Special Directives

A progressive District Attorney is elected in Los Angeles with controversial policies about the treatment of juvenile felons. When the DA secures the prison release of a rapist convicted as a juvenile, careers are put on the line and victims are outraged. The supervising judge at the Van Nuys courthouse faces impossible choices about how to address the DA's directives.

With careers on the line and victims outraged, the supervising judge at the courthouse faces hard choices about how to address the DA's policies. Special Directives is a gripping exploration of justice, politics, and the human cost of ideological crusades played out in the halls of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The second installment in The Van Nuys Courthouse Legal Thriller Series, Special Directives delivers the same insider authenticity and page-turning suspense that made Hidden Behind the Robe a Reader's Favorite award winner.