Don’t miss the upcoming sequel:
The Serpent’s Game
Coming January 2010

 

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ISBN-13: 978-0974793412

The first Jonathan Brooks Series thriller.

Hotshot maritime lawyer Jonathan Brooks may finally be in over his head. He can’t find evidence that his client’s ship was rammed by a U.S. Navy vessel---evidence he needs to win his trial and help his client escape certain bankruptcy. But after Jonathan’s courtroom tactics expose a Navy captain lying under oath, the case takes a series of shocking turns, dredging up haunting memories of Jonathan’s deceased brother. He soon realizes that the trial masks a vastly more sinister plot veiled by the shadowy past of the Cold War. To uncover it, he’s forced to risk everything---and everyone---he holds dear. Lives and corporate empires hang in the balance as he embarks on a hunt for the truth, which will lead him through the sultry alleys of New Orleans to remote Scandinavian villages, and deep into Moscow’s dark corridors of power.

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“An intriguing tale of power, corruption
and hidden truths…”
--Dana Kaye, CRIMESPREE MAGAZINE

“As good as Grisham and Forsyth’s best.”
--Marc Paoletti, author of Scorch

“An exciting journey back to the Cold War.”
--Patricia Rosemoor, author of The Last Vampire

“Captivating espionage tale.”
--Francis Gary Powers, Jr., COLD WAR TIMES

“Full of excitement to the very end.”
--Heather Froeschl, BOOKREVIEW.COM

“Frieden one-ups fellow lawyers John Grisham
and Scott Turow.”
--Bathsheba Birman, NOTFORTOURISTS.COM