Legal Deception

FORENSIC LINGUISTICS --- Decode the mysteries of language and the law with this definitive guide to the intersection of linguistics and forensic science. This book explores how linguistic principles and methodologies are applied to legal contexts, revealing the complexities of legal language and communication. Here are the key areas covered: Authorship Attribution in Legal Contexts - Methods for identifying authors of disputed texts. - Use of stylistic and linguistic features in forensic investigations. Forensic Phonetics in Speaker Identification - Analysis of acoustic features and speech ...

Silent Fortune, a mystery thriller book set in the fictitious English town of Barford during the early 20th century, invites readers into a fascinating narrative full of secrets, deception, and moral dilemmas.The story kicks off with the discovery of a seemingly forgotten will by an antiquarian bookseller, unfolding a plot of greed and desire. This tale of intricate legal and personal intricacies revolves around Linford Christopher, a senior clerk steeped in ambition and willing to cross moral boundaries to accumulate wealth. When sudden death leaves Christopher with the will, he sees a ...

A MUST READ story of a small town doctor and his battle against an unjust legal system. "In the blink of an eye, Dr. Scott Geise went from respected small-town dentist to convicted felon. His crime? Trying to provide the best care for his patients. In this story you will find a chilling account of how an all-American success story became a nightmare of false accusations, legal manipulation, and ultimate betrayal. With raw honesty and dark humor, Geise recounts his journey from the heights of professional success to the depths of a federal prison cell. This gripping memoir exposes the ...

The serenity of an early morning hike near the shores of Lake Superior is horribly disrupted when a young couple discovers the naked, broken body of a woman in a rocky gorge at the bottom of Gooseberry Falls. It turns out the dead woman was a lawyer and the wife of a prominent federal judge twice her age. Her recent lawsuit against the Catholic Church has shaken the Twin Cities' Archdiocese and threatens to destroy everything the Archbishop has done to shield the Church and its assets. Was her death an accident or the first murder in Lake County in more than a decade? Sam MacDonald, the ...

Abby Cooper senses a convicted killer is innocent, but she'll need hard evidence to save the woman before it's too late.... A ticked-off judge has tossed Abby in the slammer for contempt of court, and during her brief but unpleasant stay she learns the story of a condemned woman who is facing a far more serious sentence. Skylar Miller has been found guilty of murder and faces the death penalty. Everyone believes she's guilty, including her own family and her ex-husband - everyone, that is, except Abby.

Dr. Thomas, an estate doctor in the lush plantations of Kerala, has spent years tending to workers, navigating corporate politics, and handling medical emergencies in remote corners of the countryside. But when a tragic accident shatters the peace, he finds himself at the center of a high-stakes legal battle—accused of a crime he didn’t commit. What begins as a routine day takes a devastating turn when a fatal incident on the highway spirals into a courtroom drama, pitting Thomas against a corrupt system, opportunistic rivals, and unseen forces determined to ruin him. As he fights to ...

Criminal Trial Lawyer… Memoirs of Managing Chaos and embracing it. The book, sometimes humorously, describes my memoirs and adventures as a successful criminal trial lawyer both as Prosecutor and Defense Counsel. It begins as a child and explains the influences which made me a criminal trial lawyer driven by my desire to serve The Lady of Justice, Justicia. I fell in love with her and lived a Samurai of Justice love story. Beginning with a Trial Lawyers philosophy, I describe the entire chaotic thinking and acting process from meeting the client and trial preparation, through actual ...

Attorney Danny O’Brien thought her biggest problem was that her middle-aged widowed mother went to law school and insisted on joining Danny’s law practice. Until Danny heads to court for an uncontested divorce trial and a gun is found in her briefcase. Until the gun is linked to a murder trial in which her hotshot criminal lawyer husband represents an alleged cop killer. Until her husband is found dead, naked with a woman in a hotel room in Boston. Life can only get better. Until Danny unearths her husband’s clever secret life and starts to question whether he is alive and stalking ...

At first glance, the events in this book may seem equal parts science fiction and legal thriller. Unfortunately, this is a true story of blinding greed, cruel deceit, unfortunate circumstance, and powerful human tragedy. It has villains and heroes, but it does not yet have a good ending. It is the story of asbestos in America.

