False Justice: A Judge Willa Carson Mystery: Hunt for Justice Series, #8

By Diane Capri

Exciting Short Read! Judge Willa Carson returns in this chilling story from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Diane Capri!

"Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too."
Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers

Judge Willa Carson's friend Ursula Westfield is living the good life. Her career as a broadcast journalist is on fire, she finally found a good man to come home to, and her new Manhattan apartment is the stuff of dreams. When a stranger sends her a chilling but cryptic email about a newly nominated Judge in her hometown, she knows she should ignore it. Secret sources armed with conspiracy theories were nothing but trouble. Still, she can't seem to shake the feeling that there's something amiss about Judge Aaron Michaels. Driven by an insatiable quest for truth and a desire to do the right thing, she heads back to Tampa and comes face-to-face with a killer.

"Intricate and ingenious - make some coffee, because you'll read all night." Lee Child, #1 Worldwide Bestselling author of Jack Reacher thrillers

• Language: English
• Publisher: AugustBooks
• Release date: Jan 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781940768724

Book preview

Dear Friends,

Welcome to my Hunt for Justice Series featuring one of my most popular (and favorite) stars, Judge Willa Carson. When I set out to create a new series star, I want them to be people like you—folks I’d enjoy inviting into my home for the evening. Judge Willa and her husband George certainly fit the mold for me. I hope you’ll enjoy spending time with them as much as I do.

In this exciting short read you can devour in one sitting, Judge Willa Carson’s friend Ursula Westfield receives a chilling but cryptic email about a newly nominated judge in her hometown. She can’t shake the feeling that there’s something amiss. Driven by an insatiable quest for truth and a desire to do the right thing, she heads back to Tampa and comes face-to-face with a killer.

I hope you’ll love this exciting short read filled with tense legal drama, courtroom overtones, twisty plots, and loads of Florida atmosphere as much as I enjoyed writing it for you.

If you love this book, please leave a review at the retailer where you bought the book and anywhere else you think readers might see it. Leaving reviews is like giving an author a hug—and we love hugs! And your reviews really help other readers to decide whether or not to give my books a chance.

Now sit back in your easy chair with your favorite beverage close at hand (for me, that means coffee or red wine—depending on the time of day) and dive in while I get back to work on more new books especially for you, the best readers in the world. One of these days, I hope to meet you and say thank you in person. Until then—

Caffeinate and Carry On!

DianeCapri

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Thank you to some of the best readers in the world: Beth Nagorsky (Desiree Rothchild), Phillip Mason, and John Kuvacas (Antoine Crowe) for participating in our character naming giveaways which make this book a bit more personal and fun for all of us.

FALSE JUSTICE

BY

DIANE CAPRI

Presented By:

AugustBooks

DEDICATION

For Wilhelmina Boersma, trailblazer extraordinaire.

CAST OF PRIMARY CHARACTERS

Judge Wilhelmina Carson

George Carson

Ursula Westfield

Desiree Rothchild

Antoine Crowe

Jason Taylor

Phillip Mason

Aaron Michaels

CHAPTER ONE

Ursula stepped into the warm foyer of the restaurant at precisely twenty to five and let out a long sigh of relief. It was freezing in New York, and she’d been looking forward to thawing out only to find it was uncharacteristically cold in Tampa, barely topping out at forty degrees. She’d done her best for the past couple of years to make sure her visits back home had coincided with perfect, balmy weather, but on this particular visit, the timing couldn’t be helped.

She was glad for her coat as she’d made her way from the parking lot into the building toward the hostess station where a pretty young woman in a chic black sheath dress stood, teetering on the stiletto heels of her knee-high black boots.

The grand old building, dubbed Minaret by its original owner because of the silver dome on the top, was as magnificent on the inside as it was on the outside. Across a private bridge from Tampa’s beautiful Bayshore Boulevard, Minaret sat on its own private island, dubbed Plant Key, a sparkling jewel created by dredging Hillsborough