Blind Conviction (The Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller Series)
A vicious attack leaves a woman near death. The evidence points to one man. Only Nate Shepherd stands in the way of a conviction.
A riveting legal thriller by Michael Stagg.
Attorney Nate Shepherd doesn’t want to take on an attempted murder case. But when people he trusts ask him to get involved, Nate agrees to represent the hard-working farmer who’s been accused of trying to kill his brother’s fiancée.
By the time Nate steps in, law enforcement has already gathered a mass of evidence to bury his client. With the help of a diligent associate, a dogged investigator, and a dangerous bail bondsman, Nate unearths a web of money and motives that only raises more questions. But while Nate digs deeper to prove his client’s innocence, a zealous prosecutor steamrolls toward a conviction, relentlessly building a case to put Nate’s client away for life.
As Nate fights for his client, a family fractures, friends are endangered, and a farm-tough victim struggles to recover. And all the while, a hard truth gnaws at Nate:
If his client didn’t do it, then who did?
Blind Conviction is the third book in the gripping Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller series. If you like razor-sharp dialogue, captivating characters, and riveting trials, you’ll love this fierce courtroom drama by Michael Stagg.
Since Michael Stagg broke onto the legal thriller scene, readers have been enthralled by his courtroom dramas, keeping his books on Amazon bestseller lists for months at a time. Known for authentic dialogue and compelling courtroom scenes, Michael Stagg breathes humor and realism into legal thrillers that are populated with characters that readers can’t wait to return to again and again.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B08LJW5Q85
Publisher : Independently published
Publication date : October 21, 2020
Language : English
Print length : 414 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8550665725
Item Weight : 1.04 pounds
Dimensions : 5.25 x 1.04 x 8 inches
Book 3 of 8 : The Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller Series
Best Sellers Rank: #219,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #42 in Conspiracy Thrillers (Books) #59 in Legal Thrillers (Books) #19,463 in Literature & Fiction (Books)
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A vicious attack leaves a woman near death. The evidence points to one man. Only Nate Shepherd stands in the way of a conviction.
A riveting legal thriller by Michael Stagg.
Attorney Nate Shepherd doesn’t want to take on an attempted murder case. But when people he trusts ask him to get involved, Nate agrees to represent the hard-working farmer who’s been accused of trying to kill his brother’s fiancée.
By the time Nate steps in, law enforcement has already gathered a mass of evidence to bury his client. With the help of a diligent associate, a dogged investigator, and a dangerous bail bondsman, Nate unearths a web of money and motives that only raises more questions. But while Nate digs deeper to prove his client’s innocence, a zealous prosecutor steamrolls toward a conviction, relentlessly building a case to put Nate’s client away for life.
As Nate fights for his client, a family fractures, friends are endangered, and a farm-tough victim struggles to recover. And all the while, a hard truth gnaws at Nate:
If his client didn’t do it, then who did?
Blind Conviction is the third book in the gripping Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller series. If you like razor-sharp dialogue, captivating characters, and riveting trials, you’ll love this fierce courtroom drama by Michael Stagg.
Since Michael Stagg broke onto the legal thriller scene, readers have been enthralled by his courtroom dramas, keeping his books on Amazon bestseller lists for months at a time. Known for authentic dialogue and compelling courtroom scenes, Michael Stagg breathes humor and realism into legal thrillers that are populated with characters that readers can’t wait to return to again and again.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B08LJW5Q85
Publisher : Independently published
Publication date : October 21, 2020
Language : English
Print length : 414 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8550665725
Item Weight : 1.04 pounds
Dimensions : 5.25 x 1.04 x 8 inches
Book 3 of 8 : The Nate Shepherd Legal Thriller Series
Best Sellers Rank: #219,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #42 in Conspiracy Thrillers (Books) #59 in Legal Thrillers (Books) #19,463 in Literature & Fiction (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (12,837) var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
Emily –
Blind Conviction
Fast read. Interesting characters and family intrigue. Nate Shepherd, lawyer, leads a few towards proving his client innocent through twists and turns. I like clues meted out like this because it draws me into the character. My eyes are tired, but I read this on one day. Enjoy.
