Alternative cover edition of ASIN B06XNMQ5TJ Right or left, life or death? Micheal Maxwell, author of the hit Cole Sage Mystery Series, brings to life another collection of slightly off center personalities to add to his ever growing world of unforgettable characters. Dupree is a successful Los Angeles attorney, in a major firm. Dara is fifteen hundred miles away. Ready to take his own life, on his way to his office, Dupree decides to make a simple turn. It sets in motion events he never dreamed possible. Dara and Dupree is part road trip, part mystery thriller, part romance, all part of a greater plan. Traveling up the great Central Valley of California, Dupree meets a collection of damaged people who act as a mirror to his own life; people lost on a road of pain and despair, and those who share real love, a clear goal for their life, and the keys to his happiness. Dara has experienced triumph and tragedy. Her vivacious personality and soul deep beauty bring joy to all that visit The Quarter Moon Café, yet she is alone. The idyllic, picturesque town of White Owl is at a crossroads. Will they continue to let one man destroy all their gentle people and become a town where the law has become the enemy? Sometimes the battle between good and evil seems unwinnable, until one man says, “Enough!” Right or left, life or death? Take the road trip of a lifetime and find that happiness can be as simple as which way your turn signal blinks. Maxwell’s books are character driven with twists, turns, and page turning plots, that are never heavily sexual, or profanity laced.

Who Can You Turn To When The Law Is The Enemy? When high powered corporate lawyer Dupree arrives in White Owl, Washington he should know better than to get between a corrupt deputy and the focus of his lust. Little did he know that his actions set in motion a reign of terror on the whole town. Will the town continue to allow a corrupt man to destroy their gentle life and make law the enemy? Sometimes the battle between good and evil seems unwinnable, until just one man steps out of the shadows and dares to make a difference. Fans of LEE CHILD, DAVID BALDACCI, and MICHAEL CONNELLY will love Adam Dupree’s quest to live a life fulfilled.

A Price Paid in Blood is a Heavy Reckoning. William Blake said, "It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend." Adam Dupree’s life in White Owl is never without conflict, that’s a lawyer’s job. When that conflict comes from within the inner circle of the office, it takes on a new meaning. As Dupree comes face to face with cases that reinforce the evil in the world, this time it could kill him. Is there still good in people or has society come to the point where morals, honor, and the value of a person’s word become meaningless? Join Dara, Dupree, Toby Wharton, Marsh Peterson, and a cast of friends, old and new, as the Adam Dupree Saga draws to an unforgettable conclusion. If you like JOHN GRISHAM and MICHAEL CONNELLY, then Adam Dupree is going to be your next fiction hero!