Bernhardt William Knihy

Mladý právník Ben Kincaid nastupuje do zaměstnání u prestižní právnické firmy a hned jeho první případ se zvrtne v noční můru. Ben má zařídit, aby důležitý klient, pan Adams, mohl adoptovat duševně postiženou holčičku, které se už před rokem ujal. Na první pohled by se mohlo zdát, že jde o banální záležitost, kdyby ovšem ještě téhož večera nebyl Adams brutálně ubodán. Události začínají nabírat nečekaný spád. Proč Adamsova firma, která právnickou pomoc s adopcí platí, náhle hází Benovi klacky pod nohy? Proč se ho dokonce pokouší uplatit lukrativní nabídkou? Jak souvisí holčička se záhadným finančním fondem? Ben se na vlastní pěst pouští do dramatického pátrání plného překvapivých zvratů, na jehož konci stojí poznání, že právo a spravedlnost nejsou vždycky totéž…

Tři detektivní romány spojuje nejen postava soukromého vyšetřovatele Bena ale i prostředí právnických institucí, které jsou podrobeny autorově kritice. Mladý právník z Oklahomy se nemůže smířit s poměry právnické firmy, do které nastoupil. Rozhodne se, že bude vyšetřovatelem na volné noze a věnuje se odhalování zločinů, které hýbou dnešní společností, zejména sexuálnímu zneužívání dětí a prostituci. Velkou pozornost autor věnuje fungování amerických právnických společností, jejich vnitřním vztahovým problémům a sexuálnímu harassmentu. Tento svazek obsahuje díla vydaná samostatně: Osudná spravedlnost Slepá spravedlnost Základní spravedlnost

Román je dílem deseti úspěšných amerických autorů detektivek. Vražda v prominentní rodině ropného magnáta.

Právník Ben Kincaid po neblahých zkušenostech ve velké právnické firmě si nyní otevřel soukromou advokátní praxi a ujímá se obhajoby svého přítele, který je obviněn z vraždy. Většina zasvěcených se domnívá, že jde o případ předem prohraný – tím spíše, že u přelíčení je Benovým protivníkem i soudce, který ho nemůže vystát… Temná spravedlnost je strhující právnický thriller, v němž se slova vina či nevina stávají prázdnými pojmy a snaha o nalezení pravdy připomíná boj s větrnými mlýny.

Existuje mnoho zájemců, kteří by chtěli vlastnit Svaté kopí (jde o kopí, jímž byla prolita krev Ježíše Krista na kříži) kvůli jeho neuvěřitelné moci, ať už z náboženských nebo politických důvodů. Jedním z nich byl i Adolf Hitler. Tato kniha přináší překvapivá odhalení spojená s tajemstvím fantastické moci Longinova kopí. Čtenář se seznámí s tajemstvím samotného kopí, jeho magickým původem, vlivem na starověké civilizace, jeho mnohými proměnami a mnoha místy, na nichž bylo ukryto. V jeho historii se objevují králové, císařové, vévodové, generálové, princové a césarové. V jeho držení se vystřídaly takové osobnosti jako například Jozue, David, Saul, pontský Pilát, sv. Petr, Klaudius, Pompeius, Karel Veliký, Attila, Barbarossa a Napoleon.

"A thoroughly entertaining page-turner." --Phillip Margolin Leeman Hayes, a black teenager in Tulsa, is accused of brutally murdering a young woman. As attorney Ben Kincaid struggles to pull together a defense, a young boy is falling into the clutches of a child molester. Ten-year-old Abie Rutherford, lonely and desperate for approval, thinks the handsome, smiling stranger in the baseball cap might be that friend he has longed for. When Abie Rutherford vanishes without a trace one hot summer day, Ben Kincaid, like everyone else in Tulsa, fears the worst. Then a bone-chilling discovery compels Ben to forge a link between the missing boy and the seemingly hopeless case of Leeman Hayes--thereby igniting the fuse for the most explosive courtroom case of Ben's career. "An enthralling murder mystery . . . The ending is both surprising and explosive." --The Sunday Oklahoman

As Tulsa's first black mayor and a former college football hero, Wallace Barrett was a city treasure--until he became the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of his wife and two daughters. Seen splattered with blood and fleeing his house after the crime, the mayor needs a miracle. Enter Ben Kincaid.While Kincaid may not be the slickest attorney in Tulsa, he has a knack for pulling off the impossible. But with a frenzied media, a string of damning expert witnesses for the prosecution, and surprise testimony that could rip right through Kincaid's already tenuous defense, impossible never looked so tough.

In a gripping high-stakes trial, Daniel Pike employs all his cunning to safeguard a young orphan from a terrifying destiny. As the courtroom drama unfolds, unexpected revelations and breathtaking surprises challenge his skills and resolve, making for a tense and unpredictable narrative.

Oklahoma attorney Ben Kincaid put his reputation on the line when he represented Ray Goldman. The seemingly mild-mannered man was charged with massacring an entire suburban Tulsa family. When the prosecution’s star witness—Erin Faulkner, the lone survivor of the slaughter—took the stand, Goldman’s fate was sealed. But just as his date with the death chamber is imminent, Erin abruptly recants her testimony; after seven years of silence, she is desperate to keep an innocent man from dying. Yet the next day, Erin is discovered dead, an apparent suicide. And Ben Kincaid is the only witness to her stunning confession. Now Ben must hunt down the killer who is determined to cover his tracks . . . with blood.

