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This Guy's The Limit

A Ben Harding Mystery Book - 2

Michael E. Petrie

Five Stars for sure! California vineyards, sandy beaches, tropical Hawaii, boy meets girl - boy gets girl (or does he?), and a great murder mystery. Enjoyed every page of this book!

Dana Too

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Entertaining, articulate, fast-paced, just plain fun to read... and I'm a fan!

David Henderson

Emmy Award winning CBS Network News correspondent and author
This Guy's the Limit
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You are the only one I trust book
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You’re the Only One I Can Trust

A Ben Harding Mystery - Book 1

Michael E. Petrie writes with authenticity that other authors fail to capture. He knows the people, he knows the scene, he knows the Southern California life he writes about!

Emmy Award winning producer Greg Dobbs

ABC News, World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Nightline, and 20/20

Michael E. Petrie, master of summertime who-dun-its, taking readers straight to the beach, aboard sailing boats and to tropical islands, searching for clues, with just a touch of kink and unrequited love thrown in. His sardonic, jovial homages to the legal/mystery genre should be on everyone’s summer reading list.

South Bay Review

Award winning California writer Michael E. Petrie, selected most promising new author by South Bay Writers Guild, winner of two Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Writing awards, Texas Bar Journal fiction writing award, National Legal Fiction Writing Competition, Best New Fiction Author at La Jolla Writers Seminar, and frequent contributor for numerous national publications.

Book Reviews

Michael's work is always on target, well researched and carefully written.

David Schmidt
Editor at SAIL-World's Leading Sailing Magazine

 Praise for Michael E. Petrie. This author’s style is fast-paced, witty, funny, light & easy. His psychological thrillers are real page-turners, cover-to-cover. As advertised, his books kept me entertained and guessing right to the final page. I’m told his stories are based upon actual events and legal cases of this author/attorney. I can hardly wait to read his next book: I’m already a fan!

Buzz Book Review

Very accomplished work by a fine writer.

Kimberley Cameron
Well-known literary agent and book critic

Preparing your summer reading list? Put this author at the top. 5 stars out of 5 stars.

Sandy Cloud

Amazing!

Laguna Beach Books

So impressive! I’m giving Five Stars!

Ardath Weaver
Director North Carolina Arts Council and editorial board member of several national publications

Don't skip this one! great app!What a great read! This is a well written sequel to “You’re The Only One I Can Trust”. Lots of twist and definitely keeps you wanting to read more!

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Michael E Petrie

About Michael E. Petrie

MICHAEL E PETRIE is a surfer, ocean sailor, horseman, musician, and former rodeo cowboy turned attorney and award-winning writer.

His work has appeared in numerous publications, and he is a frequent contributor to SAIL - World's Leading Sailing Magazine. He is the author of the psychological legal-thrillers YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TRUST and THIS GUY'S THE LIMIT, inspired by real-life experiences as a lawyer over a 30-year career span. He lives with his wife, children, dogs, and horse in California.

Videos of his ocean-crossing sailing adventures and samples of his music can be found on YouTube at Michael E Petrie.

Books by Michael E. Petrie

You are the only one I trust book

You’re the Only One I Can Trust

A Ben Harding Mystery Book 1

The glint of a gun barrel caught his eye – it was the second to last thing wealthy Los Angeles businessman Griffin Gambil would ever see. There is a loud, percussive pop, a spume of red, and the final seconds of his life are spent watching his own blood spilling onto his Gucci loafers before collapsing in the driveway of his mistress’ house – the ink on his Last Will and Testament still wet. Read More...

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This Guy's the Limit

This Guy's The Limit

A Ben Harding Mystery Book 2

By all appearances, Connie Cantu-Gambil would seem to have the perfect life: living aboard a yacht in Honolulu and married to a man who is both loving and rich. But Connie has been spending a good amount of time fantasizing about becoming a wealthy widow and now intends to make that a reality. Read More...

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