LAURA CALDWELL

There is no statute of limitations on murder. Look Closely. Thats all the anonymous letter said, but attorney Hailey Sutter understands the meaning behind the well-chosen words. Someone wants her to investigate what happened to her mother, who died when Hailey was only seven. The death was ruled accidental, but Hailey begins having flashbacks that tell a different story: a pounding at the doorher mother struggling to standa man with a gold ring that flashed in the night as he held her mothers lifeless body. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Hailey cant trust anyone, especially her father, whose secrecy both unnerves and protects her. Desperate to remember that fatal night, she seeks out the brother and sister who left home after their mothers death. But they have disappeared. Its soon clear to Hailey that the answer is right in front of herall she has to do is find the courage to look closely.

Usually I pride myself on my intuition. I listen to that voice that says, Something bad is appening or maybe Get out. Now. But on that Tuesday at the end of October, my psyche must have been protecting the one remaining day I still believed life was orderly and the universe liked me. Because I didnt hear that voice. I never saw it coming. They say bad things happen in threes. When her fiance, Sam, disappears on the same day her mentor and biggest client is killed, hotshot Chicago attorney Izzy McNeil starts counting. But trouble keeps coming. Sam is implicated in the clients death, her apartment is broken into and its not just the authorities who are following her. Now, to find Sam and uncover her clients murderer, Izzy will have to push past limits she never imagined. Luckily for her shes always thrived under pressure, because her world is falling apart. Fast. And the trail of half-truths and lies is red-hot.

A Clean Slate chronicles the days of Kelly McGraw, a Chicago woman who suddenly cant remember the last five months of her life, a time when she was dumped by her soon-to-be fiancé and laid off by the company she thought would make her partner. Overwhelmed and confused but otherwise feeling wonderful, she begins to realize that she has a clean slate in life. She can do anything she wants, go anywhere she wants, be anything she wants. But what, exactly, does she want? Follow Kelly on a journey that includes her search to discover what caused her memory loss, an internship with a bad-boy British photographer, a Caribbean photo shoot, her boyfriends desire to come crawling back and, eventually, a brutal discovery that will cause her to reevaluate both her old and new lives.

Some girls seek fame, others have it thrust upon them. Clothing designer Kyra Felis has never been one to worship celebritiesshed rather read a good book or make a blouse out of an old tablecloth. She marries Hollywood up-and-comer Declan McKenna for love, with no inkling of how his newfound notoriety will send her life spinning out of control. But once Kyra reluctantly becomes a celebrity by association theres no turning back. And even though she has all the trappings of success, she cant do the things that make her happythrow a party; drink a glass of wine (or four) at a quiet cafe; confide in her friends. When Declans fame literally endangers Kyras life, she starts to wonder, can she survive more than a year of living famously?

When Billy Rendell suddenly gets everything she wants, it turns out to be the last thing she needs A long-awaited promotion. Freedom from emotional baggage. A newlyahemamorous husband. Whats wrong with this picture? Welleverything. For starters, Billy hasnt actually earned any of it. Instead, like some character in a fairy tale, this stuck-in-a-rut publicist had all her wishes granted overnightwhich feels great, at first. But soon Billys brand-new success starts to unravelwhod have thought becoming a VP would be so Very Painful? Or that a harmless crush on a co-worker would turn not-so-harmless now that hes crushing back? Itll take a surreal, rollicking, high-stakes journey for Billy to realize what she really wants out of lifebefore its too late.

The choices Casey Evers has made in her twenty-six years arent exactly making her happy. In fact, her life is so on coursecollege, law school, boyfriend, job offerthat its actually off. So, before she slides into fourteen-hour days at a Chicago law firm, she heads to Rome and Greece with her two best friends for one last hurrah. The thing is, her best friends havent really been all that close to her since she started seeing John two years ago, she hasnt been all that close to John lately, and shes awfully partial to Mediterranean men.

Nineteen-year-old Jovan Mosley, a good kid from one of Chicagos very bad neighborhoods, was coerced into confessing to a crime he didnt commit. Charged with murder, he spent five years and eight months in a prison for violent criminals. Without a trial.Jovan grew up on the rough streets of Chicagos Southeast Side. With one brother dead of HIV complications, another in jail for arson and murder, and most kids his age in gangs, Jovan struggled to be different. Until his arrest, he was. He excelled in school, dreamed of being a lawyer, and had been accepted to Ohio State. Then on August 6, 1999, Jovan witnessed a fight that would result in a mans death. Six months later, he was arrested, cruelly questioned, and forced into a confession. Sent to a holding jail for violent criminals, he tried ceaselessly to get a trial so he could argue his case. He studied what casework he could, rigorously questioning his public defenders. But time after time his case was shoved aside. Amiable, bright, and peaceable, he struggled to stay alive in prison. As the years ground on, hed begun to lose hope when, by chance, he met Catharine ODaniel, a successful criminal defense lawyer. Although nearly all cases with a signed confession result in a conviction, she was so moved by him, and so convinced of his innocence, that Cathy accepted Jovan as her first pro bono client. Cathy asked Laura Caldwell to join her and together they battled for Jovans exoneration. Here is Lauras firsthand account of their remarkable journey.This is a harrowing true story about justice, friendship, failure, and success. A breakdown of the justice system sent a nice kid to one of the nations nastiest jails for nearly six years without a trial. It would take a triumph of human kindness, ingenuity, and legal jousting to give Jovan even a fighting chance.Deeply affecting, Long Way Home is a remarkable story of how change can happen even in a flawed system and of how friendship can emanate from the most unexpected places.

