Critical Evidence: A Courtroom Suspense Novel

Lawyer and mystery scribe Laurance L. Priddy crafts an unlikely hero in hotheaded and near-broke personal injury lawyer Jim McSpadden, who, out of desperation, takes a case no one else wants: proving that a mechanical defect rather than human error caused a deadly highway accident. Working for the widow of the man the trucking company says is responsible, Jim finds himself playing spy, sparring with a bigger lawyer and falling in love in Critical Evidence. (Sunstone [www.sunstonepress.com], $26.95 192p ISBN 0-86534-306-3)