Joe Greco is a California lawyer and writer. Over the past two decades his short stories have been published in many literary magazines. The Ghost Case Posse is his debut novel.
For more on Joe, his writing, and the impetus for the novel, click here.
5-star reviews from Readers’ Favorite! One excerpt: “The Ghost Case Posse by Joe Greco is a jaw-dropping tale, part legal thriller and part mystery. It’s a unique story that put me in mind of a John Grisham legal thriller, and I promise it will keep you hooked from the first page. … If you love legal thrillers, this is an author to watch.” Read the full three reviews here.
4 1/2-star review from Wrote a Book! Excerpt: “The Ghost Case Posse blends authentic courtroom drama with thriller-level stakes, exploring what happens when legal procedure collides with public outrage and moral certainty. A provocative, suspenseful novel that challenges readers to consider who justice truly serves.” Read the full review here.
4-star “I Love It” review from Reedsy Discovery! Excerpt: “Joe Greco’s The Ghost Case Posse is a suspenseful, morally complex legal thriller that builds tension from the first page to the last….” Read the full review here.
Jedidiah “Jed” Bouvier, a weary idealist and recovering alcoholic, is defending Dexter Wayne Jones—the most reviled man in the county. A confirmed serial rapist and suspected murderer who is a copycat of the infamous Golden State Killer, Jones is on trial for slaughtering a family decades earlier. The evidence is damning.
And yet—a first jury couldn’t agree on a verdict.
Jed and his co-counsel, Tara Singh, battled relentless prosecutor Catalina “Cat” Galvez in the high-stakes retrial, but sinister forces are moving behind the scenes, driven by a ruthless desire for justice the courts are unable to deliver. A juror from the first trial is murdered; another disappears. Jed’s neighbor, a hulking ex-cop with a dark secret, seems peculiarly interested in the proceedings.
Tensions are high as the second jury becomes hopelessly deadlocked. Meanwhile, Jed’s girlfriend, a beautiful woman with a stunning secret of her own, mysteriously vanishes.
Will a killer walk free?
Set in fictional Murrieta County, California, north of Sacramento, what begins as a legal drama explodes in a terrifying descent into moral ambiguity, as Jed uncovers the true identity of the woman he loves—and the nightmarish truth about delayed justice, retribution, and the price of idealism in a broken system.
Fans of John Grisham, Scott Turow, Lisa Scottoline, and Michael Connelly will be riveted by this twist-packed legal mystery that tests the limits of law, loyalty, and the human soul.
Joe Greco is a California lawyer and writer. Over the past two decades his short stories have been published in many literary magazines. The Ghost Case Posse is his debut novel.
For more on Joe, his writing, and the impetus for the novel, click here.
