False Witness
He took the case for easy money. Now he's fighting for his life.
Attorney Daniel Raine is hired by a long-lost friend, Sean Eriksen, to sue a former football star who broke his nose in a bar fight.
Raine thinks it will be an easy payday. The case is a slam-dunk, so he can just wait for the county prosecutor to deliver a guilty verdict and then cash in.
But things go sideways when Eriksen is accused of taking revenge by murdering one of the football star’s colleagues.
Now Raine must defend his friend against a murder charge—not easy, because Eriksen was seen fleeing the scene. And as Raine digs deeper, he realizes his real adversary is a powerful figure who is hiding in the shadows.
With a star witness determined to bury his client, a body count that keeps rising, and threats arriving after dark, Raine must turn the courtroom into a battlefield—exposing a lethal criminal conspiracy one question at a time.
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Stephen Penner
Stephen Penner is an author, artist, and attorney from Seattle, Washington.
Born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, Stephen was writing murder mysteries and fantasy adventures while still in elementary school. In college, he studied languages and spent a year living in Europe. He attended law school at the University of Michigan and moved to Seattle after earning his law degree.
Stephen began his legal career as a criminal defense attorney in downtown Seattle, appearing in federal, state, and municipal courts throughout the State of Washington. After several years of defense work, Stephen 'switched sides' and became a prosecutor. He has been prosecuting cases for over 25 years, working his way up from misdemeanor offenses, to felonies, and finally to homicides. He has conducted over 100 criminal trials and now trains other prosecutors.
As an author, Stephen pens several series of legal thrillers. The Rain City Legal Thrillers deliver the adventures of attorney Daniel Raine and his unlikely partner Rebecca Sommers. The David Brunelle Legal Thrillers feature Seattle homicide D.A. David Brunelle and a recurring cast of cops, defense attorneys, and forensic experts. And the Talon Winter Legal Thrillers showcase tough-as-nails Tacoma criminal defense attorney Talon Winter and her closest allies. Stephen is also the author of the Maggie Devereaux Paranormal Mysteries, recounting the exploits of an American graduate student in the magical Highlands of Scotland, and several other stand-alone works.
In his spare time, Stephen enjoys painting, drawing, and spending time with his family.
Daniel Raine
Daniel Raine consists of eight books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
