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Every case has a body. Some have a bloodline.
Enter the world of Derek Fermin’s legal thrillers — sealed records, dangerous verdicts, corrupted systems, and ordinary people forced to fight institutions built to bury the truth.
The Bookshelf
Becomes Evidence.
Explore the David Mercer Legal Thriller Series and Derek Fermin’s standalone legal thrillers. Start with the recommended reading order, then move into the standalone cases.
A single sealed case. A nationwide conspiracy.
Case by case, David Mercer learns that the system he swore to serve was engineered to protect power, not people.
Deal
The Sealed Deal
A David Mercer prequel novella. A sealed file. A dead witness. A name buried in the system — his own.
of Lies
Inheritance of Lies
David Mercer opens the wrong file and discovers his family name buried inside a conspiracy powerful enough to rewrite the truth.
Network
Shadow Network
Book Two in the David Mercer series is live. The sealed case gets bigger—and the system hits back harder.
Other courts. Different verdicts. Same stakes.
Standalone thrillers with judges, jurors, and attorneys one bad ruling away from losing everything.
Docket
The Liberty Docket
A federal judge receives a desperate letter from a death-row inmate that cracks open a forgotten case—and suggests the real conspiracy has been hiding in his own courthouse all along.
Lie
The Juror’s Lie
Twelve jurors. One hidden agenda. And a woman willing to burn a trial to the ground to expose the truth about her sister’s murder.
Client
The Pro Bono Client
A burned-out associate takes a pro bono defense she can’t drop—without consequences. Every attempt to walk away triggers a “random” tragedy.
Conference
Settlement Conference
They didn’t kidnap her for ransom. They kidnapped her for a verdict. A high-powered litigator wakes inside a mock courtroom built by victims.
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With Teeth.
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Shadow Network
Book Two in the David Mercer series is live. The conspiracy widens—and the courtroom chess gets sharper.
The Pro Bono Client
A case you can’t withdraw from. A client who shouldn’t know what he knows. Release day is Apr 21, 2026.
Settlement Conference
A litigator is abducted into a courtroom built by victims. No ransom. No negotiation. Just a verdict.
The Juror’s Lie
Twelve jurors. One hidden agenda. The jury box is packed with secrets—and the verdict isn’t clean.
Derek Fermin
Derek Fermin writes high-stakes legal thrillers where justice isn’t just a verdict—it’s a battle.
A lifelong fan of crime fiction and courtroom drama, Derek brings a sharp eye for suspense and a knack for unraveling conspiracies that hit close to home.
When he’s not plotting legal showdowns, Derek’s likely hunting down true crime documentaries, building his next LEGO masterpiece, or connecting with readers who love their thrillers razor-sharp.
Derek Fermin Books LLC · United States
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