Inadmissible: A Vinny DeLuca Mystery Book 1

Some evidence is too dangerous to let into a courtroom. Vinny DeLuca used to be somebody in Phoenix—a rising star prosecutor with a corner office and a future in politics. Now he's defending DUIs and property disputes in Copper Springs, Arizona, population 3,200, where the biggest excitement is the annual chili cook-off. When a local rancher is accused of murdering his business partner, Vinny takes the case expecting a straightforward defense. Instead, he uncovers a web of land deals, old grudges, and secrets that half the town would kill to keep buried. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes: someone framed his client. And that someone has enough power to make evidence disappear, witnesses forget, and lawyers who ask too many questions have unfortunate accidents on desert roads. In a town where everyone knows everyone, the truth is the one thing nobody wants to see.