A Trial of Innocents

A Contemporary Christian Thriller

By: Michael Swiger

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

A special needs man is caught savagely beating a pregnant woman, leaving her in a coma, her unborn baby dead.

Prosecuting Attorney Lori Franks, beautiful and ruthless, will stop at nothing to advance her career, seeks the death penalty. When a chance meeting followed by DNA testing confirms the baby she sought to abort was switched at birth, she sues to gain custody of the little girl she once tried to kill.

Defense attorney Danial Solomon is drawn into both cases. Sparks and attraction fly as he and Franks clash in and out of the courtroom. With lives on the line, Solomon’s crusade for the truth thrusts him into a lethal labyrinth of conspiracy and corruption.

This fast-paced faith-based legal thriller combines the unique mix of legal intrigue and page-turning suspense that catapulted John Grisham to the Bestseller list.

With suspense on every page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Michael Swiger demonstrates why he is a favorite among mystery, suspense and thriller fans.

Fans of Creston Mapes, Robert Whitlow, Scott Pratt, John Grisham and James Patterson will love this thriller from award-winning and bestselling author Michael Swiger.


Reader praise for A Trial of Innocents:

★★★★★ PAGE TURNER! - I truly enjoyed all of the characters and the plot. I also especially enjoyed the character of “Archie Kishner”. It was interesting to see how he came to play throughout the whole book.

★★★★★ Page turning SMART thriller with a message - A Trial of Innocents is among the tops of the finely woven courtroom thrillers I have had the pleasure of reading. Danial Solomon is brilliant in his capacity as defense attorney in a seemingly open and shut case for the prosecution. The manner in which Michael (Swiger) weaves the handling of several issues into one dramatically conclusive ending is masterful. Well done Mr. Swiger. I trust there are many more to come in the future.

★★★★★ Twists and turns - Michael Swiger's first book, A Trial of Innocents, is truly thought-provoking and intriguing. The characters face real issues, dilemmas and conflicts that every reader can identify with at some point in their lives. It is a blessing to read such an excellent suspenseful novel, that is filled with characters that both know and love the Lord and show this love to others through their actions and not just words! Great book, and example!

★★★★★ Mr. Swiger is a genius! - "A Trial of Innocents" is an amazing story of an all too common struggle with life, justice, ethics and morality. In Mr. (Swiger’s) artful style, he takes the reader on a mind-walk through a small town in Ohio, the minds of his characters that live there and the static legal systems which are unfortunately so common throughout America. Along with painting a vivid picture of the intricate struggle of the characters involved, this book forced me to reconsider the court concept of "public trust and confidence" as a result of reading it. "A Trial of Innocents" is uncommonly real and personally impactive on several levels; it is a great read wrought with ethical and moral complexity. In this, his first published work, Mr. Swiger unfolds the issues at hand and invites the reader to consider them through such skillful use of several literary elements. He develops the twists of the plot and builds them into an amazing climax and ending. THIS BOOK IS UNDOUBTEDLY A SUPERB GIFT FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS. I highly recommend it.

★★★★★ GREAT BOOK - YOU WON'T WANT TO STOP READING! - A Trial of Innocents was hard to put down. Michael did an outstanding job with his first book - every page holds your interest urging you to read the next page. The story was very real and if I had not known, I would never have guessed this was his first book. It is truly one of the most intriguing books I have read. I highly recommend this book for everyone to read.

It was hard to tell the different characters

I thought it was a good story . I enjoyed the reflection. I also appreciated the education. I didn’t like the computer generated voice. I sometimes struggled with which characters was speaking ,

A beautiful story of redemption!

This book proves that a story can be riveting and well written without all of the bad language and immorality.

religious bigotry

Straw man built and knocked down repeatedly. Misogynous "hero". By chapter 2 the antichrist is identified and God answers a prayer to keep an elevator from getting stuck. What's next - find my keys? No, it's an involuntary abortion, and God is the abortionist, to rescue a voluntary abortion. So dumb. A Christian perspective is one thing but the novel was to be about a murderer. Instead, it's just preaching.