Partners in Crime

<p><strong>The Grim Reaper is coming to the courtroom-where Daniel Pike and Ben Kincaid may face their final judgment.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>In Florida defense attorney Daniel Pike is stunned when his legal files are ransacked and his lover Maria Morales disappears. In Oklahoma semi-retired attorney Ben Kincaid is horrified when his connection to this apparent abduction endangers the people he loves most. Desperate for help Pike seizes Kincaid and hauls him on a cross-country road trip to discover what happened to Maria...and why a killer is so interested in a California murder case.</p><p></p><p>During the journey Dan and Ben encounter Roswell aliens San Diego cosplay snowstorms barroom brawls assassination attempts a cartel rubout and an old acquaintance now behind bars. But someone dressed as the Grim Reaper is leaving a bloodstained trail of victims from one coast to the other. Every new clue points to a West Coast murder conviction-and a pending motion that might prevent a major injustice. Reluctantly Dan and Ben agree to represent the defendant who might hold the answers they seek-or might make them the next victims. Will this be the capstone to their distinguished careers-or the final ride into the sunset?</p><p></p><p>Enthralling for newcomers and fans<em> Partners in Crime</em> launches a new Daniel Pike series and also features Ben Kincaid the author's first fictional attorney returning after more than a decade. <span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you like spellbinding courtroom drama unexpected revelations and jaw-dropping action you'll love William Bernhardt's thrill-packed legal road trip.</span></p>