Improved Lies


This well reviewed courts and crime thriller has been hailed from Canada to the Caribbean. This page turner weaves the country club set into a tapestry of death and deception.
Perhaps a sampling of the reviews will whet your appetite for the story teaser to follow.

"Compelling courtroom suspense thriller." "Riveting" "Exceptional"
Mysterious Reviews

"Brian Kennedy's mastery of plot in his breakout novel, Improved Lies, compels you to read on."The clarity of his style is quite cinematic and one could easily imagine his book being made into a Hollywood thriller." The Jamaica Gleaner

"First novel offers a classic look at the classic crime story." "Suspenseful."

Cincinnati Enquirer

"An oddly satisfying mix of detection, golf, shenanigans among the idle rich, and courtroom dramatics." And Edwards has the makings of a genuinely appealing lawyer hero, in the mold not only of Michael Connelly's Mickey Haller[The Lincoln Lawyer,2005] but also George V. Higgins Jerry Kennedy, fellow bone divers." Booklist Online

"An old fashioned crime-and-courts potboiler." The Bay City Times

"The story has more twists and turns than a Renfrew County back road."
The Renfrew Mercury

"Will keep the reader guessing until the final pages." Mysterious Reviews.com

So what's the story that has critics raving?

Ken
Edwards legal career was going nowhere fast. Then murder steps up to the tee at Lake Pointe. Edwards has the defense of "The Country Clubber" and a shot at redemption. But his dream case is fast becoming a nightmare.

Amanda Armbruster was the darling of the country club set. Long, lithe, and lovely, she was thew queen of many hearts. Her brutal murder ignites a firestorm of public passion. Even before a jury can be seated, a lynch mob is forming for Amanda's husband, Ted. If his lawyer gets to wear the same necktie; well no omelets without a few broken eggs.

Every rock Edwards turns over in building a defense hides something dark, slimy, and full of teeth. Money, power,and prestige are threatened and are threatening in return. The high and mighty will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden. On the golf course, over the card table, and in the halls of justice everybody is trying to improve their lie.

As the evidence mounts before a packed court room time is running out for the defense. Unless Edwards can decode Amanda's final enigma, "the cats went to the dogs" , he and his client will be thrown to the wolves. A lifetime 18 handicapper, Edwards will have to be a scratch lawyer, if his client is to have any chance.