Christmas Courtroom Trilogy

Defendant Henry Edmonds, a homeless man who believes he works for Santa Claus, is on trial for stealing a flash drive full of secrets, a flash drive which may hold the key to Christmas but which is zipped tight in an evidence bag. Several people want Edmonds in jail, including a man who says he works for an international toy company. Witness by witness the facts come out but who is to be believed and are there any True Believers? As the courtroom clock ticks down on Christmas Eve, it becomes clear that the fates of the defendant and Christmas are inextricably intertwined. A local newspaper reporter stirs things up by blogging about what he calls the "Trial of the Century" and tweets that the "Court's Ruling Could Halt Christmas for Thousands." Can an irascible judge looking toward retirement find it within himself to save Christmas? Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer, dog lover, host of Charlotte Readers Podcast and author of books and stories whose third book-The Christmas Redemption-won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. He won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest for The Deliberation and received awards for his non-fiction pieces, The Cape Fear Debacle and First Dance. His short work also has appeared in Writersdigest.com, The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, Fiction on the Web and in various anthologies, including by Daniel Boone Footsteps. Christmas Courtroom TrilogyThe Christmas HeistThe Legally Binding ChristmasThe Christmas Redemption

Christmas is on trial and time is running out. Attorney Thad Raker represents an eccentric client living in a house with a Christmas secret. When the county goes to court to take the client's property, Raker must battle conspiring adversaries, a cantankerous judge and his own personal feelings and doubts. If he loses the case, Christmas won't come for hundreds of thousands of children. Can Raker save Christmas, and in the process, save himself? Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer, dog lover, host of Charlotte Readers Podcast and author of books and stories whose third book-The Christmas Redemption-won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. He won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest for The Deliberation and received awards for his non-fiction pieces, The Cape Fear Debacle and First Dance. His short work also has appeared in Writersdigest.com, The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, Fiction on the Web and in various anthologies, including by Daniel Boone Footsteps. Christmas Courtroom TrilogyThe Christmas HeistThe Legally Binding ChristmasThe Christmas Redemption

Winner of the 2018 Holiday category of the National Indie Excellence Awards and Honorable Mention in the 2018 Holiday category in the Readers' Favorite Awards, this book completes the Christmas Courtroom Trilogy, revealing secrets about the North Pole kept from attorney Thad Raker, a man who, for reasons made clear in the first two books, now believes in Santa Claus.When Raker is hired to defend the toy company that made the most popular Christmas present in 50 years-the Reindeer Hoverboard-he becomes entangled in the greatest threat to Christmas yet. And he learns that the survival of Santa's North Pole village is at risk.Standing in Raker's way are a large class of angry plaintiffs, an unbelieving judge, the FBI, several North Pole conspirators and Hank Snow, Raker's nemesis from his previous Christmas trials. Raker needs all the help he can get in this, his toughest case ever, but Snow is the guardian of many secrets and has his own plans for the future of Christmas.Readers will delight in the surprising, multi-layered plot and cleverly-drawn characters, and their hearts will be warmed.- Ann Campanella, author of Motherhood: Lost and FoundAt once clever, heartfelt, and engaging, The Christmas Redemption is a merry legal adventure that is perfect for holiday reading.Phillip Lewis, author of The BarrowfieldsIt's John Grisham meets Santa Claus, for a hoverboard ride that seamlessly blends courtroom drama, corruption, and Christmas with great humor--and with a message about the true meaning of Christmas. Landis Wade makes a True Believer out of me, in the magic of the holiday season!Tracy Curtis, humorist and author of Holidazed Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer, dog lover, host of Charlotte Readers Podcast and author of books and stories whose third book-The Christmas Redemption-won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. He won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest for The Deliberation and received awards for his non-fiction pieces, The Cape Fear Debacle and First Dance. His short work also has appeared in Writersdigest.com, The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, Fiction on the Web and in various anthologies, including by Daniel Boone Footsteps. Christmas Courtroom TrilogyThe Christmas HeistThe Legally Binding ChristmasThe Christmas Redemption