The second book in a series is perfect for when you want to know exactly what you're going to get. I saved this book for when I felt like an afternoon with a Law & Order episode in book form and it delivered. Just as good as the first in the series. It was even a ripped-from-the-headlines type story, which I found I also liked, because it helped me keep the characters straight. What if Elizabeth Holmes was on trial for murdering Sunny Balwani? Can Keera Duggan win the case?

“Beyond Reasonable Doubt” by Robert Dugoni is the second book in the Keera Duggan series and shockingly it was just as good as book one!
Keera is a chess prodigy turned defense attorney now working in the family law firm. She finds herself defending a childhood enemy who is accused of murdering her business partner. Keera is quite suspicious of her clients innocence, but because of the history between their families she accepts the case. This is a fast action thriller with wonderful real life characters and honest family dynamics. This book can be read as a stand alone but I know you will want to read book one (Deadly Game) if you start here. I can’t wait for the next book in this series!

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book before it’s even published.

I was disappointed a little at the beginning (the whole sociopath thing again. The love lines were a little too predictable to my taste, but overall good 👍🏻

*CRACK* That is the sound of Robert Dugoni hitting it out of the ballpark with Beyond Reasonable Doubt! I found Beyond Reasonable Doubt to be gripping, well thought out, riveting, and wonderfully written. It is the second book in the Keera Duggan series and can be read as a stand alone, but do yourself a favor and read Her Deadly Game, the addictive first book in this fabulous series.

Master chess player and Seattle attorney, Keera Duggan, has been tasked with representing her childhood nemesis, Jenna Bernstein, after Jenna is accused of killing her former business partner and lover. This will not be an easy task by any means, but Keera is used to thinking several moves ahead, and use all her skills in court.

I was glued to the pages and marveled at Dugoni's writing and plot. Just when I thought I had things figured out, Dugoni threw in another perfectly timed twist. I loved the courtroom scenes, the mystery, the twists, and the reveals in this book. I also enjoyed watching Keera prove herself once again to be a worthy and intelligent lawyer who is no longer standing in her father's shadow.

Fans of Dugoni's other series and stand-alone books will love this book as will fans of courtroom dramas and mystery thrillers. Dugoni knows how to set the stage, create tension, drama and intrigue. This was such a well thought out book and I can't wait to read the next book in this series!

Brilliantly written, well thought out, and hard to put down.

Thanks to Netgalley, the Publishers and the Author for the ARC.

This is a proper courtroom drama, just the way I like them. It was a satisfying read, not a full 5*, but I am rounding up. Similar to the first novel, Keera Duggan is forced to defend a thoroughly unlikeable Client, who is most likely not innocent. Knowing her since childhood doesn't make it easier for Keera, as Jenna Bernstein has always shown sociapathic traits.

Jenna's character is very clearly based on the real-life startup fraudster, Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes. The Startup was also very similar - in the biomedical field.

Keera's unconventional tactics while questioning the witnesses in the courtroom was interesting. I was wondering how Keera would possibly create reasonable doubt in the jury, but she does it brilliantly.
Recommended to fans of legal thrillers. I am looking forward to the next one.

Another outstanding book by Robert Dugoni and the second in the Keera Duggan series. His books are so well written with interesting characters and great story lines.
Keera defends Jenna Bernstein of a murder of her major investor in her high tech company that is about to change the world with their medical technology, Things start to unravel and the product is not what its suppose to do, with that Jenna also becomes unglued. She becomes the primary suspect in the murder at her company. Is she guilty beyond reasonable doubt or is she just framed for something she was not responsible for.

Robert Dugoni can do no wrong in my eyes. I’ve yet to read a book by him that I haven’t enjoyed and Beyond Reasonable Doubt is no exception.

The second in the Keera Duggan series, here we find defence attorney Keera defending a CEO of a biotech company accused of murdering her business partner. The accused is a childhood friend of Keeras, one that Keera never liked. Her friend Jenna always had to win, always had to have things her way. She would stop at nothing to win and didn’t mind who she hurt along the way. Keera has serious doubts about her innocence but the history between their families and a perceived favour Keeras father and mentor owes to Jennas family force her hand.

Is Jenna guilty? If so can Keera still do the job she is paid to do and give her client the best defence?

I love this series already. Keera is a fantastic central character and her family dynamic gives the books an extra layer.
Dugoni is such a readable writer. One where the writing and storytelling seem effortless. He seems to pump out a lot of books(all the better for me) but it’s not at the expense of quality.

This book works its way through the mysteries and concludes without a lot of silly twists and “reveals” at the end and is all the better for it. I just devoured this book. A brilliant story expertly told.

