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Lethal Defense

Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller Series, Book 1

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Lethal Defense

By: Michael Stagg
Narrated by: George Newbern
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A client savagely kills a man to protect a friend. A lawyer with secrets must prove it was justified.

Attorney Nate Shepherd left a big firm to go out on his own. He sees nothing but opportunity when an out-of-town lawyer wants to hire him as local counsel on a high-profile murder case. Though his family worries that the case hits too close to home, Nate joins the defense team.

When circumstances force him to take on a bigger role, Nate ignores his family’s fears and throws himself into his client’s defense. But as he digs deeper, every aspect of the case raises memories of a terrible event that Nate has tried his best to bury.

Battling an aggressive prosecutor in court and a dogged reporter outside it, Nate fights to prove that his client’s brutal, bloody slaying of an evil victim was right. But when Nate’s own story is exposed, it threatens his client’s freedom...and Nate’s carefully constructed life. Can he fend off his own demons long enough to save his client?

This is the first book in the gripping Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller series. If you like razor-sharp dialogue, iron-willed characters, and slippery moral quandaries, then you’ll love this fierce courtroom drama.

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Lethal Defense

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I got this book as a 'freebie' and really enjoyed it. It has a good storyline and the narrator is great. I will definitely listen to more in the series.

I loved the narrator and the story is great. I will definitely listen to the series.

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Covers every emotion possible, a great listen, not too deep or heavy. A really enjoyable crime to court story.

Covers every emotion possible

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Fun characters and story telling. Great insight into court room procedures and all the twists.

Fabulous Story

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Superb A-grade writing, narration was perfection.
I had a real sense of immersion because all the characters were so well fleshed out and the storyline was so well written I could literally picture the movie version in my minds eye while I was listening.
Extremely satisfying. Highly recommended.

Outstanding

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I really enjoyed this story. It kept me interested and was very well read.
Thank you Michael and George.
Lorraine

Great story. Great listen.

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The story held my attention and the narrator was good. I will likely listen to the next story in the series.

I enjoyed it

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I just loved this book, the story line, but most of all the narrator, fabulous
Ready to read book 2

First read for this author

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From start to finish this was a great listen. Great characters, story and plot and well narrated.

Loved it

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This story took too long to get going but because I like courtroom dramas, I couldn’t put it down

Couldn’t put down

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