The Sphynx Murder Case: A. J. Hawke, Attorney at Law
by Donald McInnisPublish: Feb 22, 2022Crime Fiction Thriller Suspense MysteryBook Overview
The young man confessed; case closed. Or is it?Did David Caine actually confess? Did he truly rape and kill his college sweetheart?
A. J. Hawke, Attorney at Law, believes otherwise, insisting the real culprit, dubbed The Sphynx, raped and killed the young woman. Worse yet, The Sphynx is still at large.
Meanwhile, the power brokers at San Diego’s City Hall and within the hospitality industry fear Hawke will needlessly tarnish the image of America’s Finest City. Can they keep him from dragging the clearly open-and-shut case into a sensational trial the news media will milk for every drop—just as the beachfront city’s economically critical tourist season begins?
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The Sphynx Murder Case by Donald E. McInnis is a legal thriller that infuses the intrigue of ongoing investigations and local [San Diego, California] politics with the suspense of courtroom proceedings. It draws readers in with covered-up corruption and more than one ongoing case to solve. Lawyer A. J. Hawke is clever and crafty in the courtroom [as he exposes] police interrogation tactics.
—Booklife Report
