Illusions of Trust
finds attorney
Russell Palmer and private investigator
Robbie Whyte ensnared in a high-powered divorce case that
becomes entangled with a suicide, murder and political power
plays reaching all the way to Congress.
From Divorce Case to Deadly Conspiracy:
Illusions of Trust Explores
Corruption at the Highest Levels
What
begins as a routine divorce spirals into a deadly
conspiracy in
Illusions of Trust,
the new
legal thriller from award-winning
author Jeffrey S. Stephens.
When New York City attorney Russell Palmer
agrees to represent
Christina Franco, a wealthy socialite
desperate to escape her abusive
marriage, he has no idea he’s stepping
into a labyrinth of
corruption and danger. Christina’s
husband isn’t just ruthless—he’s connected. Soon
Palmer and his associate, private investigator Robbie
Whyte, find themselves entangled in a chain of
explosive events: the suspicious suicide of a prominent
lawyer, a brutal murder pinned on one of Palmer’s
clients and a federal probe into a pharmaceutical
empire with ties to Christina’s family.
As Palmer and Whyte peel back layers of
deceit reaching from Manhattan’s shadowy demi-monde to the
power corridors of Washington D.C., they must decide
who they can trust—and who wants them silenced. Along
the way, they confront politicians, powerful families,
a seductive journalist and forces willing to destroy anyone
who threatens their empire.
Illusions of Trust
is the first installment in Stephens’ new
Russell Palmer and Robbie Whyte series,
introducing readers to a duo
whose pursuit of justice pushes them
into the crosshairs of the
powerful and corrupt.
“Russell Palmer is a lawyer who refuses
to walk away from the truth,
no matter the cost,” Stephens said.
“This series will test the
boundaries of loyalty, power and
justice.”
Illusions of Trust
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Release Date: October 28, 2025
ISBN-13: 979-8895653364
Available for pre-order from:
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https://www.amazon.com/Illusions-Trust-Jeffrey-S-Stephens/dp/B0F7GJ5197
About the Author
Jeffrey S. Stephens is the Amazon
bestselling and PenCraft
award-winning author of the Jordan
Sandor thrillers, _Targets of
Deception_, _Targets of Opportunity_,
_Targets of Revenge_ and _Rogue
Mission_; the Anthony Walker murder mystery _Crimes and
Passion_; the Pencraft First Place Award-winning
novel, _Fool’s Errand_; and the Nicholas Reagan
thrillers, _The Handler_ and its sequel, _Enemies
Among Us_. A native of New York City, Stephens has lived for
more than 40 years in Greenwich, where he and his
wife, Nancy, raised their two sons, Graham and Trevor.
For more information, please visit www.jeffreystephens.com [1],
or find the author on Instagram at jeffreystephenstheauthor.
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