Richard Malmed: 7 books

I still felt a bit numb. I had plenty of money, more than I would ever need. Somehow, it robbed me of the incentive to scratch and claw my way up the financial ladder. I had also seen my enemies brought low. This also gave me little satisfaction. Revenge is a fine idea when you do not yet have it,...

Digby Bradenton was a pillar of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant community. He was the best of the WASP tradition that traces its roots to the colonies. As an eminent lawyer, he was knowledgeable and had practices in a wide range of the specialties of law. In his early days, he had done criminal and...

Peter Stern is asked by the senior partner in his law firm to investigate the death of a lawyer in a tragic event, where he is burned gruesomely while barbecuing a steak at his mountain cabin. With a double-indemnity life insurance policy, Sterns death must be proven to be an accident or a homicide,...

Much of what is thought of as traditional religious belief has in fact no factual or historical basis. This collection of essays debunks some of these myths and demonstrates the harmful effect such beliefs have had on the development of western culture.

Digby Bradenton, the senior partner of our law firm is, had a small matter to refer to me involving an impoverished and alcoholic former debutante, Taffy Tarlington. Her brother –in –law was making her an offer to buy her out of the family corporation owning coal strip mines. I was to evaluate...

David Magen, a semiretired lawyer, takes on the case of Carmen, a sixteen-year-old charged with prostitution. As the investigation unfolds, he and Carmen encounter corruption in the court system, in the police force, and are drawn into a web of conspiracy on conspiracy. Carmens street smarts and Magens...

This is a historical novel of the life of Jesus, which combines a reconciliation of the gospels, Jewish law, Roman law, forensic reasoning, and research on the nature of Roman counterintelligence. It follows Jesus from his early years to his crucifixion and disappearance from the tomb and includes a final interview with Nicodemus several years later.