Book Fest – Thriller Silver
Book Fest – Mystery Bronze
Book Excellence Award Winner
National Indies Excellence Award
Global Book Awards Silver
Readers’ Favorite Bronze
NYC Big Book Award Winner
Nancy Pearl Award Finalist in Genre Fiction
Midnight for Justice (#1)
Written with Don Stuart
Two mismatched lawyers uncover a long-forgotten military conspiracy…
Career U.S. Navy JAGC officer Lt. Duncan Carmichael and an ACLU volunteer lawyer, Sydney Warren, form an unlikely team defending a young uncooperative sailor accused of a vicious murder on a U.S. Navy base but are thwarted at every turn by the military command.
Fast-forward 40 years: Warren and Carmichael are investigating an insurance claim on a yacht wrecked on northern Vancouver Island when they uncover startling links between their 1978 murder case, a break-in at their law office, and a mass shooting by far-right extremists at a protest rally.
Can two aging lawyers prevent the illegal arms from fueling a violent uprising or will they be outsmarted by a desperate enemy from their past?
“It is clear from Charlotte and Don Stuart’s narrative that they are well-versed in historical facts about the Vietnam War and weapons. The descriptions of the remote settings along the northern Pacific coast are vivid and authentic.”
—Angelique Papayannopoulos for Readers’ Favorite – ★★★★★
“A combination of legal procedural, military thriller, historical fiction, and personal drama rolled into one compelling read …”
—SPR Review
International Book Award Finalist
Bad Day for Justice (#2)
Written with Don Stuart
Two families bound by a single tragedy – one loses a father to murder, the other sees theirs accused of the crime …
When the victim’s son-in-law hijacks a Navy jet and vanishes over the Canadian wilderness, he leaves a mystery that refuses to fade.
Decades later, a defamation case and blackmail pull veteran law partners Duncan Carmichael and Sydney Warren back into the lingering mysteries surrounding the original murder. They struggle to help their former clients and strive to find justice for both families.
But is justice delayed still justice?
“If you want a smart, steady, slightly twisty story about family, accountability, and what “justice” costs once the dust finally settles, this one is worth your time.”
—Literary Titans
“The stakes rise with every twist, and the showdown is where the line between legal strategy and personal conviction blurs. … The book was brilliantly written and kept my attention throughout.”
—Alma Boucher for Readers’ Favorite ★★★★★
“A tense and multilayered legal thriller, Bad Day for Justice sits at the captivating crossroads of courtroom procedural, military conspiracy, and cold-case drama.“
—Self-Publishing Review ★★★★★