And easy 5 stars for me. Hats off to Dugoni. Quantity and quality is a rare thing.

Many thanks to the publisher for the ARC through Netgalley.

I started reading Robert Dugoni when he published the first installment in the Tracy Crosswhite series in 2014. I was enthralled with that series! In the last ten years , he has become a most prolific writer and is always consistently entertaining.! After his widely successful Tracy Crosswhite series, Mr. Dugoni ventured on to another likable protagonist in the Charles Jenkins espionage thriller series ( sadly, only two installments). Mr. Dugoni has now developed another series, with Keera as the MC, and it’s yet another outstanding winner!

Tracy Crosswhite is a police procedural, Charles Jenkins a spy, and Keera Dugan is a criminal defense attorney. The breadth of Mr. Dugoni’s interests in fleshing out such different characters in various genres is applaudable. He hits a home run in Beyond A Reasonable Doubt. Excellent characterization with multi dimensional, round and dynamic characters is Dugoni’s strong suit, which has readers clamoring for more. It’s the character driven plots that propel the story along with fast pacing ( read this one in a day). Beyond Resonable Doubt has a very intriguing plot and mystery to solve as the defense lawyer, Keera Duggan, displays extraordinary talent in outwitting and outplaying opponents in the courtroom. Tension and suspense is built as Keera strategically prepares her defense and the reader comes along for the thrill of it all! Beyond Reasonable Doubt is the 2nd installment in this new series. It can be a standalone, but references are made to events that occurred in the first book, so I’d like to go back and read the first installment. Keera Duggan is going to be another series I will look forward to reading!
Kudos, Mr, Dugoni, once again!

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this complimentary ARC which enabled me to read and provide an unbiased review .

This was a great book. The characters were well written. They are interesting, flawed, smart, and the relationships between them were very complicated and kept me reading. The story was great. I wanted to know more. can't wait to read the next book. Highly recommend!

I am a huge Robert Dugoni fan, I love the Tracey Crosswhite series. I was super excited to read the follow-up novel in Robert’s newest series. The book and the family do not disappoint. This is a must read book!
I love the Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos association/reference. I am a fan of true crime podcasts, like so many others, and I followed the rise and fall of Thernos and its charismatic leader Elizabeth. I liked the similarities and of course major departures from that situation.
Jenna is very similar to Elizabeth but also very different, Elizabeth was never charged for murder! Jenna Bernstein was Keera’s high school nemesis. To say that Keera doesn’t like Jenna is probably an understatement. Keera’s charm does not work on her. This book weighs heavy on the defense attorneys struggle of defending a possibly guilty client and a client that they just don’t like. Mr. Dugoni does a great job with this story, I was wondering who done it almost the entire time.
We also get updates on the rest of the family especially Keera’s dad Patty. I enjoyed the second installment of this series and I cannot wait for the next book. I felt honored to receive an early copy of this book. Thank you to Robert Dugoni, the publisher Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book. I fully recommend it.

Robert Dugoni's Beyond Reasonable Doubt is a fast action, high intensity, thriller that is non stop from beginning to end. The characters are full of energy and bursting with life, and the writing itself so vivid, it's like you're sitting at a movie watching it play out. Mr. Dugoni specializes in not just bringing the stories to life, but putting the readers right in the middle of the stories, making them feel as if they are a part of what is going on. Beyond Reasonable Doubt shows how true friendship and loyalty is put to the test against legal drama, making the women look at really matters, not just legally, and ethically but morally too.

I love a good legal thriller with fast paced courtroom action and it has been a bit since I read one that I really enjoyed. This is the second book in the Keera Duggan series and I liked it just as much as the first one. I love that Keera is working at the family firm and the family dynamics are relatable and believable. The book is focused mainly on the murder case that Keera is defending but the sprinkling in of the family interaction creates a great balance. There is also a lot of police procedural in the book which lines up with Keera & JP's investigation (JP is the firm's detective). I felt like there were a few parts that dragged on a bit but I was so intrigued and hooked from page 1 that it didn't bother me.
Jenna (the defendant) was unlikable from start to finish. I did not warm up to her at all but I found that my annoyance of her made me want to keep reading to see how it all played out. This was a great legal thriller and was a very fast read for me! If you love courtroom dialogue, you should definitely grab the Keera Duggan books!!

My Thoughts /

First and foremost, a huge THANK YOU to NetGalley, publisher Thomas & Mercer, and author Robert Dugoni, for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review. Publication date is currently set for October 22, 2024.

When the second book in the series, Beyond Reasonable Doubt opens, the team at Patrick Duggan & Associates are still riding the highs of their victory in the Vince LaRussa trial (book #1). The office phones have been ringing hot and the firm has been inundated with new, albeit smaller, less controversial, clients. But lots of small money generating clients will not keep the firm afloat forever, and Patrick Duggan & Associates needs another high-profile case, and they need it fast. Well Team, be careful what you wish for!

