I am a graduate of Colby College and Columbia Law School. I am an AV rated trial attorney. My historical novel, The Flight of the Sorceress, (Wild Child Publishing, 2010) won a Global E-Book Award for best historical literature and was a finalist for a 2012 EPIC Historical Fiction award. Whiskey Creek Press published my mystery-thriller, Burning Questions, in August 2011 and my suspense-thriller A Shot in the Arm in April 2012. Another suspense-thriller, The Fourth Conspirator will be published in September 2012. I recently published an e-book, See You In Court!, "What lawyers' know about trials that YOU should too." It is available at Scribd and Smashwords.
<p>Terrified California residents face the shocking dilemma of yet another serial killer roaming freely in their neighborhoods. However, this time it is an evolving serial killer anomaly that relentlessly searches for, hunts down, and ingeniously traps his victims before unleashing his fiery rage. Always two steps ahead of the cops and fire investigators, the killer hones in on the next sinful target leaving a trail of bones and ashes behind as evidence. It rocks the criminal justice system to the core as a string of arson murders hits inside their turf.</p><p>Vigilante detective Emily Stone hunts serial killers and child abductors, covertly and under the law enforcement radar, with her intrinsic skills of criminal profiling and forensic investigation. With Stone’s toughest case yet, the arson serial killer immediately crosses her radar and sends her into the dark territory of a lethal pyromaniac’s mind – to the point of no return.</p><p>While following the clues of the relentless firebomber, Stone grabs the attention of a government anti-terrorist organization called GATE that oversees all law enforcement cases across the U.S., which now focuses their sights on her proven abilities. They have very specific plans for her, whether she likes it or not.</p><p>Everything teeters on the edge of reality, as Stone must battle for her life between a hired assassin and an arson serial killer. Lines are drawn on both sides of the law. Friendships and lovers are tested.</p>
The story was inspired by an actual trial I did in Marin County in the late 1970s.
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">In <em>A Shot in the Arm</em>, Barry Willdorf once more writes up a storm. Just as in the previous installment, <em>Burning Questions</em>, attorney Nate Lewis bumbles his way into a dark murder plot, but it's the reader who gets hooked. Willdorf’s <span>re-creation of period is right on the money, and his characters rock.</span> <span>His trilogy is a brilliant creation! </span>I wasn't able to put the book down.<span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Mark Rudd, author of <em>Underground: My life in SDS and the Weathermen</em></span></strong><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">A fast-moving novel. Plenty of twists and turns. The legal details are sharp; the drinking and drugging and low life neighborhoods are Day-Glo vivid. I was glad to know there’s at least one more novel out there about Nate Lewis and his world. <strong>Meredith Sue Willis, author of <em>Ten Strategies to Write Your Novel</em> </strong>and <strong><em>Out of the Mountains</em> </strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">The latest in Barry Willdorf's noir-ish series is a detective story with a sense of geography, a sense of morality, and a sense of humor. Set in San Francisco in the 1970s and written by a lawyer with street cred who lived through those turbulent times, <em>A Shot in the Arm</em> is also a blast to read. Just add java. <strong>Frances Lefkowitz, author of <em>To Have Not</em>.</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Barry Willdorf knows the lawyer's brain and feels the City's heart, producing a non-stop thrill-ride through San Francisco in the early 70s as a "people's lawyer" and his waitress girlfriend try to escape a web of smack, shady rehab, covert operations and murder. Gripping. Exciting. Add "A Shot in the Arm" to the classic tales of the City by the Bay. <strong>Hilton Obenzinger, author of </strong></span><span class="citation"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Cannibal Eliot</span></em></strong></span><span class="citation"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> <strong><em>and the Lost Histories of San Francisco </em></strong>and <strong><em>Busy Dying</em></strong></span></span><span class="citation"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">.</span></span></p>