OF THE LAW Summary:

OF THE LAW is a modern-day mystery.

Harvey Flemings' life as Police Chief on small Dahl Island becomes embroiled in a maze of deceit, adulterous encounters, bribery and murder - a couple of them. Failure to bring to justice the corrupt Leona Malour (the wealthiest woman in the community) colors Harvey's every thought. Despite the impermeable legal fortress she has surrounding her, Harvey vows to end Leona's run of terror. Doing so, he enters into a world of sinister thought. The very element he's fought against his entire life grabs hold of his moral collar and will not let go. When Leona turns up dead, he's faced with a dilemma.

Will he win his fight against evil? Or, will he be destroyed?

OF THE LAW makes us look deep into the grimmest side of our psyche. It leads us to the brink of our darkest desires, and then makes us turn our heads in shame.

Here what people are saying about OF THE LAW:

“So edgy and straightforward talking. [Harvey Fleming] is a rare breed and he’s doing exactly what he should be doing.” -Michael Collins (author of Keepers of Truth, Lost Souls, & Death of a Writer)

This is not your ordinary modern crime mystery. Dark and retentive, it lurks in your mind as you read page after page, wanting to know what is next. You aren't just the reader because the author has made you a part of the story. You care for Harvey. You despise the victim. You begin to care about Dahl Island, the little town of Thirsty Cove and the man who has sworn to uphold justice for his people. Harvey Fleming is a bleeding man with a job that must be done. As door after door slams to his investigation, he loses comrades, deals with a mad man, and drinks too much. Will Harvey find out who killed Leona Malouf before it's too late?

You won't want to put this down.
-RD Larson (author of Mama Tried to Raise a Lady, Saving Reverend Clayton, with Louise Ulmer; Evil Angel, Sorrow's Field, Doors: Stories of Five Strong Women and Marion Riles, & Soft-Boiled Detective)

Susan Wingate's debut mystery novel is written in the style of an Erle Stanley Gardner classic with a sprinkler of Norman Mailer to boot!


About the Author:

Award-winning author, Susan Wingate, writes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and essays. For hobbies, she paints, gardens, and reads. Susan lives with her husband in Washington State and writes full time. Over the past two years, she’s released a collection of short stories to add to her many publishing credentials. She's often asked to judge adult short story competitions. Susan teaches writing classes at workshops around the country, individually tutors students, and online through her website. Susan has been writing all her life but made the concrete decision to pursue it seriously in 1995.