Path to Justice

A gripping legal thriller and high-octane crime drama from Jim Dutton. Join lead prosecutor Nick Drummond in a pulse-pounding race against time as he takes on a transnational drug cartel. Packed with authentic investigative detail, military-grade action, and courtroom suspense, Path to Justice explores the dark heart of the Mexican drug trade and the challenges of the witness protection program. Every move carries deadly consequences. Every decision could cost lives.

Path to Justice takes the reader from the Montana-Canadian woods, the ice-bound lakes of Glacier National Park, and the plains of Kansas to the beaches of San Diego and the hills above Rosarito Beach, Baja California Norte. Perfect for fans of legal thrillers, police procedurals, and gritty vigilante justice, Dutton delivers a powerful, adrenaline-charged story that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

Jim Dutton was a career prosecutor in California. National television shows (Cold Case, 48 Hours, and Forensic Files) have featured his murder trials. He was the Chief of the California Attorney General's Money Laundering Program and testified before the U.S. Congress several times on that subject. He has written money laundering and financial investigation legislation that is currently California law. Jim was the representative for the California Attorney General's human trafficking cases for the San Diego office. He has successfully argued several cases before the California Supreme Court. Jim is an avid outdoorsman, photographer, and traveler. Jim has written numerous travel and legal articles over the years. He lives with his wife, two sons, and their incorrigible rescue dog, Wylie Coyote, in Del Mar, California.