Kevin Corvelli Mystery

3 primary works

One Man's Paradise

by Douglas Corleone

Published 27 April 2010

Hotshot New York criminal defense lawyer Kevin Corvelli was rolling. He had all the right connections to get way ahead. Guilty? Innocent? It didn't matter so long as he won, got in the papers, and got paid. That's until he loses and loses big when a client, who was convicted of murder and then killed in jail, is later proven innocent. The media has a field day plastering Corvelli's face all over Manhattan and blaming him for the man's death, so Corvelli, who has no qualms about fleeing such a disaster, bolts for Hawaii. Committed to being a lawyer if only because of knee-buckling debts, he swears to handle only misdemeanors this time around - no felonies, no murders, no media attention, no responsibility. But his first case is exactly that: law student Joseph Gianforte, Jr. is accused of chasing his ex-girlfriend to Hawaii and killing her. This time his client is innocent - and Corvelli knows it. The fact that the killer is still out there only means the stakes are much higher. This engaging story of failure and the search for redemption marks the stellar debut of an exciting new crime writing talent.

Night on Fire

by Douglas Corleone

Published 26 April 2011

Kevin Corvelli - a hot shot New York defense attorney who packed up his bags and hung his shingle in Hawaii to dodge the spotlight - is deep in his Mai Tais at a resort when an argument erupts down the bar. It's a pair of newlyweds, married that day. And since Corvelli doesn't do divorces, he all but dismisses the argument. That's at least until the fire breaks out later that night, and hebarely escapes his hotel room. Most weren't so lucky, including the new husband. His wife Erin becomes not only the prime suspect but Corvelli's newest client, and she has a lot working against her, like motive and opportunity, not to mention a history of starting fires.

Last Lawyer Standing

by Douglas Corleone

Published 21 August 2012

Defense attorney Kevin Corvelli fled from New York to Hawaii after the sensational death of one of his clients three years ago. Now, in the wake of another client's death--a client Kevin had fallen in love with--Kevin would run again if only he could pull himself free from a couple of high-profile, high-risk cases. The FBI is investigating the poisoning of a young woman who happened to be Governor Wade Omphrey's mistress. The governor was off the island at the time, but that doesn't mean that he didn't order the hit or that he doesn't need a hotshot lawyer like Corvelli defending him.

Then the DEA raids a local meth lab and Turi Ahina is picked up in the sweep. A career criminal, Ahina has set Corvelli up with plenty of client referrals, but Corvelli owes him for much more than that ever since Ahina saved his life. Now Ahina's only way out is to turn in the big man, and he can't just tell the FBI who it is--they already know that. He needs to find him and set a trap, a trap that won't succeed without Corvelli's help. The plan is simple, as foolproof and dangerous as a suicide attempt.

As the stakes rise, Corvelli gets drawn in deeper and deeper until the only way he can escape is to stick it out to the end in Last Lawyer Standing, Douglas Corleone's most compelling legal mystery yet.