"Pratt knows what he's doing and it shows." -- Alafair Burke, bestselling author of The Wife A criminal court judge is found hanging from a tree. A young employee of the district attorney's office goes missing. In the third book of the bestselling Joe Dillard series, Dillard finds himself in the middle of two volatile mysteries. The primary suspect in the judge's murder is Dillard's son's best friend, and Dillard's wife may have destroyed evidence. Meanwhile, the missing girl turns out to be a mystery far deeper than anyone imagined... "Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable." -Publisher's Weekly "It's Scott Turow and Grisham..." -Ken Bruen SCOTT PRATT  is a  Wall Street Journal  bestselling author whose books have sold more than five million copies. He was born in South Haven, Michigan, and grew up in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from East Tennessee State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee. BOOKS IN THE JOE DILLARD SERIES An Innocent Client  - In Good Faith  - Injustice for All  - Reasonable Fear  - Conflict of Interest  - Blood Money  - A Crime of Passion  - Judgment Cometh (And That Right Soon)  - Due Process - Last Resort (Summer 2023) BOOKS IN THE DARREN STREET SERIES   Justice Redeemed  - Justice Burning  - Justice Lost BOOKS IN THE BILLY BECKETT SERIES   Deep Threat  - Divine Strike  - Ripcord  - Break Point - Out of Bounds BOOKS IN THE MILLER & STEVENS SERIES   The Sins of the Mother STANDALONES   River on Fire CHILDREN'S BOOKS   An Elephant's Standing in There  - A Ride on a Cloud FIND SCOTT Website:  scottprattfiction.com Contact:  scott@scottprattfiction.com  Join our Email List: mailchi.mp/scottprattfiction/mailing-list-sign-up  Facebook (Scott Pratt): facebook.com/ScottPrattFiction  Facebook (Joe Dillard Fans): facebook.com/groups/196640251521065  Twitter: twitter.com/prattbooks  Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/2419708.Scott_Pratt  Instagram: Instagram.com/scottprattauthor  Bookbub: bookbub.com/authors/scott-pratt Praise from Amazon Reviewers: "Joe Dillard is a worthy, more down to earth alternative to the heroes of Child, Thor, Flynn et al." "If you like John Grisham or Lee Child (Jack Reacher series), you'll like Scott Pratt's Joe Dillard series." "Fabulous read. If you like John Grisham, James Patterson, Lee Child, John Sanford, etc. you will love Scott Pratt." "I had read all the Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller and Jack Reacher books at least twice and was looking for something along the same lines, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised with Joe Dillard, who turned out to be everything one wanted, and more! I am on Book 3 now. If you like action, detective, lawyer-type novels, Joe Dillard is for you!" "Joe Dillard is a kinder, gentler 'could have been' Jack Reacher!!!!!" "Scott Pratt has created a character worthy of movies. Not since Jake Brigance has an attorney made such a great debut. Read this. It's fantastic." "As good as Grisham." "Dillard is a great character, on the order of Grisham's Jake Brigance. And who would have thunk that setting a novel in rural Tennessee would be as enthralling as it turned out to be." "I had read all the Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller and Jack Reacher books at least twice and was looking for something along the same lines, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised with Joe Dillard, who turned out to be everything one wanted, and more! I am on Book 3 now. If you like action, detective, lawyer-type novels, Joe Dillard is for you!" "I am very impressed with this author & with this book. I plan to buy the 2nd in the Dillard series today before I go in for surgery tomorrow. . I read all the great series... Harry Bosch, Lucas Davenport, Mickey Haller, Alan Gregory etc etc & I am a stern critic of bad writing. The plot was excellent. The story flowed without a flaw. The characters came alive & Earline was one of the most memorable people I ever met in fiction. I will definitely tell readers that they will not be disappointed & urge them to read this first novel & enjoy an excellent story." "I'm so GLAD I happened across Scott Pratt's Joe Dillard series. "An Innocent Client" is a really good, well-written story and I'm looking forward with much pleasure to reading the whole series. Highly recommended for fans of courtroom intrigue and for readers like me who are fans of good-guy protagonists like Robert B. Parker's Spenser, Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, J.A. Jance's J.P Beaumont, and William J. Coughlin's Charley Sloan." "I'm a Bosch fan and got a suggestion to read "Dillard" series and bit. Damn good reading. As per another review I read, I would agree that characters are somewhat dysfunctional and while that can sometimes turn me off, the storyline and character depth overcame that for me. Started with Dilliard #1 so excited to keep reading!"