Vampire Defense

The story of Vampire Defense

AUTHOR	James Bell
PUBLISHING FORMAT	Hardback and Kindle
NUMBER OF PAGES	284
YEAR OF ISSUE	2012

Sinopsis

This best-selling award-winning novel swirls around the murder trial of a man who claims his victim was a vampire!

The debut novel by James D. Bell, Vampire Defense features protagonist John Brooks. A brilliant young trial lawyer, Brooks is working hard—but hardly getting any notice. Admired for his work ethic, integrity, and intellect, Brooks’ friends think he needs one big case that will show off his talents and help him make a name for himself.

Defending Hal Boyd might be just the case. Charged with arson and four counts of murder, Hal Boyd, known as the Butcher of Belhaven, is the central figure in a grisly murder mystery that has gripped the nation. Eager to cover the case, media from the world over descend on Jackson, Mississippi, and it looks like the Butcher of Belhaven case might be the one to put John Brooks on the map.

But this case may well turn into a career-ender when Brooks announces his unorthodox defense: Not guilty by reason of insanity: “My client believed the person he killed was a vampire.” The media ridicules the “Vampire Defense” rendering Brooks and his defense team the laughingstock of the legal profession.

But ridicule soon becomes the least of Brooks’ concerns when he discovers a satanic cult intent on exacting murderous revenge not only against Hal Boyd but also against his defense team. And what follows is a dangerous, deadly, and dizzying onslaught of kidnapping, rage, and murder.

Between the trial of a lifetime, a burgeoning romance, a calculating courtroom adversary intent on making his life miserable, threats, escalating danger, and the case that could make—or break—his career, John Brooks will certainly have his hands full. Can he clear his client’s name? Navigate the murky waters of romance? And will he sink or swim when he tries the case that will be either the hallmark of his career—or the end of it?

With its unforgettable cast of characters, mesmerizing plot, and pulse-racing storyline, Vampire Defense bristles with suspense, courtroom drama, action, and intrigue. An inventive, imaginative, and spellbinding tale, Vampire Defense is a sensational and captivating debut.