A Boston lawyer investigates a prep school teacher's suspicious suicide in this debut for "one of the most likeable sleuths to appear on the crime scene" ( The Washington Post Book World ). Brady Coyne never meant to become the private lawyer to New England's upper crust, but after more than a decade working for Florence Gresham and her friends, he has developed a reputation for discretion that the rich cannot resist. He is fond of Mrs. Gresham—unflappable,...

The Boston attorney searches Red Sox Nation for a ballplayer's kidnapped son in this "grittily persuasive" mystery novel ( Kirkus Reviews ). For two years, Eddie Donagan was on track to become the greatest Red Sox pitcher of all time. Then one day, without warning, he went from unhittable to ineffective—forcing him to drop out of the Majors before he even hit his prime. Attorney Brady Coyne met Donagan before he turned pro, and stays friends...

When Native Americans claim a friend's fishing lodge as protected land, lawyer Brady Coyne heads to Maine—where a complex case quickly turns deadly. He may be a millionaire, but Vern Wheeler never forgot that he is a son of Maine—land of big sky, wide lakes, and the fattest salmon on the East Coast. To escape the boardroom, he buys a rundown fishing lodge in the wilds of his home state, and with his brother turns it into the most fashionable...

Boston lawyer Brady Coyne investigates the death of a shady private detective in a mystery with "complications of the heart as compelling as clues" ( Publishers Weekly ). Les Katz may well be scum. A private detective, he does not hesitate to take the case when a Farrah Fawcett look-alike hires him to tail her husband. The photos he secures suggest the man is cheating on his wife, but they aren't definitive. Rather than disappoint his client, he...

When someone tries to blackmail an old friend, Boston attorney Brady Coyne intervenes—only to wind up a murder suspect in this "solidly appealing series" ( Publishers Weekly ). Brady Coyne has known Chester "Pops" Popowski since law school. An honest, battle-hardened Massachusetts judge, Pops is more soldier than scholar—and has been known to defend what's right with his fists. After years on the bench, Pops has been nominated for a...

To find a dying client's wayward daughter, the Boston lawyer combs through the darkest corners of New England in this "surprising, convincing" mystery ( Publishers Weekly ). Concord, Massachusetts, is littered with literary monuments, of which the historic Ames house is only a minor one. But to Susan Ames, nowhere on earth is more important than this colonial residence where Emerson and Thoreau once broke bread with her ancestors. Dying of cancer,...

When a gun control dispute leads to murder, the Boston lawyer finds himself in the crosshairs in this mystery "that resists simplifying the issues" ( Publishers Weekly ). Over drinks one night at his Boston waterfront apartment, goodhearted lawyer Brady Coyne finds himself disagreeing with an old friend about a divisive subject: gun control. Wally Kinnick is no gun nut. But, an environmental activist and hunting expert, he believes so strongly in...

Summary: A middle-aged black woman disappears from a small town in Maine and swastikas are found sprayed on her property. Lawyer Brady Coyne tries to pierce the veil of silence.

To help an old friend with a gambling problem, a Boston lawyer confronts the mob in this "fresh and appealing" mystery thriller ( Publishers Weekly ). Dalton Lancaster could have been a lawyer, but his heart wasn't in it. He quit Yale after his first year, and used his inheritance to go into the restaurant business, where he might have had some luck if he'd spent more time selling food and less time playing blackjack. As he gambled away his savings,...

Brady Coyne is a Boston attorney who focuses on a few private clients and the legal drudgery of their everyday life, which leads to a generally unexciting life. Brady, however, gets a call from an old friend and former neighbor, a man from his past. When Brady was married and living in suburbia, Ken Nichols was his happily married neighbor. Both marriages fell apart years ago and Brady moved to Boston while Ken Nichols moved to Baltimore. Now a decade...