The Case of the Russian Doll

by Erica Axelrod

Overview

In this exciting legal thriller of page-turning suspense, a tough yet compassionate young woman disguises herself as a law student so she could save her friend's life. Nina Pavlova, once a poor immigrant from Russia, is now an accomplished, American, theater student willing to risk everything to help her friend. Amandine Dubois is the young, revolutionary who fled from Haiti on a wooden boat to escape persecution and find American freedom. While in America, she is imprisoned and faces deportation. She is represented by Nina and Steve Peterson, a wealthy attorney who becomes intrigued with Amandine's plight and with Nina's mastery of the law. Joined together by their unified desire to see Amandine find refuge in America and enriched by their magnetic passion towards one another, Nina and Steve's professional relationship teeters on romance. As the story unravels, Steve finds that there are many hidden layers underneath the smile of a Russian Doll. Cover design by Mike Stromberg

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823025546
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	05/01/2024
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Erica Axelrod graduated with a major in English Literature from Penn State University, then received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While in law school, she attended the Detention Center in Miami and helped Haitian refugees seek asylum. She passed the Bar in Pennsylvania and Nevada and practiced immigration law and housing law in Las Vegas. Her passion in the law has been to help refugees and low-income clients in a legal services organization. However, when she had her first child, she decided to be a stay-at-home mom, and now loves spending time with her husband and three children in Longview, Texas. The Case of the Russian Doll is her first novel.