Las decisiones que Casey Evers ha tomado durante sus veintiséis años de vida no la han hecho feliz. Su trayectoria es tan predecible: instituto, universidad, novio, primer empleo... que empieza a estar harta. De modo que, antes de empezar a trabajar catorce horas diarias en un bufete de Chicago, decide viajar a Roma y Grecia con sus dos mejores amigas para quemar los ultimos cartuchos. El problema es que la relacion con sus dos mejores amigas se ha enfriado desde que empezo a salir con John dos años antes, que la relacion con John no es precisamente para tirar cohetes y que le gustan una barbaridad los hombres mediterraneos...

Las decisiones que Casey Evers ha tomado durante sus veintiséis años de vida no la han hecho feliz. Su trayectoria es tan predecible: instituto, universidad, novio, primer empleo... que empieza a estar harta. De modo que, antes de empezar a trabajar catorce horas diarias en un bufete de Chicago, decide viajar a Roma y Grecia con sus dos mejores amigas para quemar los ultimos cartuchos. El problema es que la relacion con sus dos mejores amigas se ha enfriado desde que empezo a salir con John dos años antes, que la relacion con John no es precisamente para tirar cohetes y que le gustan una barbaridad los hombres mediterraneos...Localizada en un paisaje de aguas cristalinas y ciudades milenarias, Ultima escapada, enciende el fuego que llevamos dentro, nos ilumina de forma inesperada...Laura CaldwellUltima escapada es el debut literario de la escritora y abogada Laura Caldwell. Una incansable viajera, que vive con su marido en la ciudad de Chicago.

The Art of Murder Chicago attorney Izzy McNeil is ready to take a break from private investigation and focus on her career in criminal law. But as a favor, she agrees to work with Madeline Saga, a beautiful art gallery owner who fears that artwork she has sold is fake. Who in Madelines tight circle of artists and gallery owners is guilty of the forgeries? When Madelines life is threatened, Izzy is suddenly asking a more troublesome question: Who wants the gallery owner dead?As the case spins out of control, theres only one person who makes Izzy feel safe. Detective Damon Vaughn. But getting close to her former nemesis is full of surprises. Astonishing truths about the glittering Chicago art scene that will introduce Izzy to the deadliest art of deception."Caldwell combines the best courtroom dramas with the vibe of Sex in the City Izzy McNeils wit and charm compel the reader and the mystery proves intriguing."RTBook Reviews on Claim of Innocence

Série Izzy McNeil, vol. 1En quelques heures à peine, la vie d’Izzy McNeil, une pétulante avocate de Chicago, s’effondre brutalement : non seulement Forester Pickett, un client qu’elle aime comme un p

Série Izzy McNeil, tome 4« Le crime était évident. La vérité l’est beaucoup moins »A Chicago, une femme est accusée d’avoir empoisonné sa meilleure amie dans le but de lui ravir son mari. Aux yeux de

Comme toute citadine branchée qui se respecte je vais régulièrement chez mon psy. Et figurez-vous qu’il m’a demandé de réfléchir à ce que je voudrais changer dans ma vie en priorité. Exercice pas fac

www.LauraCaldwell.comA couples best friend? Stylist Jessica Champlin knows it takes more than a darling goldendoodle to save a marriage. She and her ex-husband, investigative journalist Sebastian Hess, had too many irreconcilable differences for even their beloved dog, Baxter, to heal. So theyve agreed to joint custody, and life has settled into a prickly normalcy. But when Baxter heroically rescues a child and the video footage goes viral, Jess and Sebastian are thrown together again, and her life takes some very unexpected twists. The line of dogwear she creates becomes wildly successful, and suddenly shes in the spotlight with everyone watching the press, the new guy shes seeing, Sebastian and the past she never imagined she would face again. Soon theres only one person by her side and its the person she least expected. Shes willing to open up to a new normal just as long as Baxter approves.

Entre Kate et Michael, tout est allé très vite. À tel point que, quelques semaines à peine après l’avoir rencontré, elle a accepté d’épouser cet homme aussi attirant que brillant. Mais très vite, la

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But what if you cant tell which is which? When attorney Izzy McNeils home is broken into, right after her boyfriend moves in, she ignores the coincidence. When Theo is arrested on charges of fraud, she wants to believe hes innocent. But when a neighbor is found dead in their home, she cant ignore that something is very, very wrong. Izzy also cant forget how Theo was inexplicably turned down for a mortgage. Or his recent moody silences. Or how a stranger warned her that Theo needs to accept responsibility Thrust into Theos case, Izzy must walk the line between attorney and lover to prove hat Theo is innocent. But only Izzy can decide whether trusting Theo will keep her safeor throw her into unimaginable danger.

« Les enquêtes de Izzy McNeil », tome 6Alors qu’elle s’apprête à faire un break dans son activité de détective privé pour redevenir avocate à temps plein, Izzy McNeil se laisse convaincre par un ami

Série Izzy McNeil, vol. 5Quand Izzy McNeil est cambriolée, juste après que son nouveau petit ami, Théo, s’est installé chez elle, la célèbre avocate préfère ne pas sappesantir sur la coïncidence. Qua

Entre Kate Greenwood et Michael Waller, tout est allé très vite. A tel point que, quelques semaines à peine après avoir fait sa connaissance, elle a accepté sans hésiter de l’épouser. Grâce à lui, el