Pamela Samuels Young

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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2006
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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About the Author

Pamela Samuels Young is an attorney and award-winning author of eight mystery novels. Her thriller, Anybody’s Daughter, won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Fiction and was a Top Ten pick by In the Margins, the best books for at-risk teens. Pamela formerly worked as Managing Counsel, Labor and Employment Law, for Toyota and spent several years as a television news writer and associate producer. The former journalist and retired lawyer is also a natural hair enthusiast and the author of Kinky Coily: A Natural Hair Resource Guide.

Full Series List in Order

Dre Thomas

1 - Buying Time (Nov-2009)
2 - Anybody's Daughter (Nov-2013)
3 - Abuse of Discretion (Jul-2017)

Vernetta Henderson

1 - Every Reasonable Doubt (Feb-2006)
2 - In Firm Pursuit (Jan-2007)
3 - Murder on the Down Low (Sep-2008)
4 - Attorney-Client Privilege (Jun-2012)
5 - Lawful Deception (Jul-2015)

Book List in Order: 14 titles

  • Every Reasonable Doubt

    Vernetta Henderson - 1

    Determined to become the first African-American partner at one of L.A.'s most prestigious law firms, employment attorney Vernetta Henderson is thrilled when she's tapped to defend a prominent socialite accused of murder -- until she learns that Neddy...

  • In Firm Pursuit

    Vernetta Henderson - 2

    Vernetta Henderson once again tackles life's most challenging battles--in and out of the courtroom. The top-notch L.A. attorney juggles marriage, love, career and ambition--only to become enmeshed in an explosive case that puts everything she cherish...

  • Murder on the Down Low

    Vernetta Henderson - 3

    The third book in the Vernetta Henderson series! A high-profile lawsuit erupts into chaos, revealing its place in a larger spree of violence in this scandalous tale of lust, lies, and vengeance. A brazen gunman is targeting prominent African American...

  • Buying Time

    Dre Thomas - 1

    "A deftly plotted thriller that combines the best of Lisa Scottoline and Robert Crais. Find a comfortable chair and plan to stay up late. Highly recommended." -- Sheldon Siegel, New York Times bestselling author, Judgment DayWaverly Sloan is a down-...

  • The Setup

    When a star running back is gunned down by a cop with a questionable history, the city of L.A. is on the verge of a racial explosion. Enter a lawyer who comes to the cop's defense . . . but a desire for justice has nothing to do with it....

  • Attorney-Client Privilege

    Vernetta Henderson - 4

    When a hotshot L.A. lawyer takes on a corporation with a long history of discriminating against women, her quest for justice is hindered by a brutal murder, missing documents and an unscrupulous opposing counsel....

  • Easy Money

    Two crooked lawyers who’ve stumbled upon a simple way to make some quick cash, soon find that the easy money, comes at a price. "Wryly done with a sardonic hand, Pamela Samuels Young's Easy Money reminds us that greed can blind the best and wors...

  • Anybody's Daughter

    Dre Thomas - 2

    "A fast-paced, well-written thriller that’s grounded in important social issues." --Kirkus Reviews“One of the best thrillers I have read in a long time.” --Digna Dreibelbis, Autumn Blues Reviews“I was in tears for most of the book and in shoc...

  • Lawful Deception

    Vernetta Henderson - 5

    "Pamela Samuels Young has crafted a page-turner that will keep you engrossed until the very last page. If you’re a fan of smart legal thrillers with brisk pacing, crackling dialogue and edgy, intriguing characters, Lawful Deception is for you.” -...



  • Unlawful Greed

    From award-winning author Pamela Samuels Young, author of Anybody’s Daughter.Featured in the Anthology, The Funeral, this fast-paced short story wastes no time pulling the reader into a fascinating whodunit. When a prominent L.A. lawyer is found de...

  • Abuse of Discretion

    Dre Thomas - 3

    A Kid’s Curiosity … A Parent’s Nightmare The award-winning author of "Anybody’s Daughter" is back with an addictive courtroom drama that gives readers a shocking look inside the juvenile criminal justice system. Graylin Alexander is a model f...

  • Failure to Protect

    The author of the award-winning thriller Anybody's Daughter explores the bullying epidemic and its devastating aftermath. What Really Goes on Behind School Doors?When the classroom is no lo...

  • Sounds Like a Plan

    Reluctantly joining forces after discovering they’ve both been hired on the same missing person case, two rival Black private investigators find their mutual dislike evolves into an undeniable attraction in this rollicking, romantic thrill ride...

  • Sounds Like Trouble

    Two opposites. Undeniable attraction. Three mobsters. An offer they can’t refuse. It sounds like trouble as Jackson Jones and Mackenzie Cunningham, reluctant partners and two of the best private investigators in Los Angeles, return to solve their m...

Award-Winning Books by Pamela Samuels Young

Anybody's Daughter
2014 In the Margins Book Award -- Young Adult
Buying Time
2010 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award -- Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pamela Samuels Young has published 14 books.

The next book by Pamela Samuels Young, Sounds Like Trouble, will be published in July 2025.

The first book by Pamela Samuels Young, Every Reasonable Doubt, was published in February 2006.

Yes. Pamela Samuels Young has 2 series.
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