Desperate Strangers

About the Book

Desperate Strangers weaves together the lives of five people. Michael Ryan, a gulf war veteran and an attorney in a small Phoenix law firm is asked to represent a former client, Wayne Fuller who is charged with molesting his daughter. In researching his defense, he enlists the aid of a well known criminal attorney, Addam Stein. His paralegal is a beautiful young woman, Jennifer Spencer. She is married to a handsome young Hispanic, Tony Enriquez who is also the client of Addam Stein. Her life changes as she discovers that Tony is a known drug dealer with a sadistic nature. Tony is pressuring Addam to come up with $5 million dollars. He needs to convince Jennifer to seduce Mike into killing Tony. While preparing and trying this case, the web of seduction and murder takes form. The police are called to investigate and the murderer could be any number of suspects. A story of love, seduction and murder come crashing in on all of them.

About the Author

Bruce Phillips retired in 2007 after practicing law for 40 years. He represented over 2500 clients and appeared in hundreds of court trials and hearings. Married with 5 children and three grandchildren, he has directed his energies to writing a legal thriller/suspense stories. This is his first book with others to follow. After graduating from law school in 1967 at the University of Arizona, he entered practice as a sole practitioner and ended his career at the firm of Carson, Messinger, Elliott, Laughlin &Regan, the firm of former Supreme Court Justice, William Rehinquist. His life experiences and acquaintances are part of the characters in his book. Special thanks are given to his wife Dottie his companion  mate, and editor; to Dan Watson of Watson and Associates for helping organize this book. The cover design by Robert MacLean of Hawaii who understood the nature and character of the book.