The Mannings: Book 1
Publication Date: July 3, 2026
The killer isn’t in the courtroom. He’s in your marriage.
I’m working the biggest case of my career. If I win, I’ll be the most successful lawyer in Michigan. If I lose, no woman is safe at home, least of all me…
Because, as our first and only witness gives her statement, my whole life begins to unravel.
Every detail she recalls about the killer we’re after is devastatingly familiar: his dark, unruly hair, his obsession with crisp shirts and sharp suits, even the restaurants he takes his victims to on dates. I shudder as she describes the red silk ribbon he asked her to wear as a symbol of her devotion.
We haven’t found the real killer. But I know exactly who he is.
The man who swore to cherish me until death do us part. Who tightly tied the crimson bow that I can now feel scratching at my wrist. My husband…
A must-read psychological thriller that will make you stay up all night. Fans of Gone Girl, The Housemaid and The Girl on the Train will be gasping out loud as they read the twists in this!
Assistant prosecutor Mina Sorbel lands a role on a team to find missing women lured into danger by online predators.
It’s the sort of work she always dreamed of, until details from the first case feature uncanny similarities to Mina’s husband, Lock.
Author Robin James delivers a storyline packed with suspense in The Lawyer’s Husband. Mina’s sharp decline as doubt begins to creep in adds just the right touch when she faces accusations regarding her behavior.
Suddenly, the special things within her marriage—a red ribbon, a term of endearment, and an NDA—seem to point to something sinister. The seeds of doubt are easy to sow when it comes Mina’s troubled husband. Physically abused as a child, Lock uses his wealth to help young men who need second chances while paying homage to his late brother.
Delivered in alternating perspectives by Mina and one of the alleged victims, Corrine, the tension builds until a shocking conclusion. Is Mina’s marriage a lie? Is Lock an online predator hiding in plain sight?
The Lawyer’s Husband forces a woman to question the coincidences in her marriage.
Robin James is an Amazon bestselling author of crime thrillers. She strives to bring you characters so believable you think you know them; small-town settings so real you think you live there; and plot-twists you never see coming.
A former attorney, Robin ran a small-town practice handling cases from criminal defense to civil rights to land disputes and everything in between.
Robin lives on a lake in Michigan with her family, one lazy dog, and seven spoiled chickens. Her favorite, pure Michigan writing spot is stretched out on the back of a pontoon watching the faster boats go by.
