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Teresa Burrell has dedicated her life to helping children and their families in both the courtroom and the classroom.
As an attorney in San Diego, Burrell maintained a private law practice for twelve years, which specialized in domestic, criminal, and civil cases. Her work in juvenile court focused on representing abused minors and juvenile delinquents. Burrell has received several awards and special recognition from the San Diego Volunteer Lawyers for her countless hours of pro bono work with children and their families.
Burrell has also enjoyed a satisfying career as a teacher. She has taught children of all ages with diverse backgrounds and special needs. After creating an after-school program that kept kids off the street, she received a community service award.
Now in semi-retirement in California, Burrell continues to educate groups about social issues impacting children and write novels, many of which are inspired by actual legal cases. She is the author of The Advocate Series which now contains thirteen novels: The Advocate is the first in The Advocate Series. I have twelve more, The Advocate's Betrayal, The Advocate's Conviction, The Advocate’s Dilemma, The Advocate’s Ex Parte, The Advocate’s Felony, The Advocate’s Geocache, The Advocate’s Homicides, The Advocate's Illusion, The Advocate's Justice, The Advocate’s Killer, The Advocate's Labyrinth, and The Advocate's Memory. I have also started a second series with a character named Tuper who first appeared in Book #6, The Advocate's Felony. Those books are Mason's Missing, Finding Frankie and Recovering Rita.
Reviewed by Lex Allen for Readers' Favorite
A hit-and-run driver leaves Tuper’s best friend, Squirrely, for dead and Tuper holding a duffle bag full of thousands of dollars, a pistol, and a twenty-five-year-old newspaper. As Squirrely lies in a coma, on a fine line between life and death, Tuper and Lana dig into the past to discover the who, what, and why of the attempted murder. Confronted with a convoluted past, rife with lies, fraud, and blackmail, the pair makes little headway until the killer makes a mistake.
In Finding Frankie, the second novel in The Tuper Mystery Series, author Teresa Burrell exhibits exceptional skill in combining character and plot-driven stories. The characters, Tuper and Lana, are quintessential in their own right. Tuper, the old man who knows a guy, reminded me of my country born and bred grandfather, while Lana, a young and brilliant computer techie wise beyond her years, is the embodiment of today’s millennial generation. The plot becomes ever thicker as twists and turns, lies and loss of memories combine to create a roller coaster story of mystery and suspense; a whodunit par excellence. An author can’t write a story like this without a real understanding of human nature and in-depth knowledge of today’s cyber world. Burrell has a wealth of knowledge in the emotive and rational capacities of humankind and/or the patience and ambition for deep research; I’m betting on a combination of the two. Finding Frankie is a “super-Tuper” detective/mystery story guaranteed to please every fan of these genres. I loved it and look forward to more.
