Noted criminal defense lawyer and author Christopher Edward Burris offers another glimpse into moral bankruptcy with The Black Dress Murder (Sept 2026)
The Black Dress Murder
In the land of Otts, there is rich law, poor law, and Dorothy law, for those lost in the middle.
Colin Braden, known as the Wizard, navigates a judicial system of Wicked Witches, Scarecrows, Tin Men, and Cowardly Lions, where Good Witches are rare.
Braden’s skills are put to the test when he represents Robert Walsh, a Dorothy who openly admits to the murder of Judge Kacie Browne. The Wizard faces the ultimate challenge with a Dorothy who does not want to find their way home.
Murder Under the Bus
What happens when two alpha lawyers turn on each other?
Matthew Byrnes will go to any lengths to defend a client. His new partner, Isabella Charlotte Ewing, called "Ice," is cold, calculating, and ruthless. They are the criminal defense power firm in Winston.
When the business partner of auto dealer Henry “Big Hank” Williams is found dead in Pioneer Park, Williams is charged with murder. Byrnes and Ewing, now estranged, fight for control of the defense in the high-profile case. There can only be one winner. But at what expense to the client, and who goes under the bus?
A Question of Ethics
Charles Brogan is a highly successful criminal defense lawyer who sets his own rules and pushes ethical boundaries to their limits. He is self-centered, narcissistic, and morally bankrupt.
Brogan’s world changes when he begins an affair with Jessica Martin, the wife of his client, successful real estate developer “Wild Bill” Martin, who is accused of assaulting Jessica in a domestic violence case. When Jessica turns up dead, Wild Bill is charged with her murder and retains Brogan to represent him, plunging Brogan deeply into unethical waters with his own dark secrets.
Christopher Edward Burris
Christopher Edward Burris began his career as an assistant prosecutor before moving to the right side of the law to practice criminal defense. Burris has defended over sixty murder cases.
Burris lives with his family in the Great Pacific Northwest and is the author of The Black Dress Murder, Murder Under the Bus, and A Question of Ethics.
The Black Dress Murder, Murder Under the Bus and A Question of Ethics are available through Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other retailers serviced by Ingram Book Group.
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