Melissa Sanchez. Can Detective Jake Swanson keep far enough ahead of the forces interceding in the investigation, or in his hunt for a killer will Jake finally push the rich and powerful too far, losing his job, and possibly his life? Murder Most Judgmental is the second in the series of the Detective Jake Swanson murder mysteries. To meet Jake and his partner, Melissa Sanchez, look for Murder Most Blonde available through Amazon.com or retail booksellers everywhere.

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About the Author:

M. J. Hatch (also writing under Mary de la Peña) is a well-respected Southern California criminal defense attorney, giving her special insight into the darker side of humanity. Always exploring fear and its impact on human nature to find the hero within each character, she uses her life's experience to write aggressively about murder in her Detective Jake Swanson murder mysteries, Murder Most Blonde, and Murder Most Judgmental. Leading the reader through twists and turns in her complex plots, she stays true to the Southern California locales she knows so well. Brimming with researched facets of crime scene science and police investigative procedures to give her plots authenticity, she still engages the reader with charismatic characters based on those she has met in the prisons, jails and courtrooms of California. Her most engaging character is Newport Beach Detective Jake Swanson in her Murder Most mystery series. He is the perfect embodiment of the California beach "dude"--all surfer with a casual attitude towards authority and life, while hiding an intense need to find justice for the victims of his city. The son of a Newport Beach socialite, Jake is at home with the very wealthy, but is just as happy hanging with the bartenders, cocktail waitresses, and all who serve the upper class citizens of the wealthy California enclave, making him the perfect detective to solve the crimes of his city. M. J. Hatch was born and raised in Southern California. She earned her BS from CSU Long Beach and her J.D. from University La Verne. She was a prosecutor before meeting her now husband, Federico de la Peña, the nationally recognized criminal defense lawyer. In her 26 years of practice she has defended more than 20 murder cases, giving her unparalleled insight into murder investigations. M.J. and her husband are former law professors, and the authors of the highly successful A Layman's Guide to Criminal Defense.

About this edition

• Publisher: Terra Fina Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1467539031
• ISBN 13: 9781467539036
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 462