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Blood in the Water: An A. J. Hawke Legal Thriller (A.J. Hawke Legal Thriller Book 5)
by Donald E. McInnisPublish: Jun 01, 2025Thriller Suspense MysteryBook Overview
Editor’s Pick, Booklife Reviews:Sharply plotted thriller exploring the gray zone between justice and vengeance.
Midwest Book Review:
Showcases Donald E. McInnis at the top of his game . . . a must-read for fans of the genre.
Synopsis:
The two children of a ruthless Mexican drug lord have been kidnapped and are being secretly held by the FBI. Has the President of the United States of America ordered a brazen illegal kidnapping? Or is it the action of a rogue FBI agent? Either way, attorney A.J. Hawke, under the threat of death, must represent the drug lord’s kidnapped children.
Meanwhile, a necropsy of a shark unveils the tattooed arm of a human and Hawke’s scuba-diving client is suspected of ‘murder by shark’ in a drug deal gone bad. To gather evidence, Hawke dives the sunken ship where his client attempted to steal cartel drugs. There he finds the rest of the dead man’s body.
In a tense courtroom battle, Hawke invokes The Great Writ, a Common Law principle of Habeas Corpus enshrined in the United States Constitution, in his effort to free the kidnapped children and prove his scuba-diving client innocent of murder.
Join Hawke and his legal team in this fifth book in the A.J. Hawke Legal Thriller series.
