We interrupt your regularly scheduled “Day in the Life” post to bring you a dispatch from the front lines of the book biz. The legal thriller is back and better than ever! John Grisham is coming out with a sequel to The Firm. Suits is the biggest show on streaming. And my latest book, The Intern, is my own return to the legal thriller after years of writing psychological suspense.

The Intern tells the story of Madison Rivera, a bright, ambitious Harvard law student from a humble background, who lands her dream internship working for a famous federal judge named Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret. Her kid brother Danny is in trouble with the law, and Judge Conroy is in charge of his case. Danny claims he’s innocent, that he’s being framed, and that Judge Conroy is in on it. When Danny goes missing, Madison has to go undercover, deep inside the judge’s mysterious world, to rescue her brother. She idolizes Judge Conroy. But the judge has secrets of her own. Is she a victim or a villain? A mentor or an enemy? As the two women circle each other in a game of cat and mouse, the reader roots for them both, and wants to see them join forces rather than drag each other down.

A legal thriller like The Intern is the perfect way for cozy fans to sample some great fall suspense without straying too far from the sleuthing mysteries they love. The stakes are high, yes, and the suspense is gripping. But not in the sense of bloody murder or crazed killers. There is no onscreen violence or sex. The Intern features courtrooms and money, schemes and bribes and corruption. With the Boston legal community as backdrop, two complicated, relatable heroines have to decide whether to be enemies or allies, villains or heroes. There is a gorgeous townhouse in Back Bay Boston, beautiful clothes, luscious descriptions of food and parties, and a bustling courthouse full of interesting characters. You’ll stay up late flipping pages because you care about the characters and want to find out what happens. Not because you’re too scared to sleep. I promise you will enjoy the ride.

Plus– I saved the best for last. There’s a cat!

The Intern
Genre: Legal Thriller
Release: October 2023
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilling novel about class, ambition, family and murder.

Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case.

When Danny goes missing after accusing the judge of corruption, Madison’s quest for answers brings her deep into the judge’s glamorous world. Is Kathryn Conroy a mentor, a victim, or a criminal? Is she trying to help Madison or use her as a pawn? And why is somebody trying to kill her?

As the two women circle each other in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, will they save each other, or will betrayal leave one of them dead?

About the author
Michele Campbell is a graduate of Harvard College and Stanford Law School and a former federal prosecutor in New York City who specialized in international narcotics and gang cases. She is the internationally bestselling author of fast-paced psychological thrillers, including top ten Sunday Times bestseller It’s Always the Husband; She Was the Quiet One and A Stranger on the Beach, both of which were optioned for film; and The Wife Who Knew Too Much, which Newsweek called “the perfect escape.” Her latest book, The Intern, is a page-turning legal thriller about a young Harvard law student who falls under the spell of a charismatic judge, and is the September 2023 Book of the Month early release selection.