Nan –
Love this series
I don’t write spoiler reviews so if you like legal thrillers, light suspense, or other crime related novels you’ll dive headfirst into this interesting legal thrillers.It always interests me when authors use the oil & gas industry in the plot. I grew up on a farm where we leased land for oil (and we were able to use the natural gas coming from the well to serve 3 families) and 30 years later leased more acreage for natural gas through controversial fracking. The first oil in the US was found by a Mr. Drake while drilling a water well for his wife in NW Pennsylvania in a rural area now known as Oil City, PA. The Marcellus Shale line runs through this area and in recent years, farmers have sold over a billion dollars in leases. Natural gas & fracking is a polarizing issue for many people but for farming communities even more so. Farming is a hard but wonderful life but between Reagan’s farm buyout programs in the 80’s and the new gas boom that area, farms are falling fallow at an alarming rate. Probably TMI but it is an interesting topic. Just imagine you open your newspaper one morning after chores and see that your neighbor just closed a lease(takes up less than 5 acres per pad) for a million dollars plus royalties while you were milking your herd or baling hay the night before. Yes, because of public information policy the paper was/is able to post what was paid to the sellers. Again, this is a huge issue ongoing in the NE farming belt but a huge issue for us too. Every time a farmer stops farming, the public sees it in the increase on a gallon of milk —and that’s not even touching the environmental impact.Sorry for the diatribe, oil and gas industry aside its a solid legal thriller.
Bookzilla –
Compelling
Michael Stagg is fast becoming a must read author for me. This stand-alone is easy to follow and difficult to put down. No editing errors, gratuitous violence or drag-you-down drama.Interesting storyline of families, farming and wanting to try different things. Plenty of twists throughout and a surprise criminal. Realistic procedures, actions and reactions. Believable characters with distinct personalities and thought-provoking dialogue.No desire to re-read this story. I am definitely interested in this series and other works by this author.
Manfred Nowak –
each book gets better
Another great story by Michael. He keeps developing the story to the end. Always an exciting read. Third book this summer.
Ken –
Product problem
I enjoyed the first two. I like the author’s style and the stories were good. My version of Blind Intent has a problem. Several pages do not load and the message, “Cannot load this page – try again”. It doesn’t work. I spent over an hour trying to find help on Amazon not got nowhere. So be careful.
Ms Hudson –
Book has it all…
I love the main characters in this series; Nat, Danny, Olivia and Cade (reminds me of The Lincoln Lawyer). Nat and Danny are funny. The court scenes are great. I didn’t figure out who did it until the very end. Also, the book doesn’t stop at 89% to tell you about another book. I recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.On to the next one.
margaret mc kenzie –
Questions remain at the end
Love this author and this character. I didn’t understand the very end. It was clear as far as the actual crime and the guilty person. When the book had a short few pages covering a conversation between the lawyer and his investigator, I could not understand their issue. Of course I was tired…..couldn’t put this great book down!
HollisterBulldawg –
Too little, too late
Not much of an ending. Basically a wasted story without any relevant facts. The phrase Deus ex Machina was invented for this plot. ****** SPOILER ALERT***** After trying to figure out the whodunnit, a new character was introduced at the 90% point, who was the whodidit.
Brendan –
I am enjoying this collection. It’s nice and easy reading. Sometimes they pull out could be improved on to make it more likely.
CM –
I think I’m going to read all the books in this series. The pace is solid and I love the dry humour, it fits right in with me.
RAMASWAMY KRISHNAMURTHY –
One wouldn’t guess where the story is going But interesting without doubt Read and enjoy You will enjoy it Happy reading
Lesley L. –
I am snjoying this series. Will probably order the next one. I like a good court room drama
Marion Tarso –
This book is a page turner,I didn’t put it down till it was finished.Lots of twists and turns and last minute surprises.