T.L. Bequette

T.L. Bequette is a criminal defense attorney turned writer from Lafayette, California. His Joe Turner Mysteries have won an Independent Press Award for Crime Fiction, a Chanticleer International Book Award, and a National Indie Excellence Award. Much of Bequette's law practice involves defending young men from Oakland accused of murder, so his day job provides a trove of plotlines waiting to be written. A Georgetown Law graduate, he helps coach the U.C. Berkeley School of Law's Mock Trial Team.He is, and will remain, a lifelong fan of the Oakland A's. He is also the father of twin boys, who are happy to tell you he has no insight on the subject.