Labor Lawyer Writes Thrillers
This week’s segment of WHEN LAWYERS WRITE is devoted to best-selling author Pamela Samuels-Young, who divides her time between writing and workingManaging Counsel for Labor and Employment Law at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., in Torrance, California. Best. When Pamela's fast-paced legal thrillers, Every Reasonable Doubt and In Firm Pursuit, have been described as "John Grisham with a sister's twist!" Both novels are Essence magazine best-sellers.
Pamela's desire to see African-American and female attorneys represented in mainstream legal fiction prompted her to take a stab at fiction writing despite a busy career as a lawyer. Pamela's thrillers feature L.A. litigator, Vernetta Henderson. here's the latest, Firm Pursuit.
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Once again, Vernetta Henderson tackles life’s most challenging battles – in and out of the courtroom. The savvy L.A. attorney juggles marriage, career and ambition only to become entangled in a suspicious sexual harassment case that explodes into a tale of corporate greed, deceit and violence, placing everything she cherishes most at risk.
You can read an excerpt of Firm Pursuit here.
Sybil Wilkes, The Tom Joyner Morning Show says
"Every Reasonable Doubt captures the reader from the very first sentence!"
Pamel particpates in the The Crime Sistahs Blog. She also offers advice to those who juggle employment with crafting 
fiction with her audio CD Write a Novel Despite Your Day Job. She also offers some general fiction resources in her 101 Essential Resources for Fiction Writers Tips Sheet .
As always - if you are or know a lawyer with a book out, and would like to see that book here, please contact me!
