Matthew Hope Books in Order

Attorney Matthew Hope takes on a Florida triple murder after a mother and her two daughters are killed. The man confessing appears to lack a motive, forcing Hope to question an admission that everyone else is ready to accept.

Attorney Matthew Hope's encounter with a former rock star becomes a murder investigation when she is killed and her daughter disappears. Searching for the missing girl draws him into the secrets behind the woman's attempted musical comeback.

A woman seeking a divorce comes to Matthew Hope's office badly beaten, then is murdered. Her husband is arrested, but Hope doubts his guilt and must investigate beyond the obvious suspect to find who wanted her dead.

Lawyer Matthew Hope helps young Jack McKinney arrange to buy a Florida bean farm. When Jack is stabbed to death and cash disappears, Hope investigates a family whose guarded secrets turn the business transaction into a dangerous murder case.

Matthew Hope works to secure a woman's release from a Florida psychiatric facility while detective Morris Bloom investigates another woman's death. The cases raise troubling questions about hidden connections and whether Hope can trust his client's account.

When private investigator Otto Samalson is killed while working for him, lawyer Matthew Hope hunts for answers. His search leads to a woman called Cinderella, missing cocaine, and ruthless pursuers willing to kill anyone who gets in their way.

Matthew Hope defends a man accused of murdering his wife after she appeared in a pornographic film. Tracking the missing production and its mysterious star draws Hope toward a killer who is holding another woman captive.

Lawyer Matthew Hope defends Ralph Parrish, accused of killing his brother after a party at a Florida beach house. Hope's search for exonerating evidence brings him among secretive acquaintances whose concealed relationships make the case increasingly difficult.

After three Vietnamese men are acquitted of assaulting his wife, Stephen Leeds publicly threatens revenge. Their subsequent murders make him the obvious suspect, but lawyer Matthew Hope must look past public outrage to determine what actually happened.

Retired teacher Mary Barton is charged with murdering three girls whose bodies are found in her garden. Matthew Hope believes she is innocent, but defending her means challenging eyewitness accounts and other evidence that seems overwhelmingly persuasive.

After Matthew Hope is shot outside a Florida bar, his friends retrace his recent investigation to discover why. His search into a circus performer's death reveals connections involving blackmail and murder while Hope lies unable to help them.

Toy designer Lainie Commins hires Matthew Hope to recover the rights to a profitable teddy bear. When her former employer is murdered aboard his yacht, Lainie becomes the chief suspect, turning a business lawsuit into a criminal defense.

Jill Lawton hires Matthew Hope to find her missing husband, supposedly away looking for work. A corpse carrying the man's identification turns the search into a dangerous puzzle, prompting Hope to seek help from detectives farther north.