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Renowned San Diego Attorney Releases
Fifth Book in Legal Thriller Series
Blood in the Water by Donald E. McInnis
spotlights a theme ripped from today's headlines:
Children being held without charge by the federal authorities
and being denied Habeas Corpus and due process.
“Editor’s Pick” by Publisher’s Weekly Booklife Reviews: Sharply plotted thriller exploring the gray zone between justice and vengeance. . . . layered storytelling, skillfully switching between courtroom drama, underwater investigation, and shadowy backroom politics without losing momentum. . . . The “murder by shark” subplot offers a briny noir edge that’s both grisly and oddly believable.
In Blood in the Water: An A. J. Hawke Legal Thriller, 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.
This story addresses a legal issue in the current news: persons being detained and held without due process in a court of law and the application of Habeas Corpus.
Blood in the Water is the fifth book in the A.J. Hawke Legal Thriller series.
Details
- Release Date: June 1, 2025 ~ publisher: J&E Publications
- Trade paperback ISBN: 979-8-9865516-9-2
- Kindle ebook ISBN: 979-8-9988293-0-7
- Epub ebook ISBN: 979-8-9988293-1-4
- Legal Thriller
- Courtroom Drama
Other books by Donald E. McInnis
About the Author
Donald E. McInnis is a California criminal defense attorney and the author of three books as well as three law review publications pertaining to juvenile law and children’s legal rights. He has served as a Deputy District Attorney, Deputy Public Defender, and Superior Court Judge Pro Tem. Mr. McInnis lives in San Diego, California, and presses for reforms within the criminal justice system.
Editor: award-winning investigative journalist, author, editor, and publishing consultant Larry M. Edwards.
CONTACT
www.DonaldMcInnis.com
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