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The Local by Joey Hartstone

Brilliant Legal Thriller

Learn more about Joey Hartstone

A film and television writer, Joey Hartstone has written two feature films: LBJ (2016) and Shock and Awe (2017. Both directed by Rob Reiner. He writes on the Showtime series Your Honor. Previously wrote first two seasons of The Good Fight.

What a fun interview! I had so much fun talking to Joey Hartstone about his legal thriller: The Local.

As I mention in our interview there are so many reasons I love this book. A great courtroom drama that hits all the right notes. A debut author

More about the book:

A freewheeling, small-town attorney takes on a national murder trial when an out-of-town client is accused of killing a federal judge in Texas.
In the town of Marshall sits the Federal courthouse of the Eastern District of Texas, a place revered by patent lawyers for its speedy jury trails and massive punitive payouts. Marshall is flooded with patent lawyers, all of whom find work being the local voice for the big-city legal teams that need to sway a small-town jury. One of the best is James Euchre.
Euchre’s new client is Amir Zawar, a firebrand CEO forced to defend his life’s work against a software patent infringement…

To find out more, get this exciting debut novel….it is a page-turner.

Quotes from fans…

….a real page-turner with fascinating characters that takes place in my home state of Texas. Enjoy!”

Woody Harrelson

Emmy Award Winning Actor

Joey Hartstone &Raquo; Harrelson Woody

“A spectacular courtroom thriller that kept me turning pages like the best of Grisham or Turow.”

Michelle King

Famous TV Producer

Joey Hartstone &Raquo; King Michelle

“A sizzling, fast-paced…Hartstone paints a vivid picture of a small-town Texas court where old feuds and allegiances mean anything can happen.”

William Landay

NYT Bestselling Author

Joey Hartstone &Raquo; Landay William

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