Ben Kincaid novels

A lawyer investigates the murder of an aspiring adoptive father: "A climax that will take most readers by surprise" (Chicago Tribune).
It's Ben Kincaid's first day as an associate at corporate giant Raven, Tucker & Tubb, and he's ready to start the long climb up the ladder to partnership. But he's barely cleared the first rung when a body trips him up. Ben's first task is to arrange an adoption for one of the firm's biggest...

A struggling Tulsa lawyer accepts a six-figure job—but the price may far outweigh the pay: “Bernhardt just gets better and better” (The Daily Oklahoman).
 Since he fled the dehumanizing tedium of corporate law, Ben Kincaid has scratched out a living on the rough side of Tulsa, working cases strictly related to the three Ds: divorce, deeds, and dog bites. So when the state’s largest corporation, the...

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a black man goes on trial for the murder of a white woman 10 years earlier. The crime occurred on a golf course where the accused, a teenager at the time, was working as a caddie. He was not tried, being ruled mentally retarded, but now a judge has reversed the decision. As he prepares to defend the black man, lawyer Ben Kinkaid finds evidence of a frame-up by people from Tulsa's high society with connections to drug smugglers....

Retired from law, Ben Kincaid is forced to return to the bar when a case—and a corpse—fall in his lap
After years of struggling, Ben Kincaid shuts down his small legal office and decides to make a living doing something that—compared to practicing law in Tulsa—is easy money: playing jazz piano. He buys a minivan to haul his gear, and gets steady gigs playing in a combo at Uncle Earl's Jazz Emporium. His new career...

Tulsa lawyer Ben Kincaid is preparing for a class action suit against Blaylock Industrial Machinery over a toxic chemical dump. As he prepares, a killer is stalking Blaylock's employees.

When a priest with radical ideas and a parish council with traditional values lock horns over the beliefs they hold most sacred, there’s bound to be controversy—and consequences. But murder crosses the line between committing a sin and committing a crime, turning a battle over faith into a battle for justice. And smack in the middle of the explosive case is Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid.
Kincaid rescued Father Daniel Beale once before....

Bestselling author William Bernhardt is an unsurpassed master at blending psychological suspense with gripping, surprise-filled legal action. Now, Bernhardt and his crusading attorney Ben Kincaid return in a thrilling story of love, hate, and the power of a courtroom to separate deception from the truth.
In Tulsa, Ben Kincaid has built a national reputation as a stalwart defense attorney who will fight tirelessly for his clients. In Evanston, Illinois,...

Appointed to the U.S. Senate by the governor of Oklahoma, Ben Kincaid is caught in the controversy over conservative Supreme Court nominee Thaddeus Roush, who reveals that he is gay shortly before a woman from his past is found murdered.

Accused of murdering a police officer he held responsible for the tragic death of his wife, Professor Dennis Thomas implores high-profile lawyer Ben Kincaid to defend him.