The A. J. Hawke series of novels feature an aggressive young defense attorney who takes on seemingly hopeless criminal cases that no one else will touch.
Return of the Sphynx
An A. J. Hawke Legal Thriller
Editor’s Pick: Publisher’s Weekly Booklife Reviews: Nail-biting legal thriller. . . . Great for fans of Scott Turow and Phillip Margolin.
In the second book of the series, The Return of The Sphynx — An A. J. Hawke Legal Thriller, the San Diego police have arrested a young man for the so-called Sphynx rapes. The D.A. believes he will finally defeat the suspect’s defense attorney, A. J. Hawke. His chief evidence: The suspect’s DNA matches the rapist’s DNA.
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But is the suspect the real Sphynx rapist? The DNA says yes, given that two people having the same DNA is a scientific impossibility.
The only exceptions are identical twins, who do have the same DNA.
A. J. Hawke aims to test that theory. Yet, how can Hawke prove his client even has a twin brother, let alone such a twin is the true culprit? Hawke plans to introduce the existence of a rare genetic trait to defend his client.
Meanwhile, San Diego’s Presiding Judge tries to manipulate Hawke’s personal and professional life in an effort to prevent the young attorney from uncovering corruption in the city.
- Paperback, 344 pages — 979-8-9865516-0-9 — Amazon
- Kindle ebook — 979-8-9865516-1-6 — Amazon
- Epub & other formats — 979-8-9865516-2-3 — Smashwords
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The Sphynx Murder Case
A. J. Hawke, Attorney at Law
In the first novel of the series (February 2022), The Sphynx Murder Case — A. J. Hawke, Attorney at Law, a young man has confessed; case closed. Or is it?
Did David Caine actually confess? Did he truly rape and kill his college sweetheart?
A. J. “Drew” Hawke believes otherwise, insisting the real culprit, dubbed The Sphynx, raped and killed the young woman. Worse yet, The Sphynx is still at large.
Meanwhile, the power brokers at San Diego’s City Hall and within the hospitality industry fear Hawke will needlessly tarnish the image of America’s Finest City.
Can they keep him from dragging the clearly open-and-shut case into a sensational trial the news media will milk for every drop just as the beachfront city’s economically critical tourist season begins?
- Paperback, 306 pages — 978-1-7323222-7-1 — Amazon
- Kindle ebook — 978-1-7323222-8-8 — Amazon
- Epub & other formats — 978-1-7323222-9-5 — Smashwords
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