Michael A Kahn Books in Order

Chicago lawyer Rachel Gold investigates a bizarre codicil in a dead partner’s will, one that funds a grave for a pet nobody remembers. When the grave is robbed, her search uncovers a dangerous legacy of blackmail and murder.

Rachel returns to St. Louis to help a widow secure insurance benefits after her husband’s apparent suicide. Questions about his final days pull her into an investigation involving art, smuggling, and a trail that grows far more dangerous.

Back in St. Louis, Rachel takes a vicious divorce case for her sister’s friend. When a charismatic aerobics instructor is poisoned and Rachel’s sister becomes a suspect, the lawyer must expose a scheme with powerful people behind it.

A nervous accountant asks Rachel for confidential advice about a major merger, then dies before they can meet. When another death hits close to home, she follows the clues from corporate records to politics and St. Louis’s underground caves.

Rachel agrees to represent a fellow lawyer who says her wealthy husband abused her. After the woman is murdered, Rachel begins to doubt the obvious suspect and enters a tangled world of betrayal, sexual secrets, and law-firm corruption.

Bernhardt edited this anthology of legal thriller stories by lawyer-authors, each taking the law in a different direction. It is more sampler than novel, with short pieces built around guilt, loyalty, surprise, and revenge.

An age-discrimination suit turns deadly when a key witness is shot. Rachel’s search for answers reaches into decades of corruption, prejudice, and political maneuvering, while a powerful St. Louis engineering company fights to keep its past hidden.

An illustrated look at the Supreme Court and the Constitution through editorial cartoons. The collection uses humor and visual satire to explore how court decisions, justices, and constitutional debates have entered public life.

Rachel represents Angela Green, a famous imprisoned woman whose book and film deal sparks a fight over the profits. Digging back into Angela’s murder conviction, Rachel finds evidence that the supposed killer may have been framed.

Disgraced former law-firm partner David Hirsch is rebuilding his life after prison when a congregant asks him to examine a daughter’s death. A routine liability case soon points to murder, corruption, and a chance at redemption.

This short-story collection brings Rachel Gold to three unusual cases. From a troubling family matter to a mystery involving an ordinary-looking package and an encounter beyond the grave, each story pairs legal know-how with suspense.

Rachel battles a developer seeking to erase a middle-class neighborhood, then takes on the suspicious overdose death of a contractor. As the cases begin to overlap, an unpredictable judge and a growing threat raise the pressure.

Young lawyer Sari Bashir’s fall from a parking garage is ruled a suicide, but an observant mailroom clerk sees signs that do not fit. Rachel investigates, following the death into a dark criminal enterprise.

A wealthy alumnus offers a huge reward for the return of Sirena, a college sculpture missing for decades. Four former roommates reunite to follow the clues, but the treasure hunt also forces each man to face his own unfinished life.

Rachel represents two women in inheritance disputes shaped by the demands of dead men. As contested estate plans trigger threats and violence, she learns that controlling a family from beyond the grave can have deadly consequences.

Mild-mannered lawyer Milton Bernstein is investigating a crooked litigator when his former baseball-star brother, Hal, is arrested for murder. To clear Hal, Milton must step beyond research and confront a web of fraud, grudges, and manipulation.

Five fictional courtroom stories are paired with practical essays on trial work. Blending legal advice with drama and humor, the book explores cross-examination, ethics, courtroom staff, judicial power, and the choices lawyers face under pressure.

Two sisters hire Rachel to challenge their brother’s control of a family trust. When he is murdered and one sister is charged, Rachel must defend her client while untangling a feud fueled by money, resentment, and secrets.