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INSPIRED BY THE ME TOO MOVEMENT, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MARK M. BELLO PRESENTS ANOTHER "RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES" ZACHARY BLAKE LEGAL THRILLER THAT WILL DELIGHT LEGAL THRILLER FANS. Hayley Larson is no prude—she's just tired of listening to her parents all the time. Besides, this is a Wilkinson party, hosted by the two Wilkinson brothers at their posh, lakefront mansion. Hayley is dying to find out what all the hype is about. But, when she decides to leave . . . Oliver Wilkinson stands at the door, blocking her exit. He's older and much larger than the diminutive Hayley. “Hey, baby— ...

This second edition of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know® discusses what is happening with marijuana policy, describing both the risks and the benefits of using marijuana, without taking sides in the legalization debate. The book details the potential gains and losses from legalization, explores the "middle ground" options between prohibition and commercialized production, and considers the likely impacts of legal marijuana on occasional users, daily users, patients, parents, and employers-and even on drug traffickers.

AN ASTONISHING HOLOCAUST SURVIVAL AND ESCAPE NOVELLA INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS. AN EXCITING AND UNFORGETTABLE PREQUEL TO ATTORNEY/AUTHOR MARK M. BELLO'S AWARD-WINNING ZACHARY BLAKE LEGAL THRILLER SERIES. Bello takes us back to attorney Zachary Blake's Bar Mitzvah, his thirteenth birthday, and a life-changing conversation with his maternal grandfather. On the eve of Zachary's Bar Mitzvah, Max Lewin fulfills his long-standing promise to his grandson: He is ready to tell Zack the incredible story of survival and escape from Auschwitz's death camp during World War II. Max shares his daily life at...

Zachary Blake, once Detroit’s King of Justice before his partners stole his practice, and his wife kicked him out and took everything, spends his time getting plastered at the local strip club or hustling traffic cases. The Coalition is the church’s super-secret organization whose leader will stop at nothing to protect it. Jennifer Tracy is a woman of deep faith and grim determination whose children have fallen victim to a vicious predator. Will the unconscionable evil of The Coalition victimize her family a second time? The three converge in Detroit for the trial of the century.

If You Have The Right to Remain Silent is representative of the quality of books coming in our future, 2022 is going to be one heck of a year for readers.” —Reader Views Conservative talk-show host Mia Folger is in therapy with Dr. Harold Rothenberg. Mia and her husband, progressive Congressman Bradley Crawford, are not getting along these days, personally or politically. When Crawford is found brutally dismembered and murdered, the evidence points to Mia as his killer. While the prosecutor pushes for a murder indictment, Dr. Rothenberg, convinced of his patient’s innocence, turns to ...

In Betrayal at the Border, attorney Zachary Blake returns to tackle two cases that strike at the heart of our nation's contentious immigration debate. In Riverview, Michigan, undocumented immigrants Miguel and Mary Carmen Gonzalez are determined to realize the American dream. They find jobs at a local filler plant, have children, and lead an all-American life, that is until ICE raids their plant . . . Canan and Karim Izady are naturalized citizens of the United States. They have immigrated legally from Kurdistan and have an American born daughter, Hana. Unable to persuade her mother to ...

What does a kid do when it just won’t stop? Kevin Burns has had enough. Today, the bullying stops. Today, he has easy access to his father’s gun cabinet. Today, Kevin exacts his revenge. “You think I’m small? Maybe I am, but my gun is huge. Size does matter - the larger the gun, the larger the...”

In a fictional Michigan town, a man is pulled over by the local police. The driver wonders, “What did I do wrong?” The officer asks for ID; the driver casually mentions he legally carries a gun. The officer panics. Confusion reigns, shots ring out, an innocent man lays bleeding to death, and the incident is captured on video. The shooting becomes the national headline: The dead man is black - the shooter is white.

Zachary Blake returns. And who stands between his client and justice? The President of the United States! In this second heart-stopping installment of the Zachary Blake legal thriller series, Zack is fresh off his epic legal battle with the church’s clandestine evil forces in Betrayal of Faith. If you enjoyed the political angst of All the President’s Men or the realistic courtroom scenes of The Verdict, you will love this political-legal action thriller, where super trial lawyer Zack Blake takes on new, even more powerful foes.

Jack is in trouble with the law in a quaint northern Michigan fishing town, accused of murdering a terrorist. The local police and the FBI join forces to take him down. To prove his innocence, Captain Jack turns to an old nemesis - Zachary Blake. A dynamic cast of characters converges at Manistee, Michigan, for the biggest trial this small fishing town has ever seen. Can Zack and Jack prevent the brotherhood in blue from morphing into a betrayal in blue?

Can Opponents in the courtroom become lovers in the bedroom? An insurrection occurs at the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan. A young woman is trampled to death by the rioters. The woman's father retains a rookie lawyer from small-town Saline, stunningly beautiful Andrea Kramer, to sue the state of Michigan and the former governor who contested the recent election and inspired the insurrection. Andrea is a struggling sole practitioner who recently decided to hang her shingle. The only office in her price range is a “haunted house and barn,” converted to office space because a family ...

Who murdered a popular law professor on a northern Michigan college campus? Judge Rosaline Maxwell is living the good life. Retired from the circuit court bench, she now lives in the home of her dreams, lakefront in scenic Harbor Springs, Michigan. She’s written a fascinating new book and is invited to speak at a local college. But her idyllic existence is rudely interrupted by a call from her best friend, Tyler Guthrie, the college president. A popular law professor has taken his final steps—he is found dead at the bottom of a popular outdoor staircase. The police suspect foul play. ...

An Anti-Semite Disrupts a Boy’s Bar Mitzvah—Will Zack Blake Represent . . . the Terrorist!? Your favorite trial lawyer, Zachary Blake, is back! The ninth installment of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series, finds “The King of Justice” attending the bar-mitzvah of Josh Cooper, his friend Rich’s son. Josh’s special day is interrupted when a bomb explodes, and Josh disappears during the melee. Cooper’s neighbor, Chip Ellis, is also missing. Is this a hate crime? Police clear the bomb debris with no trace of Josh or Chip. Zack believes the bombing was a distraction for the ...

The dictionary describes "justice" as meaning “Just or fair behavior or treatment.” That’s our guidepost on “Justice Counts”, where the conversation goes beyond the law to issues that are important – like equal access and fair treatment for everyone.Justice Counts is a bi-weekly podcast featuring legal thriller author/justice advocate Mark M. Bello and political activist/author Bob Gatty discussing the important cultural, social justice, and political stories of our time. The podcast features interviews with lawyers, activists, journalists, authors, police officers, and everyday ...