Jake Cooper Novels

In SECRETS OF THE RABBI'S MAFIA Jake Cooper emerges from a cloistered Ultra-Orthodox Jewish lifestyle. After getting entangled with a dangerous woman named Marsha he falls for Mindy who is fighting a custody battle with her Ultra-Orthodox ex-husband. When Jake dumps Marsha for Mindy she exacts revenge by going after his new love interest. When Mindy is accused of murdering her ex-husband Jake is the only one who can help her.

In this riveting thriller Talmudic Scholar turned amateur sleuth Jake Cooper is challenged with solving two crimes in Chicago's Ultra-Orthodox community while mourning the passing of a loved one. A community leader is blackmailed and a Jewish scribe turns up dead. Was it an accident, suicide, or something more sinister? Are the two cases related? Jake uncovers a dark secret hiding in plain sight and receives help from an unexpected source. He is forced to face a paralyzing fear that already resulted in his own daughter's death. This time it may kill him.

In this third novel in the Jake Cooper series, Jake is tasked with finding a missing kosher supervisor. When the missing supervisor turns up dead, Mindy's son, Adam, is arrested for his murder. Jake uncovers evidence he withholds to protect Adam and Mindy, risking his relationship with Retired Detective Roberts and the police. To prove Adam's innocence, Jake puts himself in peril by threatening the real killer.