Caldwell
Laura Caldwell is a Lawyer-turned-Author-turned-Born-Again-Lawyer. She is a former civil trial attorney, now Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Director of Life After Innocence, and published author of 10 novels and 1 nonfiction book Laura began her writing career in women's fiction and soon turned to mystery/thriller. Her first book, "Burning the Map" was voted as one of the best books the year by BarnesandNoble.com. "Booklist" declared ?Caldwell is...See more
Laura Caldwell is a Lawyer-turned-Author-turned-Born-Again-Lawyer. She is a former civil trial attorney, now Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Director of Life After Innocence, and published author of 10 novels and 1 nonfiction book Laura began her writing career in women's fiction and soon turned to mystery/thriller. Her first book, "Burning the Map" was voted as one of the best books the year by BarnesandNoble.com. "Booklist" declared ?Caldwell is one of the most talented and inventive?writers around, ? after the release of "The Year of Living Famously" and "The Night I got Lucky." The release of her trilogy in 2009 received critical acclaim and nominations for prestigious industry awards. While researching her sixth novel, " The Rome Affair", Caldwell was led to the criminal case of Jovan Mosley, a young man charged with murder, sitting in a Cook County holding cell for nearly six years with no trial date. After hearing about his case, Caldwell joined a renowned criminal defense attorney to defend him, ultimately proving his innocence and inspiring her first nonfiction book, "Long Way Home: A Young Man Lost in the System and the Two Women Who Found Him" (Free Press, Simon & Schuster). She is published in over 22 countries and translated into more than 13 languages. Laura is also a freelance magazine writer and has been published in "Chicago Magazine, Woman's Own, The Young Lawyer, Lake Magazine, Australia Woman's Weekly, Shore Magazine "and others. See less