THE GOOD DOCTORA
Author Todd Merer is an attorney whose career— representing Pablo Escobar’s family, the chief of the Cali Cartel, the Colombians who wholesaled cocaine to El Chapo—mirrors the history of the so-called White Powder Bar.
THE GOOD DOCTORA
follows Electra, a lone-wolf lawyer as she walks the line between the law and the free-fire zone of the drug wars. When she takes the case of an extradited cartel boss her path narrows as she journeys from the Colombian expat community in Queens to Andean fortresses to a drug lord's fantasyland, to abandoned Rust belt wastelands in mid-America and, ultimately, to a federal courtroom in New York—where she confronts a perilous future—and discovers the dark secrets of her own past.
Brace yourself for a gripping narrative that explores not only the dark alleys of the legal world but the inner sanctum of Electra's true self.
“For many years, I’ve observed Todd Merer, a New York colleague of mine, successfully navigate the minefields of the drug wars, from the Spanish Main to courthouses across the United States. He’s walked the walk, and now, once again, he’s talking the talk in The Good Doctora, a legal thriller that is as captivating a read as his previous bestseller, The Extraditionist.”
—Richard Levitt, prominent criminal defense lawyer, creator of the nationally renowned judge-rating site The Robing Room, and author of the Second Circuit Criminal Law Sourcebook.
"Merer knows of what he writes."
—Kirkus Reviews
“The Good Doctora hurls us into a dark and dangerous ocean of drugs, kidnapping, cartels, and cops. Fans of legal thrillers will devour this smartly written book—it’s a flat-out sizzler. Merer is a formidable storyteller who writes with convincing authority."
—Andrew Bridgeman, author of
Fortunate Son
THE EXTRADITIONIST
Book 1
When the world’s most notorious cartel bosses get arrested, they call Benn Bluestone, a lawyer expert in navigating the system. He loves the money, women, and action.
When the New Year begins with three promising cases, Bluestone thinks he’s hit pay dirt. But then the cases dangerously link together—and to his own past. Does the mysterious drug kingpin Sombra hold the key to Bluestone’s future? Will it continue in the halls of justice, or a cell in a federal Supermax?
THE WHITE TIGRESS
Book 2
Nearly being indicted convinced Benn Bluestone to quit drug lawyering. Now he just wants to sleep well and turn an honest buck. A case as trustee for an unstable young woman seems like just the ticket…but this ride began in World War II, continued through the Golden Triangle heroin trade, navigated a serpentine trail of spies and international corruption, ending on a remote South China Sea atoll, where nuclear war between the United States and China looms.
TODD MERER
Merer authored The Extraditionist, a widely acclaimed Amazon Book of the Month selection which was optioned by producer Alexandra Milchan (The Wolf of Wall Street ), to be directed by Oliver Stone. Merer also wrote a sequel titled The White Tigress, inspired by his advocacy for Asian defendants embroiled in the "China White" heroin trade.
Find out more about his law career by visiting his website: