Pulled over in America? When you’re white, you might get a ticket. When you’re black, you might end up dead.
In a fictional Michigan town, a man is pulled over by the local police. The driver wonders: “What did I do wrong?” The officer asks for I.D.; the driver casually mentions he legally carries a gun. The officer panics—confusion reigns—shots ring out—an innocent man lays bleeding to death and the incident is captured on video.
The shooting becomes the national headline—the dead man is black—the shooter is white. A community is thrown into chaos. Protestors on both sides of the racial divide take to the streets.
A widow struggles to make sense of senseless tragedy. She turns to high-profile trial lawyer, Zachary Blake. Together, they dare to fight city hall. Will police lie to protect the status quo?
“Small Great Things” meets “The Hate U Give” in Mark M. Bello’s explosive new social justice legal thriller, Betrayal in Black.

CUT OFF THE HEAD OF A SNAKE AND ANOTHER GROWS IN ITS PLACE . . .
Zack and Jack are Back!
White Supremacy again rears its ugly head in Dearborn . . .
Trial lawyer Zachary Blake tackled The Church and clergy sexual abuse in Betrayal of Faith and white supremacy and a bigoted POTUS in Betrayal of Justice. The super lawyer returns along with Dearborn Police Captain Jack Dylan for this third installment of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series, an exciting journey through investigation, chase, deception, forensics, and trial.
Jack is in trouble with the law in a quaint northern Michigan fishing town, accused of murdering a terrorist. The local police and the FBI join forces to take him down. To prove his innocence—Captain Jack turns to an old nemesis . . . ZACHARY BLAKE
A dynamic cast of characters converges on Manistee, Michigan for the biggest trial this small fishing town has ever seen. Can Zack and Jack prevent the brotherhood in blue from morphing into a Betrayal in Blue? Part police crime novel—part courtroom drama. Hit the ‘buy’ button and grab Zachary Blake’s exciting new courtroom challenge today!
What readers are saying about Betrayal in Blue:
***** “Nail Biting Drama.”
***** “An exciting Police Procedural/Legal Thriller.”
***** “Excellent Courtroom Drama.”
***** “A Wonderful Series.”

CAN ONE HAVE FAITH WHEN FAITH ITSELF IS CORRUPT?
SPOTLIGHT meets THE FIRM in this Award-Winning First Installment of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series . . .
Zachary Blake—once Detroit’s King of Justice, his partners stole his practice—his wife kicked him out and took everything. He spends his time getting plastered at the local strip club or hustling traffic cases. Things are about to change . . .
The Coalition—the church’s super-secret organization whose leader will stop at nothing to protect it. Will these evil actors thwart justice once again?
Jennifer Tracy—a woman of deep faith and grim determination whose children have fallen victim to a vicious predator. Will the unconscionable evil of The Coalition victimize Jennifer and her boys a second time?
The three converge in Detroit for the trial of the century.
This compelling and realistic courtroom action drama spins a web of greed, power, and unspeakable acts of betrayal—will victims and perpetrators get the justice they so richly deserve? Bello keeps you guessing until the jury speaks . . . Scroll and hit the ‘buy’ button to find the answers in this controversial first Zachary Blake Legal Thriller today!
What readers are saying about Betrayal of Faith:
***** “One of the Best I’ve Read This Year.”
***** “Great Legal Thriller Candy for those that miss Old John Grisham.”
***** “Poignant, heartbreaking, relevant, and redemptive. Not one to miss.”
***** “Clear Your Schedule. You won’t want to put this down.”

Zachary Blake returns. And who stands between his client and justice?
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
In this second heart-stopping installment of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series, Zack is fresh off his epic legal battle with the church’s clandestine evil forces in Betrayal of Faith. If you enjoyed the political angst of All the President’s Men or the realistic courtroom scenes of The Verdict, you will love this political-legal action thriller, where super trial lawyer Zack Blake takes on new, even more, powerful foes:
The New President—Hero of bigots and white supremacists everywhere—he promises to rid America of its “Muslim scourge” and “Make America Pure Again.”
The White Nationalist—Anti-Muslim, white supremacist bigot who plans an explosive event to honor his ‘exalted new leader.’
The Client—Arya Khan, a young Muslim-American woman falsely accused of murdering the evil bigot who firebombed her neighborhood mosque.
In a divided America, Arya becomes the centerpiece of the new president’s bigoted promise to his base. Can Blake defeat the power of the presidency and prove his young client’s innocence?
What readers are saying about Betrayal of Justice:
***** “Great Second Novel of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series.”
***** “Fantastic as Always! Bello Scores Again!”
***** “Great Political Fiction.”
***** “As Pertinent as the Morning News.”