Indefensible: A Thriller

by Jon Cowan

From a writer and executive producer of Suits comes the sequel to Proof (which The New York Times called "a terrific legal thriller”) featuring LA lawyer Jake West—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow.

Following the breakout events of the acclaimed thriller Proof, attorney Jake West has rebuilt his career and launched a scrappy new law firm dedicated to taking on the legal establishment he once helped uphold. Newly sober, battle-tested, and still drawn to impossible fights, Jake and his law partner, lawyer-turned-PI-turned-lawyer-again Javi Alvarez, believe they've finally found the case that could define exposing a charismatic celebrity attorney accused of exploiting the very clients he was sworn to protect. The catch? The celebrity attorney’s firm is run by a close friend of Jake’s father. Which means winning this case will not only be a blow for justice...but against the person he hates the most.

But when a murder occurs before the case ever reaches trial, Jake is forced to navigate two explosive cases at once, which may lead him down a path he knows all too uncovering an unthinkable conspiracy. As witnesses disappear, secrets surface, and every new discovery raises the stakes, Jake finds himself caught between justice, loyalty, and his own deeply flawed past. With his sobriety, reputation, career, and even his life hanging in the balance, Jake has to uncover the truth before the people protecting it destroy him—and everyone around him.

384 pages, Paperback

Expected publication May 25, 2027

About the author

Jonathan Cowan has co-founded and run three high-impact national advocacy organizations, served as Chief of Staff of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and worked as a Democratic press secretary and legislative aide in Congress. For the past decade, he has led Third Way and built it into a prominent voice in center-left debates, with Prospect Magazine naming Third Way the 2013 North American Think Tank of the Year and The Washington Post dubbing it “the best source of new ideas in public policy.”

Previously, he co-founded and ran America’s then-largest Generation X advocacy group, Lead…or Leave and battled the NRA for sensible gun policy as the head of Americans for Gun Safety, which The Atlantic said was responsible for “fundamentally changing the debate” on firearm policy. Additionally, Cowan has served as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, authored a book titled Revolution X, and is frequently cited as a policy and political expert in national outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, and NPR.