Legal Thriller Thrills Lawyer
Okay - a lawyer writing a legal thriller isn't that startling. However, Seattle litigator Robert Dugoni did something most writers—lawyers or otherwise—only dream about: his first novel, The Jury Master, was a New York Times Bestseller.
But hey, that was last year’s book. His latest novel, Damage Control, is out now, and the great reviews prove Bob wasn’t a one-hit wonder. Here’s the blurb:
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A rising star at her prestigious Seattle law firm, Dana Hill knows all about stress. She pours herself into her work and family with all the energy she has. But her carefully balanced life is about to be turned upside down. First, a frightening medical diagnosis forces her to reassess her roles as a lawyer, mother, and wife to a man she suddenly no longer trusts. Then, her life is rocked further by the shocking and brutal murder of her twin brother.
With a smart, iconoclastic detective named Michael Logan as her only ally, Dana dives into the investigation, relentlessly seeking answers to who killed her brother and why. Logan cannot believe that the murder was anything more than a robbery gone terribly wrong. But when Dana uncovers a priceless, handcrafted diamond earring in the debris of her twin's trashed home, the case becomes far more sinister. Dana is sure the jewel is the key to her twin's secrets. And Logan becomes convinced it can help stop a string of cold-blooded murders that have followed in the wake of her brother's death.
As Dana and Logan chase the faint trail of evidence from Seattle to Maui, they soon threaten the reputation, career, and future of a powerful man who will stop at nothing to protect what he considers his. But for Dana, for whom time has a special meaning, nothing--not even her own life--is more important than finding the truth. She has moved beyond fear, beyond control, and beyond anyone's attempts at damage control.
Bob still practices part time at a Seattle firm, and also gives writing seminars. He has a two day workshop schedule for the Oregon Writers Colony in February 2008, and plans to offer a workshop in Seattle sometime this winter.
Remember - I like nothing more than to showcase the books published by my fellow lawyers. Contact me if you practice law and have a book out.
