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Small Town Trial

Spencer Dunn Legal Thrillers, Book 1

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Small Town Trial

By: Peter Kirkland, Mike Avery
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Murder in a sleepy coastal town… Can attorney Spencer Dunn keep his head above water?

When beloved mayor turned state senator Carlton Osborn is found dead on his boat, the prime suspect is the only other person on board: his pregnant teenage girlfriend, Amber Vega.

Struggling to restore his self-confidence after a string of personal and professional losses, Spencer Dunn isn’t eager to defend a young woman who is almost certainly guilty yet refuses to follow his legal advice. But once Spencer starts digging, he realizes this case isn’t as simple as the police are making it out to be.

Spencer doesn’t know the meaning of the word “quit,” and he’s willing to ruffle some feathers in his quest to uncover the truth. But in the course of unraveling the mystery of Osborn’s murder, he’s making some very powerful enemies.

©2025 Relay Publishing (P)2025 Relay Publishing Crime Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Crime Murder

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A big case for a small town provides an interesting listen.
I enjoyed this book. I grew up watching Perry Mason and he is a big reason why I am such a mystery fan. Its the way two adversaries fight against each other in a battle of witt, with just words as they try to find justice and usually a killer, that I just find fascinating. So this book was just perfect for me and I was hooked right from the start. Spencer is a great main character and despite his own personal trails, he is there for his clients. It did seem slightly strange not to have a private detective (or sidekick) doing all the leg work but Spencer gets the job done. Even though you do get to hear about his problems, the story mostly focusses on the murder trail, with a few side cases thrown in to keep it interesting. The author has a nice style of writing so that like Spencer you start to wonder if the police have such a rock solid case as it seems. The story unfolds at a nice pace. I look forward to more books in this series.
After a tragedy in the family and then having a case to sideways on him, Spencer returns to his wife's home town to work with her father. The quieter life is shattered when the ex mayor turned state senator Carlton Osborn is killed on his boat. The police are quick to arrest the only other person on board, his pregnant and very drunk teenage girlfriend. Spencer is hired to proved her defence but after meeting her, even he thinks she is guilty. She is adamant that she wouldn't do anything to hurt her baby and as Spencer starts to look into her claims, he begins to believe that things are not adding up and it's not slam dunk the prosecution thinks. Can Spencer create enough reasonable doubt to convince the jury too?
I like the narrator. He has a fairly deep voice but somehow he still comes up with some interesting female voices and even a few accents.
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A big case for a small town

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I have been waiting for another Leland Munro book to come out by the same author but when I saw this I was afraid to try it at first, but totally unfounded. Excellent story, characters and intricacies, and the narrator was excellent too. Superb in every way!

Outstanding

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We get to hear the backstory and conflicts of the main character starting out in his father-in-law's practice and getting the worst cases when he is landed with a high profile murder of the local prominent polititian. It looks like no-one believes in the innocence of the pregnant woman found on the boat with the body - not even her own parents. His marriage is under strain from the hours he has to put in working on this seemingly impossible case along with others which show the nature of several of the small town inhabitants. I enjoyed the unpeeling of the case against his client and how he built a strong argument to save her. The opponents were sinister and dangerous making for greater tension. I particularly enjoyed his inner thoughts explaining his tactics and decisions in the courtroom. Not the full five stars because I felt the coincidences and helpful sources aiding him in finding evidence were a tad too convenient.

The narrator did an excellent job of conveying appropriate emotions and the sense of the story.

I received a free copy via Booksprout, and am leavinfg this review voluntarily.

Introducing a lawyer settling into small town life

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Peter Kirkland does it again. He brings to life the struggles of attorneys and how their lives are turned upside down when handling criminal cases. Here, you have a young pregnant woman accused of murdering a married Senator and a known philanderer, who had impregnated her. While trying to solve this case, Spencer Dunn becomes the victim of intimidation from some unruly actors. All the while, he is working with his wife to recover from the grief of having lost their own son at a young age. I am looking forward to the next books in this series.

Kirkland is King of Legal Thrillers

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I do like a well written (and narrated) legal drama and this one just ticks all the boxes it was a great way of just escaping into the drama. It was written in a way that was engaging rather than technical.

Well narrated.

Solid legal drama

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