The Last Chance Lawyer: Daniel Pike Legal Thriller Series #1

Written by WILLIAM BERNHARDT

Narrated by WILLIAM BERNHARDT

Getting his client off death row could save his career… or make him the next victim. 

Daniel Pike would rather fight for justice than follow the rules. His unique ability to "connect the dots," to observe what others do not, has made him the most notorious criminal lawyer in St. Petersburg. But when his courtroom career goes up in smoke, he fears his lifelong purpose is a lost cause. A mysterious job offer from a secretive boss gives him a second chance but lands him an impossible case with multiple lives at stake…

To protect a young orphan from a horrifying fate, Pike must save the girl's guardian from a charge of first-degree murder. Dan uses every trick he knows in a high-stakes trial filled with unexpected revelations and breathtaking surprises as he uncovers a trail of deceit from Florida to El Salvador. When blood-soaked threats arrive, Dan realizes that winning the case might be a death sentence for him—and everyone he hoped to protect. Can Pike protect the girl and get the charges dropped before his race for the truth proves fatal?

The Last Chance Lawyer is a gripping legal thriller. If you like courtroom suspense, page-turning plot twists, and rebel attorneys, then you'll love William Bernhardt's riveting drama.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Babylon Books
• Release date: Mar 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9781948263375

WILLIAM BERNHARDT

William Bernhardt (b. 1960), a former attorney, is a bestselling thriller author. Born in Oklahoma, he began writing as a child, submitting a poem about the Oklahoma Land Run to Highlights—and receiving his first rejection letter—when he was eleven years old. Twenty years later, he had his first success, with the publication of Primary Justice (1991), the first novel in the long-running Ben Kincaid series. The success of Primary Justice marked Bernhardt as a promising young talent, and he followed the book with seventeen more mysteries starring the idealistic defense attorney, including Murder One (2001) and Hate Crime (2004). Bernhardt’s other novels include Double Jeopardy (1995) and The Midnight Before Christmas (1998), a holiday-themed thriller. In 1999, Bernhardt founded Bernhardt Books (formerly HAWK Publishing Group) as a way to help boost the careers of struggling young writers. In addition to writing and publishing, Bernhardt teaches writing workshops around the country. He currently lives with his family in Oklahoma. 

Reviews for The Last Chance Lawyer

[A.M. Zaharia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent read.
Characters are relatable and very normal, without trying to be “sassy”, sarcastic and show offs.
It’s been a long time since I last read a work of fiction that didn’t try to “portray” (to put it mildly) the current poisonous victim ideology promoted by we know who.
Thank you.

[Jerred Dack · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book, but listening to it read by someone with a lisp drives me nuts!!!!!