The Cooperating Witness: A Susan Sorella Mystery by Mike Avery

Suffolk law student Susan Sorella knows hard work. By day, she’s grinding through classes and a brutal internship with Bobby Coughlin, a once-brilliant defense attorney now coasting on quick pleas and old war stories. By night, she’s waiting tables at her father’s North End restaurant.

One night, the head of Boston’s mob walks in with a message: someone put a bullet in the mob’s accountant and now an innocent man is about to take the fall—if Susan doesn’t fix it, blood will be on her hands. The judge wants a quick guilty plea. The DA wants a win. Bobby wants out. But Susan sees what nobody else does—something about the case doesn’t add up.

To prove it, she’ll have to fight not only a ruthless prosecutor, crooked FBI agents, and a slippery witness, but also Bobby’s jaded view of the system.

The case is unwinnable. The danger is real. But Susan’s not backing down.

Category: Thrillers – Legal