Once again, Suzi must use her locked-room mystery-solving skills to figure out how her nemesis (attorney Morris Arthur) is involved in the apparent suicide of a well-known author, who was found in his study, face down on his desk, shot in the head, with the alleged suicide weapon in his hand. To make matters more difficult to understand, up until the time of his death, an entire living-room full of guests were waiting for him to walk down the hall from his study, from where they heard him using his old manual typewriter, and even communicated with him via email, from the living room computer station. The police chief and district attorney among the guests at the cocktail party, and uniformed officers were in the hallway, to confirm the fact that no-one entered or exited the deceased’s study for at least 20 minutes before the suicide shot was heard. Peter hopes that this case is resolved quickly and that Suzi’s homicide theory is proved wrong, because he is becoming involved with the deceased’s widow, having helped her with advice on her desired divorce. Will Suzi be right, or is Peter doomed to another failed relationship? This one’s also got a surprise ending and an amazing solution that only Suzi was able to figure out. As an added bonus, at the end of this book is what has been called the best locked-room mystery ever written: Jacques Futrelle’s The Problem in Cell 13, and any person interested in locked-room mysteries should read it and see the type of genre that inspired the author of this 9th Peter Sharp Legal Mystery. All thirteen of the Peter Sharp Legal Mysteries are now available in both print and Kindle versions.

Gene Grossman, author of the popular15-book set of Peter Sharp Legal Mysteries, and the 5-book Suzi B. Mysteries would like to allow prospective readers to see his 20 mystery titles in one convenient location, where they can view all of the books’ covers, see brief summaries, and read the first chapters of each – all at absolutely no cost.Gene Grossman, author of the popular15-book set of Peter Sharp Legal Mysteries, and the 5-book Suzi B. Mysteries would like to allow prospective readers to see his 20 mystery titles in one convenient location, where they can view all of the books’ covers, see brief summaries, and read the first chapters of each – all at absolutely no cost.Also included are the author’s personal comments about the books, including real people the characters were named for and/or based on, similar true situations that were influential in creation of plot segments, and other matters considered during the writing processes.Both mystery fans and prospective writers will enjoy this free eBook, to familiarize themselves not only with the small group of continuing characters and various solutions in the Peter Sharp and Suzi B. Legal Mysteries, but also in the thoughts and considerations of the author.Another feature is a complete descriptive listing of non-fiction titles by Mr. Grossman, including his popular award-winning “Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot” plus topics covering the practice of law, writing a mystery novel, deposition preparation, and others.

Peter Sharp represents a client with amnesia. Not only is he unable to tell Peter his name, but also has absolutely no recollection of the crime he is charged with committing. Not to worry: Peter obtains video surveillance footage proving his client's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. As usual, this is one of Peter's cases that winds up being a conflict with his ex-wife Myra, who is the county's chief prosecutor. He also may be more closely involved with FBI Special Agent in Charge Bob Snell than before, as they share a dangerous high-speed situation on a winding road. Suzi's new friend Lotus and her mother also play an interesting part in this adventure as Peter finds that he is fighting a ring of credit-card fraud and identity-theft experts.**

There are many types of mysteries, but one stands out over all the others: the ones involving a Locked Room. Over the years, every mystery writer worth his salt has tried to come up with the one that tops all the rest: the secret compartments, the doors locked from the inside, the confused timeline, etc., etc, etc. Jacques Futrelle set the standard with his "Problem in Cell 13," but there hasn't been a really fine stumper since then... Until now.Gene Grossman seems to have created a locked room mystery to end all locked room mysteries: not only is the room locked - it is a steel security room from which entry or escape is physically impossible.The crime is actually seen by several witnesses, but the murderer has disappeared into thin air.If this mystery is to be solved, nobody has a better chance of doing it than a 12-year-old computer whiz: an adorable little Chinese girl who is the legal ward of attorney Peter Sharp.

The Santa Monica Superior Court is suffering from a flu epidemic affecting most of the judges, who all got infected while attending a judicial seminar overseas. To help cover their courtroom caseloads, several local trial attorneys are 'drafted' into service. One of them is Peter Sharp, who is assigned to preside over a high profile civil case involving an attorney with whom Peter and Suzi have had past conflicts.Notwithstanding their history, all parties agree to let Peter hear the case... and the final conclusion winds up 35 miles outside of Los Angeles, with Peter pointing a revolver at someone's head.This is the first time in his life that Peter has been in a situation like this, but he feels it is justified because it is to protect someone very dear to him.You'll be sitting on the edge of your chair as this page-turner forces you to keep reading to its conclusion.

Peter Sharp isn't your usual type of attorney unless you consider getting divorced, disbarred, thrown out of your house, and disgraced, all usual for a practicing lawyer. In this first of the series, we join Peter while he tries to find out who framed him, why his wife threw him out, and how to make ends meet. He also gets involved in a ground-breaking case of Negligent Nymphomania.

Attorney Peter Sharp represents a man accused of murder. This case is harder to defend than most others because the client?s acts were captured on videotape, he confessed to the police, and he wants to plead guilty... and if it?s possible to make matters worse, the District Attorney?s office has brought in a special prosecutor for the trial: Peter?s ex-wife Myra. While preparing for trial on the murder case, Peter is retained to defend an insurance company against a man who slipped and fell while inside a bank that was coincidentally robbed later that same day. Peter also represents a prolific, peeing pornographer, helps solve several bank robberies by catching the entire gang, and makes the acquaintance of Victor, who runs a private autopsy service.

Attorney Peter Sharp gets retained to defend a man accused of capital murder. The thing that makes this case a little harder to defend than most others are that the client's acts were cap- tured on videotape, he confessed to the police, and he wants to plead guilty. To make matters worse, the District Attorney's office has brought in a special prosecutor for the trial: Peter's ex-wife Myra. Peter is also hired to represent an insurance company, to defend it against a man who slipped and fell while inside a bank that was coincidentally robbed later that same day. In this adventure, while Peter is involved repre- senting Vinnie, the prolific, peeing pornographer. He also helps solve several bank robberies by catching the entire gang, and meets a gentleman who runs an autopsy store - all with the help of his legal ward, the adorable twelve-year-old computer wizard Suzi.

In this third Adventure, Attorney Peter Sharp is retained to represent a man accused of murder, by the planting of bombs in vehicles. The client is also suspected of being part of a conspiracy to assassinate the President of the United States in an upcoming Fourth of July parade. With the assistance of his legal ward Suzi, Peter cracks the case, identifies the real murderer, and at the same time solves the mystery of a dead body found in his friend Stuart's automobile trunk... all while falling for a lesbian lawyer, winning a Will contest, breaking up a stolen car ring 4,000 miles away, and battling with his ex-wife, who has been elected to the office of District Attorney. In the hectic finale, Suzi miraculously manages to get `Bernie,? her huge Saint Bernard into a courtroom, where she makes her first official court appearance, holds her first press conference, and becomes a local television hero. 

It's tough enough defending innocent people, but attorney Peter Sharp's new client has a reputation for disliking any person of color, and is then arrested with a smoking gun, standing over the body of a dead black man he had recently been seen arguing with. To make matters even worse, the district attorney (Peter's bitter ex-wife) has proved that the defendant's gun is in fact the murder weapon, and that both the accused and deceased were in the building alone when the shooting took place. Peter has no defense for his client, and gets that sinking feeling every lawyer gets when forced to start a trial without having anything to say on behalf of a client who refuses to accept any plea bargain. Will Suzi comes to the rescue this time? The final courtroom scene is a stunner.