When a woman is brutally slain in a crime with no witnesses, suspicion immediately falls upon her ex-husband. But should it? As the evidence against him mounts, the suspect's brother—a friend who recently helped save Tony's father's life—turns to Tony Valenti for help. The case is a bewildering maze with multiple suspects and a mountain of contradictory evidence that points both to and away from his client. What is the truth? Even Tony isn't sure of his client's innocence. Tony is already overwhelmed by a case in which nothing is as it seems when a lethal terror from his past surfaces to shake his faith in himself... and to threaten those dearest to him. Suddenly in a desperate race to find the truth of the crime and to protect himself and his family from a mortal threat, Tony fears that he's in danger of being pulled in too many directions to save anyone. Packed with suspense, and a page turner from the start. SPR Reviews ★★★★½

She fears for her safety. Her sanity. Her life. When Grazyna Zaluski's marriage takes an ugly turn, she finds herself isolated in a remote corner of Wyoming. Her husband's family controls almost everyone and everything in the county... including the courts. Is divorce an option for a young immigrant living in the United States on a visa? Will her husband simply sweep away the problem of Grazyna, or even—quite literally—bury it? Grazyna's worried uncle begs Tony Valenti to take on the case. Tony and his partner don't practice in Wyoming, yet going to bat for the vulnerable and downtrodden is what they do. They throw themselves into the fray and are quickly embroiled in a fight that may be to the death. With danger also coming at him from unexpected directions, Tony must rely on his guts and guile to survive long enough to rescue his client... and himself.

His choices: prison or death. Which scares him more? When fifteen-year-old Denzel Payton is charged with the murder of a disabled veteran at a homeless camp, he's trapped in a no-win situation: remain silent and risk almost certain conviction, or name the real killer and face the wrath of a monster who terrifies him. After Denzel's attorney is murdered, lawyers Tony Valenti and Penelope Brooks step up to defend him, despite the risk of becoming the killer's next targets. As the evidence against their client mounts and potential defense witnesses vanish, Tony and Penelope race to unravel a dark secret that may hold the key to the case. They'll need smarts, guts, and a little luck to save Denzel.

His choices: prison or death. Which scares him more?When fifteen-year-old Denzel Payton is charged with the murder of a disabled veteran at a homeless camp, he’s trapped in a no-win situation: remain silent and risk almost certain conviction, or name the real killer and face the wrath of a monster who terrifies him.After Denzel’s attorney is murdered, lawyers Tony Valenti and Penelope Brooks step up to defend him, despite the risk of becoming the killer’s next targets.  As the evidence against their client mounts and potential defense witnesses vanish, Tony and Penelope race to unravel a dark secret that may hold the key to the case. They’ll need smarts, guts, and a little luck to save Denzel.

Newly appointed sheriff Lisa Murphy’s official investigation into the murder of an inmate at a private prison has been stymied at every turn, and she suspects that members of her own force and the county prosecutor helped torpedo the effort. The prison is owned and operated by Buck Stevens, the kingpin of business and politics in LaSalle County—a man the sheriff has learned to distrust and fear. Sheriff Murphy steers the victim’s parents to Tony Valenti and his partners, hoping to leverage the machinery of a wrongful death lawsuit to get to the bottom of what really happened. Tony’s team soon discovers a deep vein of corruption that pervades the county, poisoning everything and everyone it touches. Determined to expose the rot and bring the killers to justice, Tony and Sheriff Murphy soon find themselves battling a ruthless cabal engaged in a conspiracy sinister enough to kill for. It’s a deadly cat and mouse game in which Tony doesn’t know who—if anyone—he can trust. Either justice will prevail or the body count will grow. Will Tony or one of his associates be the next victim?

A loving family taking a little boy on his first airplane ride. A rookie pilot desperate to sleep off too much champagne from last night's party. A sightseeing flight over Lake Michigan. What could go wrong? When the well-heeled owners of a crashed tour plane seek to pin the blame on the two-man team that does their maintenance, Tony Valenti is called in to defend the outgunned partners. He's up against one of Chicago's preeminent law firms, a win-at-all-costs legal behemoth with resources that dwarf those of Tony's mom and pop law firm. Only the truth can save his clients, yet Tony's search for facts is thwarted at every turn by adversaries who will stop at nothing to win. Tony is already on the ropes when he makes the startling discovery that his rivals include a stealthy entity far more dangerous than a corrupt corporation and its lawyers. Now he's not only fighting to win a lawsuit... he's suddenly in a race to save the lives of the most precious people in his...

All Tony Valenti wanted was a chance to rebuild his shattered life in the refuge of his beloved childhood home. Instead, his father is arrested for murdering a cop, an unseen hand is maneuvering to condemn that very home... and now his ex-wife is threatening to take his teenage daughter away. Determined to defend his father with whatever snippets of the criminal code and courtroom tactics he remembers from law school, Tony recruits a public defender and a local newspaper reporter to help unravel the truth. But nobody witnessed the shooting and Papa isn't talking. As Tony digs deeper and becomes a target himself, his initial bewilderment grows into a towering rage that fuels his drive to get to the bottom of what really happened... regardless of the risks and ultimate cost to himself. Unemployed, short of funds, and desperate to maintain custody of his daughter, Tony is forced to confront his insecurities and limitations as he struggles to surmount one crisis after...