The crime is remarkably heinous: veteran police detective Joe McNaughton is found savagely slain, mutilated, and hung from a public fountain in downtown Tulsa. The accused is a tabloid reporter’s dream: stunning, nineteen-year-old Keri Dalcanton, a stripper involved in a kinky affair with the married McNaughton. Crusading attorney Kincaid takes up her defense. But when a police raid on his office uncovers the bloodstained murder weapon, Ben himself is charged with conspiracy and murder. What follows is a breathlessly twisting battle of legal wits–and lethal surprises–in which no holds are barred, no secrets are left unexposed, and ultimately, nothing is what it seems. . . .

Kincaid's legal triumph leads him into the heart of a scandal in Washington, D.C., where a U.S. senator faces accusations of murder following the death of Senate aide Veronica Cooper. Found in a secret office with a fatal knife wound, her death coincides with the release of a compromising videotape featuring her and Senator Todd Glancy. As evidence mounts against Glancy, public opinion turns against him, painting him as a sexual predator and potential murderer. When a nationally televised trial commences, Kincaid and his team confront their toughest challenge yet, grappling with the senator's apparent inability to accept responsibility. As the courtroom drama unfolds, filled with unexpected twists and a shocking betrayal, Kincaid's investigator delves into the life of a young woman connected to Veronica, leading him into a dark underworld of Goths, sadomasochists, and self-proclaimed vampires. Here, the key to understanding Veronica's death—and determining Glancy's guilt or innocence—lies hidden. In a gripping narrative that pits Kincaid and his unconventional partner Christina McCall against the ruthless forces of Washington politics, the pursuit of truth becomes an exhilarating journey through a maze of deception and ulterior motives, delivering a thrilling experience in suspense.

Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid plunges into a deadly maelstrom of dark secrets, conspiracy, and church politics as he defends his client, a radical parish priest on trial for murder and facing the death penalty if convicted.

When Oklahoma attorney Ben Kincaid arrives in Washington, D.C., to defend a senator embroiled in a scandal-turned-murder case, he never anticipates being appointed to complete the senator’s term. As he navigates his new political role, he faces the challenge of advising the president’s next Supreme Court nominee, Judge Thaddeus Roush, whose bipartisan popularity seems to ensure an easy confirmation. However, Roush's decision to come out on national television ignites a political firestorm, leading to a fierce partisan battle. In a desperate attempt to manage the fallout, Ben organizes a press conference for the now-controversial judge, only for the event to take a dark turn when a murdered woman is found in Roush’s backyard. This shocking development provides ammunition for those seeking to derail the nomination of a gay Supreme Court Justice. With the backing of the president and a new candidate poised to take Roush's place, the senate majority leader and his allies launch a ruthless smear campaign. Determined to protect the nominee, Ben employs his courtroom tactics while his private investigator, Loving, delves into the underbelly of the capital to uncover the truth. In this gripping tale, political intrigue and legal suspense intertwine with unexpected twists and sharp wit.

Disillusioned with both the legal system and his private life, criminal attorney Ben Kincaid abandons his practice for a less stressful pastime: playing with a combo at Uncle Earl's Jazz Emporium. The musician's life is bliss--until a corpse crashes through the ceiling with a grisly smile carved on its face.The body is that of "Cajun Lily" Campbell, legendary singer and onetime girlfriend of club owner Earl Bonner. The cops are convinced that Bonner killed her--and Kincaid knows he didn't. Though he swore he was through with law forever, Kincaid descends into an underworld of gangs, drugs, Internet sex "clubs," and long-standing vendettas. And at the bottom, a killer waits, targeting Kincaid as the next to die with a smile on his face.

An anthology of crime and court stories. One story is on a relationship between an experienced lawyer and one just starting his career, in another the prosecutor falls for the defendant.

Out of corporate life and on his own, lawyer Ben Kincaid sees the seamy side of the law every day. There's no glamour and little reward when it comes to defending the lowlifes who beat down his door. But when a friend is set up for murder, Ben has no choice but to enter the world of hardball litigation and face a judge who despises him in a trial he is guaranteed to lose. BLIND JUSTICE is a riveting, emotion-packed thriller in which guilt and innocence remain obscure and justice is a matter of opinion. "Bernhardt is a master legal tour guide, taking the reader through the labyrinth of the judicial system of America's heartland." — Mostly Murder

Rechtsanwalt Ben Kincaid muss einen Rechtsradikalen verteidigen, der in Verdacht steht, in dem Provinznest Silver Springs einen vietnamesischen Einwanderer getötet zu haben. In dem hochexplosiven Klima aus Hass und Gewalt ist Kincaid völlig auf sich gestellt

Anwalt Ben Kincaid übernimmt die Verteidigung in einem scheinbar aussichtslosen Mordfall. Die Entführung eines kleinen Jungen durch einen Pädophilen liefert ihm Beweise, die seinem farbigen Mandanten, an dessen Unschuld er glaubt, das Leben retten können. - Justiz-Thriller.

Ben Kincaid wird zum Hauptverdächtigen im Mord an einem Kollegen. Dank seiner Kontakte zur Polizei erhält er eine Woche Zeit, um den Fall aufzuklären. Im Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, um seine Unschuld zu beweisen, entdeckt er eine mögliche Verbindung zwischen dem Opfer und einer Reihe brutaler Verbrechen, die gegen Prostituierte verübt wurden, die auf Kunden mit dunklen Perversionen spezialisiert sind.