RICHARD KAMMEN'S WRITING IS FICTION. BUT JUST BARELY.

IT READS LIKE YOU WERE THERE. BECAUSE HE WAS.
Though officially filed as works of fiction, Rick Kammen’s novels are informed by his lengthy career as a criminal defense lawyer in some of the nation’s most notorious homicide and death penalty cases. Rick’s writing, in short, tells the story behind the story.

Available Now: A Novel About Women's Lives in Trump's America
When the mother of a twelve-year-old rape victim and a physician who acted legally are put on criminal trial by a politically ambitious prosecutor for aborting the little girl’s baby, attorney Connor Mendelson finds himself hundreds of miles from home, facing one of his most challenging cases while confronting racism, hostility to women’s rights, and a take no prisoner legal culture.

Tortured Justice South Carolina
A sequel to the critically acclaimed Tortured Justice Guantanamo Bay.
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Tortured Justice Guantanamo Bay
Only someone who’s lawyered inside the notorious military prison is qualified to tell its stories. Rick Kammen spent a decade navigating the pitfalls of criminal defense inside the walls of Gitmo. In the first installment of the Tortured Justice series, he paints a picture that’s both accurate and alarming.
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More from the writing desk of Rick Kammen
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Tortured Justice Alabama: Available Now
Richard KammenThe War on Abortion Rights! "No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body." — Margaret Sanger Six days ago, a harsh reality set in...
Tortured Justice Alabama: Available Now
Richard KammenThe War on Abortion Rights! "No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body." — Margaret Sanger Six days ago, a harsh reality set in...
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Tortured Justice Alabama
Richard KammenI began thinking about this book shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Women’s Whole Health, which overturned Roe v. Wade. To me, it was apparent that...
Tortured Justice Alabama
Richard KammenI began thinking about this book shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Women’s Whole Health, which overturned Roe v. Wade. To me, it was apparent that...
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My Books
Richard KammenEach of my books confronts current issues in the context of fictional criminal cases. My role model as an author is the English writer John Mortimer and his fictional character,...
My Books
Richard KammenEach of my books confronts current issues in the context of fictional criminal cases. My role model as an author is the English writer John Mortimer and his fictional character,...