The Proxy Legal Thriller Series: Book 1
Publication Date: September 15, 2023
In this lawyer on the run action suspense, attorney Quinton Bell loses the trial of his career, and possibly his life.
Dead By Proxy takes you on a heart-pounding journey through the life of a criminal defense attorney, whose world is wiped out. When Quinton loses a career-defining case, he finds himself being hunted by the very client he tried to save.
As Quinton navigates the treacherous path of survival, he is running from a powerful and relentless adversary who will stop at nothing to see him silenced. Finally landing in Houston, he hides in plain sight while re-inventing his new life as a trial lawyer.
When he’s forced to take on a high-profile murder case, he exposes himself and those he loves to danger. With each passing moment, the noose tightens, and he must draw on every ounce of wit to outsmart those who still want him dead.
Will Quinton Bell find a way out, or will he forever be a target in a deadly game of cat and mouse?
Dead By Proxy is the first book in the edgy Proxy Legal Thriller Series. If you like memorable characters, smart gritty action, and jaw-dropping twists, then you’ll love Manning Wolfe’s fast-paced page-turner.
Defense attorney Byron Douglas loves nothing more than to practice his craft. However, when he loses a case involving a mob-connected killer because his client demands to testify, his world turns upside down.
Author Manning Wolfe takes readers deep into the seedy underbelly of organized crime with Dead by Proxy. After losing an associate in a shooting connected with the outcome of the case, Douglas decided to take drastic action and fake his death.
He’s resurrected as Quinton Bell in a plan concocted by a friend’s father. This identity swap adds a unique twist to the story, making readers hopeful that the new name will provide a fresh start.
Now living in Texas, he continues to practice law and flies under the radar until a high-profile case puts him back in the crosshairs. Packed with plenty of unexpected twists and turns, the identity swap goes sour, putting Byron/Quinton in an untenable situation.
Dead by Proxy features a main character reminiscent of Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer. Byron/Quinton knows how to work the legal system, but taking on the mob delivers unexpected hardships.
Wolfe delivers courtroom drama that is a far cry from boring as an attorney practices defense to stay alive.
MANNING WOLFE, an award-winning author and attorney, writes cinematic-style, smart, fast-paced thrillers and crime fiction. Manning was recently featured on Oxygen TV’s: Accident, Suicide, or Murder, and has spoken at major book festivals around the world.
* Manning’s legal thriller series features Austin attorney Merit Bridges, including Dollar Signs, Music Notes, Green Fees, and Chinese Wall.
* Manning’s new Proxy Legal Thrillers Series features Houston attorney Quinton Bell, including Dead By Proxy, Hunted By Proxy, and Alive By Proxy.
* Manning is co-author of Killer Set: Drop the Mic, and twelve additional Bullet Books Speed Reads.
As a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, Manning’s experience has given her a voyeur’s peek into some shady characters’ lives and a front-row seat to watch the good people who stand against them.
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Great review! As a huge fan of courtroom drama, I really need to read this!
Thank you for hosting Dead By Proxy & for the kind & well written review! Maybe you should try writing a book! Excellent prose.