The beautiful Bliss Fenton won't be winning any awards for Mother of the Year. Truth is, motherhood isn't nearly as important to Bliss as the cottage industry she's created: extorting wealthy men for the hefty child support she can collect. But Bliss' greed goes too far when she takes on Fletcher McClain. The handsome music industry mogul refuses to accept her conniving conduct lying down. He retains high-profile attorney Vernetta Henderson to sue Bliss for fraud.

Lori Tolliver, a bright young lawyer, takes on her first case against pharmaceutical behemoth Kemper Pharmaceuticals, only to find herself in treacherous waters. Her client, Sarah, suffers debilitating nerve damage after taking the drug Eferidine. Lori is determined to prove that Kemper Pharmaceuticals knew the risks but failed to warn patients. With her recently paroled brother Shaun acting as her private investigator, Lori dives headfirst into the case, unearthing a sinister web of corruption and deceit. As stakes rise and danger mounts, Lori must skillfully navigate the legal system ...

Faydra "Spider" Green has had a storied career as a navy lawyer, juggling being the daughter of a former US president. She has successfully navigated complex diplomatic situations, pulse-pounding legal investigations, and dangerous military missions, managing each time to save the day. But now, a man who had nearly cost Fay her life has seemingly returned from the dead. Now, hell-bent on revenge, he poses a threat to Fay and national security. Fay will have to go to extraordinary lengths to stop him, even tampering with the bounds of time and space.

At first glance, he was a fine figure of a man. Even the butcher knife buried in the middle of his chest didn’t seriously detract from his good looks. But that corpse, nude except for a pair of mismatched socks - and the butcher knife, of course - is trouble with a capital T for Leroy MacPherson, in whose wheat field the body is dumped, and the rest of his extended family. It’s also trouble for the opponents of the nuclear waste depository the DOE plans to build in the Texas Panhandle.

The story opens in 1954 with the main character: Anne Schefter, a 28-year-old US constitutional law expert, currently unemployed ever since concluding a position as associate campaign manager in Helen Gagahan-Douglas’ upsetting loss of a US senatorial race in 1950 against Richard M. Nixon. Anne is approached by her Stanford law school friend Natalie (Nat) Gottlieb, now a tax lawyer for a law firm in San Francisco.

In a divided America teetering on the brink of chaos, college students Jake Miller—Senator Randy Miller’s nephew—and tech whiz Henry Chang race to expose a private intelligence firm bent on toppling democracy. They join forces with a student activist, Sienna Larson, to uncover the vicious deepfake campaign targeting the senator and her Fair Elections movement. The fight turns personal when Jake's Drone Pilot sister Molly is accused of taking a military bribe in a deepfake video, Sienna's parents bakery is destroyed and Henry is kidnapped. Sienna and Jake find themselves in a high-...

A young observant Jewish woman dealing with an unhappy marriage desperately wants a divorce from her abusive husband. In order to later remarry in a ceremony that is recognized under Jewish law and have children, she must be granted a Jewish divorce. However, her husband has refused to grant her a Jewish divorce out of petty vindictiveness. When her husband is soon found murdered in the marital home, the young woman becomes the prime suspect even though there is no evidence of her guilt. She is soon arrested and charged in his murder. As her lawyers zealously fight on her behalf, an attempt...

Dr. Shelby Cooper seems to have it all-- a successful career as a leading scientist in her field, two adorable kids, and a loving husband who is poised to become the next CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation. Shelby's perfect world is shattered when she becomes the prime suspect in the brutal murder of her former Physical Therapist. After all, the body of Alessandro Rossi was discovered in the trunk of her car with a single bullet wound to the head, and Shelby's fingerprints all over the murder weapon.

When a devoted wife discovers her husband’s secret life, her search for answers pulls her into a dangerous world where love and deception collide. Maria-Alejandra "Mac" Cahill has built a life most would envy—a thriving law career, three cherished stepdaughters, and a husband who appears to adore her. But her world shatters when she uncovers his affair, unraveling a web of lies she never saw coming. Determined to uncover the full truth, Mac’s relentless search leads her into a dangerous underworld of crime and corruption. Along the way, she crosses paths with a woman whose life is a ...