When Jack Collins leaves a small Connecticut law practice to join one of the nation’s most prestigious firms, he trades a nondescript office for one in a gleaming New York City skyscraper. He basks in the pride of working with people far more glamorous than those he left behind, including a famous boss, an alluring coworker, and a well-known client, Abigail Walker, the wealthy widow of a senator.

Jack thinks he’s on the path to glory, but he’s really a victim of deceit, a pawn in a game he doesn’t even know he’s playing. His new boss harbors deep secrets, his seductive coworker is not the person he thinks she is, and his new law firm is at the very center of a blackmail plot involving the widow Walker.

Blinded by the allure of wealth and power, Jack doesn’t see the danger around him. Time is running out for him to figure out the truth before he loses everything: his career, his marriage, and maybe even his life.

PUBLISHER AND ACCOLADES

Red Adept Publishing, October, 2021

• Winner, Best Legal Thriller of 2022 —  Independent Press Award
• Finalist, National Indie Excellence Award
• Finalist, Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense
• Amazon Bestseller
• Barnes & Noble Bestseller

“After the Fact is a smart, tense, edge of your seat legal thriller that delivers the goods…. With believable characters, a twisty plot and a hero in Jack Collins that you want to root for, I found this book impossible to put down.”
— Robert Bailey, Wall Street Journal bestselling author 

“I couldn’t put this book down.  Part Grisham, part Turow, all action.  A gripping story of money, deceit and murder.”
— Jonathan F. Putnam, author of the Lincoln & Speed mystery series

“A legal thriller that grips with action…. and should find a welcome home in any legal thriller collection.”
— Midwest Book Review

“A multifaceted story that kept me engaged from prologue to epilogue.” 5 Stars
— Whispering Stories (UK)

SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS

Audio

• Blackstone Audio