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Breaking News!

Ernest Anguish reporting: Austin Attorney, Manning Wolfe, is representing a new gang in town.

This gang is said to be well versed in the art of deceit. Some people call them liars.

Now before you go making lawyer jokes about liars, hold your horses. Ms. Wolfe tells us that this particular group of characters are good, honest, folk. She alleges they may be getting a bad wrap. She explained, that telling stories is their job.

I asked, “You mean their day job is telling lies? And they aren’t att...

Texas Toast: A Merit Bridges Short Story featuring Ag Malone

Ag Malone, legal investigator, teams up with attorney Kim Wan Thibodeaux to defend an innocent client and find the truth.

When a young Austin man is accused of murdering a prominent local doctor, all evidence points to his guilt. Will Ag find the key to challenge the Prosecution’s case?

In a Perry Mason style courtroom drama, the true murderer is revealed and justice is served!

In the first Merit Bridges short story, Ag Malone stars as the main character. Watch for future short stories featu...

Fact or Fiction? When the Local News Lines Up With Your Debut Novel

This caught my eye last month when I noticed the similarities between the real life events and the ending in Dollar Signs. When the fiction you create turns out to be more similar to real life than you originally intended, things start to get spooky!

Last month, a 64 year old man, during a wild chase evading local police, drove his pickup truck off the Port Aransas ferry landing and into waters 26 feet deep. In the Merit Bridges Legal Thriller Series Book #1, Boots King runs...

BREAKING NEWS! Green Fees is live!

Green Fees: Merit Bridges Legal Thriller #3 publication day has arrived! Click here to pick up a copy!

I’m excited to announce that Green Fees is live online and in book stores! This is the third book in the series and was the most fun to write. The characters moved into my office and would not let go until I got this one out. I fell in love with Merit, Betty, and Ag all over again as they cared for and protected each other while the mystery unfolded. They really took me on a wild ride and...

PUB DAY IS HERE!

Hi Y'all,
As of today, MUSIC NOTES: TEXAS LADY LAWYER VS L.A. BARON is available for purchase on Amazon and will soon available in bookstores everywhere!  Here’s an excerpt to pique your interest. If you like what you're reading, CLICK HERE to order.

Happy Reading,
Manning

 

 

     Liam got up, picked up his Strat, and walked along the lake on the hike and bike trail toward home. As he dropped down under the First Street Bridge, he looked up from his dreamy state to see a Pursuer coming tow...

Music Notes Pub Day Announced

Hi friends,

I'm excited to announce that Music Notes: Texas Lady Lawyer vs L.A. Baron will be out NEXT Friday, November 24th. 

Here is an excerpt to give you a taste.

Happy Reading,
Manning

     Ag Malone went into the District Clerk’s office and asked to research the divorce records. He quickly found Louellen Bell Pounder and George Pounder’s divorce decree.

     Miss Katie was right. The date of the divorce was just over two years from the date on their marriage license. The decree of div...

ThrillerFest XII – NYC Recap

Hi Y'all,

I just got back to Austin after spending the last few weeks in New York City for ThrillerFest XII and meeting with a number of authors and others in the publishing world.

No matter how many times I've been to NYC, I always have to take a few days to visit my favorite restaurants, landmarks, shops and of course, catch a show! Darling Bill joined me for the second half of the trip.

Now that I'm back to Austin, it's full speed ahead until we release Music Notes: Texas Lady Lawyer vs...

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Hi Ya’ll,

A few months back we started a new series for legal thriller lovers! Each month we discuss a new book and talk about a legal issue or crime that was presented in the book. This month’s selection is Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow.

 

Presumption of Innocence

Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent is the novel that launched his career as one of America's pre-eminent legal thriller writers. He tells the story of Rusty Sabich, chief deputy prosecutor in a large Midwestern city. With three...

Coming Soon! Cover Reveal Inside!

 

Hi Y'all,

I'm thrilled to finally introduce you to the cover for Music Notes: Texas Lady Lawyer vs L.A. Baron! Thanks to everyone who voted in the cover contest. In Music Notes, the second in the Texas Lady Lawyer Series, Merit goes up against a powerhouse in the music biz who threatens all she holds dear. Betty, Ag, Val and Ace bring their A game to help her fight the good fight. A few quotes are included here to give you a taste of what’s coming soon!

Merit saw a ladder of descent in her...

The Last Best Hope by Ed McBain

Hi Ya’ll,

A few months back we started a new series for legal thriller lovers! Each month we discuss a new book and talk about a legal issue or crime that was presented in the book. This month’s selection is The Last Best Hope by Ed McBain.

  Divorcing a Missing Spouse

Ed McBain’s Last Best Hope, is one of my favorite gritty vintage reads.

In Last Best Hope, Jill Lawton comes to Matthew Hope, a criminal attorney, in order to get a divorce. The problem is that her husband, Jack Lawton, is n...