Michael Stagg

A client savagely kills a man to protect a friend. A lawyer with secrets must prove it was justified. Attorney Nate Shepherd left a big firm to go out on his own. He sees nothing but opportunity when an out-of-town lawyer wants to hire him as local counsel on a high-profile murder case. Though...

A bloody van. A motive. No alibi. Nate's next case is not looking great. Attorney Nate Shepherd's newest client stands accused of a fatal hit and run. While Nate doesn't believe that the CEO of Carrefour's largest charity would ever smash into a person and flee the scene, a blood-streaked van...

Secrets lie buried in the rubble. Someone will kill to keep them there.

When a billionaire dies, an innocent woman is blamed. One lawyer must fight a wealthy family for justice. It seems straightforward to Attorney Nate Shepherd: a middle-aged billionaire dies while celebrating at a wedding reception. The grief-stricken family lashes out, though, blaming the...

Two brothers. One accused of a horrific crime. The other chasing a golden future. And an attorney navigating between both. Fresh off his latest case, Attorney Nate Shepherd takes in some local high school football, hoping that a Friday night under the lights will give him a chance to relax with...

Attorney Nate Shepherd returns to represent a city councilman accused of murder. His client is unlikeable, abrasive, and rude. But is he a killer? Nate Shepherd must try a murder case. Fast. When a powerful politician is arrested for killing a local business owner, he hires Nate on one...

A vicious attack leaves a woman near death. The evidence points to one man. Only Nate Shepherd stands in the way of a conviction. 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...

Nate Shepherd's next case sends him north to defend a teenager accused of arson and murder. If the kid started the fire, it's murder, even if he didn't mean to hurt anyone. He started the fire. Nate Shepherd's client didn't intend to kill anyone. That doesn't matter. After an old friend recruits...

Attorney Nate Shepherd is back, representing a thief accused of murder. Was it a burglary gone wrong? Or is his client caught in a larger plot? A riveting new legal thriller by Michael Stagg. Nate Shepherd can't tell if his client is lying. The police say Nate's client beat a young reporter to...