Bøger af G Reading Powell

Waco, Texas. 1895. Madelyn Vanderhoef, an enchanting young actress and the wife of a Galveston shipping magnate, stands charged with murdering her alleged lover during a frolic at Tonkawa Falls. Catfish Calloway rises to her defense. The team at Calloway & Calloway faces damning circumstantial evidence, a hostile judge, a relentless prosecutor, and a crusading newspaper, but the greatest threat is Mrs. Vanderhoef herself. Indifferent to her own peril, heedless of advice, reckless in her conduct, she lies about the circumstances even to Catfish. She boards a train for the coast, her husband's steamship, and a faraway land. Is she foolish or is she hiding something? What really happened at Tonkawa Falls? Catfish must find the answer to save his most beguiling client from the gallows. Strangely, he must work side-by-side with his archrival, railroad detective Thaddeus Schoolcraft. Before it's over, Catfish's reputation and even his life are in jeopardy. The Tonkawa Falls Affair is the final book in the gripping Catfish Calloway for the Defense legal thriller trilogy. The first book, The Sporting House Killing, was a 2022 finalist for the American Bar Association's prestigious Silver Gavel Awards.

A travesty of justice cost an innocent young man's life. He can't let it happen again...Waco, Texas, 1894. Catfish Calloway has never forgiven himself. Rattled by a courtroom failure, the old warhorse trial lawyer worries he's lost his touch. But when his long-time friend fears his own boy might meet a similar fate, Catfish vows to get an acquittal.With a short list of suspects and little hard evidence, Calloway realizes he's the only one who believes his client. And with powerful city leaders eager to make an example of the accused, he's terrified he'll let his friend down, and the boy will swing.Can Calloway uncover the truth in time to prevent the gallows from claiming another poor soul?The Sporting House Killing is the first book in the gripping Catfish Calloway for the Defense legal thriller series. If you like courtroom drama, captivating characters, and rich historical backdrops, then you'll love G. Reading Powell's tale.Buy The Sporting House Killing to keep the hangman at bay today!