Indefensible
By: Jon Cowan
ISBN: 9781668051160
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: 05/25/2027
Format: Paperbak
My Rating: TBR (ARC)
From a writer and executive producer of Suits comes the sequel to Proof (which The New York Times called "a terrific legal thriller”) featuring LA lawyer Jake West—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow.
Following the breakout events of the acclaimed thriller Proof, attorney Jake West has rebuilt his career and launched a scrappy new law firm dedicated to taking on the legal establishment he once helped uphold. Newly sober, battle-tested, and still drawn to impossible fights, Jake and his law partner, lawyer-turned-PI-turned-lawyer-again Javi Alvarez, believe they've finally found the case that could define them: exposing a charismatic celebrity attorney accused of exploiting the very clients he was sworn to protect. The catch? The celebrity attorney’s firm is run by a close friend of Jake’s father. Which means winning this case will not only be a blow for justice...but against the person he hates the most.
But when a murder occurs before the case ever reaches trial, Jake is forced to navigate two explosive cases at once, which may lead him down a path he knows all too well: uncovering an unthinkable conspiracy. As witnesses disappear, secrets surface, and every new discovery raises the stakes, Jake finds himself caught between justice, loyalty, and his own deeply flawed past.
With his sobriety, reputation, career, and even his life hanging in the balance, Jake has to uncover the truth before the people protecting it destroy him—and everyone around him.
About the Author
Jon Cowan is a veteran television writer, showrunner, and executive producer. He is a writer and EP for the Starz series SWAT Exiles. Cowan has written for hit shows like Suits, Private Practice, and Bones; has written pilots for ABC, NBC, FOX, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros., NBC Universal, and 20th Century Television; and has adapted the works of both John Grisham and James Patterson. Jon began his career as a playwright, getting his MFA from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television. Proof is his first novel and is being developed as a television series by FOX Entertainment Studios. His second Jake West thriller, Indefensible, will be published in 2027. Jon lives with his family in Los Angeles, where he’s hard at work on the next Jake West novel.