Isn't there a saying somewhere that says…"You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family?"

Former prosecutor, turned defence attorney, Keera Duggan has her work cut out for her with this next challenging case. Entrepreneur and wunderkind, Jenna Bernstein has been accused of murdering her business partner, Sirus Kohl. Unfortunately for Bernstein, (an old childhood friend of Keera's), this is not her first brush with the law. She'd been previously accused and tried of the murder of a former employee. In that case, she was represented by Keera's dad, Patsy, who successfully argued the case against Bernstein, and she was acquitted on all charges. Growing up, Keera had a healthy wariness of Jenna, she found her to be manipulative and very light on when it came to telling the truth. So why were they friends? Well, it's complicated…..

Keera wasn't keen on taking the case, she had reservations as to Bernstein's involvement. But as Patsy reminded her, a defence lawyer's job is to defend the accused's constitutional right to a fair trial - that it was the jury who decided the guilt or innocence. For Keera, this means she is going to have to put her personal prejudice aside while she navigates the legal and courtroom proceedings in this trial.

If you were to argue whether this book is more character driven or plot driven, you'd be splitting hairs. IMHO this is one of the few books where both elements are superbly executed. There are many memorable characters in this series, not all of them are likable, some are downright despicable - but they are relatable. Dugoni's portrayal of the Duggan family dynamics add yet another layer to the character driven part of the narrative.

Like a game of chess, this narrative has many moving pieces or 'legal moves'; which to the reader might not make sense at the time, but you are trying to guess your opponent's strategy and attempting to out manoeuvre them. It's a high-stakes game. The author excels at presenting and integrating the issues from a police perspective as well as from a legal perspective.

Another highly engaging and compelling read, and a wonderful addition to the series.

I'll end my review with the book's dedication from the author.

"To my wife, Cristina, for giving me the best life a husband and father could ever ask for. You deserve all the credit."

#I'mcryingnow

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to publisher, Thomas & Mercer for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

Another great book in what is shaping up to be. a great series. Characters are well developed and have great interactions. I would be friends with them. Plot is good and develops well with a twist at the end. I highly recommend this book

Another great book in this series. This is the second book and you definitely need to read the first one too. Keera Dugan defends a childhood friend who is known to be a liar. A well written mystery that I highly recommend.

Another phenomenal book in this series. The characters are so well written with such engaging plot lines and a mystery that’s not easy to guess until it’s revealed, making it impossible to put this book down.

Still riding the outcomes from her previous trial - Keera experiences a blast from her past. An old childhood friend, Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company is suddenly in the spotlight a second time, accused of murder. The first time, Keera's father, Patty defended her and got her off. However, now she's coming to Keera. Can Keera help her this time? More likely, does Keera want to help her?

What I love about Robert Dugoni is he takes his time with his novels. He slowly builds the case, taking the reader on a journey from all angles, very much like the jury described in the story. You feel like you get to know his characters, trying to anticipate Keera's next move. I enjoy the build up as well as the less then perfect endings - realistic but satisfying.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the eARC. All opinions are my own.

I read an advanced readers copy of Robert Dugoni's Beyond Reasonable Doubt - the second book in his new Keera Duggan series. This is another courtroom legal thriller, and I think Dugoni is on the right track with his new set of characters. I'd love to see some cross over. Bring Tracy Crosswhite in, or even better yet, David Sloane! But I digress.

The novel is kind of a slow burn. The first half focused on Keera investigating a potential client - who she has known since chldhood, and has largely despised. Jenna Bernstein is suspected in a murder, but not yet arrested. In some ways, I was surprised so much time was dedicated to that, but it all makes sense, and the book shifts dramatically in part two, where Jenna is tried - and Keera has to defend her. No spoilers, but the book is enjoyable, and while maybe a little predictable, another solid offering by Robert Dugoni, who has become one of my favorite authors. This will be a good read for folks.

Novels about criminal trials are abundant, but I commend author Robert Dugoni for Beyond Reasonable Doubt. It's a thrilling tale about the murder(s) of two tech titans. Keera Duggan makes a great lead character. The plot unfolds wisely. Recommended!
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the copy of Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni. This is book two in the Keera Duggan series. The story was well-written and elements reminded me of the real life Elizabeth Holmes story, which gave it a touch of realism. I love how good Dugoni is at writing female characters and Keera is a fantastic main character! I felt like I knew her so well after book one that I was shocked this is only book two and I hope there are more to come. If you’re looking for a great series, try this one.