The Lawyer’s Game by Cole Baxter

In a room full of strangers, the most dangerous thing isn’t the truth—it’s the person who holds it.

James Arnold, a confident tech mogul, has built his empire on secrets he’d prefer to keep hidden. When his best friend and corporate attorney, Bertram Caulfield, invites him to an exclusive ski resort for a retreat with colleagues, James views it as an opportunity to feed his ego—and seduce Helen, a stunning young woman already in a relationship with someone else.

But when a fierce snowstorm traps the group at the resort, Bertram proposes an unexpected game: a mock courtroom in which they’ll review infamous legal cases. Eager to impress Helen, James volunteers to be her “defendant.” What begins as a harmless diversion soon turns into something far more dangerous.

As the group digs deeper into James’s past, the “trial” takes a personal turn, peeling back the darkest corners of his history. His most well-guarded secrets come to light, and he realizes far too late that this isn’t just a game. It’s a reckoning—and the people in the room might just become his judge, jury, and executioners.

James has always used his wealth to avoid facing consequences. This time, there’s no escape.