The Local

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ILP JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER A TEXAN COURTOOM THRILLER THAT CRACKLES WITH TENSION AND HIGH-STAKES GAMBITS - 'EVERYTHING I LOVE IN A THRILLER', WOODY HARRELSON 'Compelling and fast-moving' LISA BALLANTYNE 'Razor-sharp, reminiscent of the best Grisham' KIA ABDULLAH 'The finest legal thriller since Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent... Do not miss it' Daily Mail ________________ Big business. Bad blood. Betrayal. James Euchre lives an easy life as a local attorney in a small Texan town, making plenty of money from corporate cases. But when his mentor is killed and one of his clients is arrested for murder, James is forced to defend the man who allegedly killed his friend. The deeper James goes into the case, the more he fears that he'll fail to save an innocent client's life - or worse, wind up freeing a guilty man... ________________ 'A spectacular courtroom drama' Michelle King, co-creator of The Good Wife and The Good Fight 'A terrific legal thriller' New York Times 'A courtroom thriller with a dazzling cinematic quality' Booklist 'Everything a legal thriller should be. A cunningly crafted courtroom drama, with a top drawer cast of characters' Rob Scragg 'A brilliant, cinematic story as big as Texas' Criminal Element

Joey Hartstone is a film and television writer who often wishes he was a lawyer. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and UCLA, where he received his master's degree in screenwriting. He has written two feature films, LBJ and Shock and Awe, both directed by Rob Reiner. Joey has also worked as a television writer and producer on The Good Fight and Showtime's legal thriller Your Honor. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.