Abuse of Process

Abuse of Process

What happens when the people entrusted to uphold justice become the architects of injustice?

The novel

A legal thriller about corruption and resilience

Brandon Powell once had everything: a successful business, a promising future, and a plan to rebuild after a devastating divorce. Then a wealthy associate attaches unacceptable conditions to the financial agreement that could save Brandon’s business. Brandon refuses, and his remaining security begins to unravel.

What starts as a failed business arrangement soon becomes a legal nightmare. A bankruptcy trustee’s questionable actions trigger escalating lawsuits, while attorneys and powerful insiders close ranks to protect themselves.

Armed with recorded conversations, court documents, and determination, Brandon fights to restore his reputation and expose a system more interested in protecting its own than delivering justice.

As the pressure intensifies, one question remains:

Can one man expose corruption when the entire system wants him silenced?

Abuse of Process is Book 1 of the Brandon Powell Thriller Series, a story of betrayal, institutional power, resilience, and the cost of standing alone against corruption.

Also Being Developed for Television

Also Being Developed for Television

Abuse of Process and False Record provide the source material for an untitled eight-to-ten-episode Brandon Powell television project currently in development.

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Billy Paul Smith

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Brandon Powell Thriller Series