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New Release from author Daniel Eller:
In the Heat
of Passion (Hollyhock Publishing, LLC, 2010) Vince Fischer has everything: a successful business, an attractive
new wife, a beautiful home on the lake. Life is good. Then he gets the phone call he’s been dreading: he has been indicted
for the murder of Donna Woods, a former girlfriend who was killed in a terrible shooting accident at Vince’s home over
a year ago. Matt
Collins has spent his entire career representing down-and-out criminals, court appointed on almost every ugly case that comes
along. Then he gets his big break: Peter Maxwell, a big-money corporate attorney, wants him to defend a wealthy client who
has just been indicted for murder. At first glance the case looks like a winner to Matt; a defense attorney’s dream.
But when he meets Vince he realizes there is more to the case than meets the eye. And when he meets Vince’s beautiful
new wife, he embarks on a course of action that could destroy his reputation and his career. As the date of the trial nears, Matt is convinced
he can get Vince off with manslaughter: a homicide committed in the heat of passion. But does he want to?
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In the Interest of Justice (Hollyhock Publishing, LLC, 2008) In 1977 Jackie Geroux entered law school
with one ambition—to become a criminal defense attorney, believing she’d be serving a noble purpose by defending
those whom the state sought to punish or incarcerate. After acting as a public defender for several years, she enters private
practice with Noah Schepers, a highly regarded “been there, done that” criminal defense attorney who has been
witness to the “good ol’ boy” legal system of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for forty years. In the first big case
Noah gives Jackie, she must defend a man charged with a brutal rape whom she feels is innocent. When the jury returns a “guilty”
verdict, Jackie’s idealism fuels her attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice. But suddenly the woman who has accused
Jackie’s client of rape turns up dead, the victim of a horrific murder. To complicate matters, it’s discovered
that the doctor who was counseling the victim during the rape trial was also having an affair with her and is now a suspect
in her murder. When he wants to hire Noah and Jackie as defense attorneys, Jackie is starkly confronted with her obligation
as a lawyer. Can she set aside personal feelings about whether her client is guilty and make the state prove its case beyond
a reasonable doubt? Is that really in the interest of justice?
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Rogues' Gallery (North Star Press of St.Cloud, Inc., 2003) Bob Williams can't believe
his good fortune. After 30 years of practicing low-budget criminal law, he receives a letter from a former client that could
mean millions. He enlists the aid of another attorney, John Spokes, a big hitter he knows from Minneapolis, to help
close the deal. After Bob and his wife Kate meet with Spokes, they leave the meeting deflated. Spokes convinces them that
the whole scheme is illegal and they could both end up in prison. Bob and his wife put their dreams of wealth behind
them. As he prepares to defend his newest client on first-degree murder charges, events occur that turn Bob's
life topsy-turvy. People he knows and loves start to die. Bob is suspicious even though the circumstances look accidental. His
first thought is that this is the work of a disgruntled client, but as he becomes convinced that he knows who
is behind the deaths, he wants justice. In the end, will he be willing to leave justice up to the courts?
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