Fiction · A trilogy

The Kimball novels

Scott Kimball defends people facing the death penalty in Los Angeles. Across three books, a lawyer, his investigator, a gang shot-caller called One-Two and the prosecutor they call Lock-’Em-Up.

Pending · Steve to confirm

Why these had to be fiction, in Steve’s words.

The strongest line for this page. Nothing goes here until he has said it himself.

Cover to come
Book one · Forthcoming

Pay the Piper

Told mostly by Scott Kimball, with chapters from Danny Lee Hooker, investigator Thornton Smith and Detective McDuff.

Pending · Blurb

Series blurb to legal thriller shelf convention.

Ryan to write; Steve to approve.

Cover to come
Book two · Forthcoming

Blind Corner

The prosecutor’s book: Larry “Lock-’Em-Up” Lofton carries most of it, with McDuff and Margaret.

Pending · Blurb

Series blurb to legal thriller shelf convention.

Ryan to write; Steve to approve.

Cover to come
Book three · Forthcoming

Breaking Free

Kimball again, with Tucker, Danny, Smith, Lofton and Schmidt. Ends with an epilogue in Danny’s voice.

Pending · Blurb

Series blurb to legal thriller shelf convention.

Ryan to write; Steve to approve.

The author’s practice

Steve Hauser practiced criminal defense, specializing in death penalty cases, alongside civil rights and personal injury work, with a focus on adequate representation for the poor.