A Novel of Suspense
by Susan P. Baker
Attorney Dena Armstrong wants to break out from the control of the two men dominating her life, unaware that a stranger has other plans for her.
Fearing for her life, a young woman seeks a lawyer to get her divorced before her violent husband kills her.
Dena, the lawyer, has plans of her own, to break free of the two controlling men in her life.
Once the suit is filed, unbeknownst to either woman, the client’s husband targets both of them. The client has a police officer brother to protect her.
Dena has no one.
Unaware of the danger, Dena continues practicing law and taking care of her kids until she can put her plan in place. Then one day when Dena’s husband is out of town, a man is lurking in her garage, waiting until she and the kids go to bed.
Being a Texas girl, Dena has a gun. Will she be able to reach it before the stranger reaches her?
“ I really enjoyed this book, especially since it takes place in my hometown of Galveston. After I finished reading the book I drove around Galveston to many of the locations mentioned in the book. Now that was cool. Susan P. Baker has made my quiet hometown of Galveston into a very suspenseful place. I hope there is a sequel or a continuing series for this book.”
Paul Ray Heinrich-Amazon Reviewer
Want to read novels written from the perspective of a person with experience in the justice system? In my 76 years, I've seen just about everything. If you read my novels, you'll wonder "Did that really happen? Or did she make it up?"
Susan P. Baker, a retired Texas family court judge, presided over everything from divorce to murder for 12 years. Afterward, she traveled as a visiting judge for another 12. Prior to being elected to the bench, she practiced law for 9 years and was a probation officer for 2 years. Susan’s works are derived from her experiences in the justice system and events in and around the courts in Texas, fictionalized, of course! She is the author of 13 novels of mystery and suspense set in Texas, two nonfiction books, and an eclectic collection of short pieces. Her novels include the Mavis Davis Mystery Series, the Lady Lawyer Mystery Series, and 5 standalone domestic thrillers. Her 2 nonfiction books are Murdered Judges of the 20th Century and a divorce advice book. Her collection is entitled Fly Catching. She has 2 children and 8 grandchildren. She loves dark chocolate, raspberries, and traveling the world. She is at home in Cypress, TX. Susan’s website: www.susanpbaker.com. Like her at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legalwriter. Follow her at Bluesky: @baksp2.bsky.social.
Aurora’s peaceful life is upended when a mysterious light in her barn coincides with a string of murders targeting women her age in her community. She begins to fear that someone close to her may be responsible for the crimes.
No. 1 in the Lady Lawyer Mystery Series.
A murdered lawyer who thought he was a prince. A defendant with millions of reasons to kill him. Criminal defense lawyers Sandra Salinsky and her mother, Erma Townley, fight to clear their client before they become the next victims.
A laid-off investigative reporter who can’t pay his child support searches for the killer of deadbeat dads, before he becomes the next victim.
