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“Lawyers and Other Monsters” Launches 9/17/25!

Court is in Session:

“Original storytelling at its best. A perfectly curated blend of wit, humor, and horror.”

German fans have been captivated by the Monster Lawyer series—a wildly entertaining urban fantasy saga where courtrooms meet creatures, and justice gets a paranormal twist.

From his humble beginnings as a successful but jaded attorney, Daniel Becker’s transformation into a monster-defending legal sleuth has delighted fans with its sharp humor, unexpected heart, and wonderfully bizarre cases. Whether representing misunderstood magical creatures or bumbling through supernatural investigations, Becker is as flawed as he is lovable, and fans can’t get enough.

“A funny, warm-hearted, and surprising story. An unreserved recommendation.”

“A light, easygoing read – entertaining, self-deprecating, and clever. I’ll definitely buy the next one.”

Critics praise Buckingham’s unique premise — a lawyer who defends monsters — as an “original and engaging” blend of fantasy, crime, and comedy, full of quirky characters, magical chaos, and courtroom suspense.

“More suspense, more fun…extraordinary cases and creatures from page one.”

“Monsters also have rights—and Daniel Becker is the lawyer to defend them.”

With every new installment, the series grows richer, stranger, and more hilarious. Readers and listeners alike love how Becker stumbles through his supernatural cases—sometimes suspecting the wrong creature, sometimes biting off more than he can chew—but always fighting for justice with a big heart and even bigger determination.

“Wonderfully unconventional…I love the mix of fantasy, suspense, and humor.”

Now in Book 3: Lawyers and Other Monsters, Daniel Becker must defend a pot-smoking dragon trapped in the Seattle Zoo, prevent a love god’s deportation, and survive his own day in court as the defendant! With more twists, more magic, and even more monsters, the latest installment promises to be the most entertaining yet.

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Review Alert!

Love coming across reviews like this one. Thank you, Susann Fleischer and Literaturmarkt!

Monsters have rights too!

Daniel Becker is a lawyer, and he is morally flexible enough that a steep career is outlined for him. Only one more step separates him from the partnership in the respected law firm. The ugly steamer case is just right for him. Several young people were partly burned away when smoking e-cigarettes. But Daniel is not supposed to represent the victims, but the manufacturer responsible for these tragic incidents. This could be THE chance of his life. 

Unfortunately, Daniel is not quite as unscrupulous as he always believed: That same night, Daniel believes the monster under his bed back. When he comes to the office in the morning, a client is already waiting for him there, a client he still knows from his school days, a client who has the same voice as his monster.

Brett Bremen, as the monster is called in the human world, needs Daniel’s help. He is accused of brutally killing a little girl. And as if that were not bad enough, the prosecution is crowned by the judge charges Brett for revealing his monster identity to a mortal. This is threatened with the death penalty. Fortunately, Daniel is a damn cunning advocate. And so he succeeds in the miracle: His monster client is considered innocent from now on. But this seems to seal the fate of Daniel’s career. Not only that very strange figures appear in his law firm, who also want his help. The monstrous judge also demands from Daniel to track down the real culprits – and makes it clear that failure is not an acceptable possibility …

Fantasy with the bang effect of a champagne cork – if you want to read something very special, you have to reach for a story by Royce Buckingham. These are a completely wonderful pleasure between two book covers. Hardly opened “In doubt for the monster”, you grin even wider than a honey cake horse. The American author writes his readers downright dizzy. You can’t help but be completely enthusiastic about your skills; and that for many, many hours, even days and weeks. His books are read in a continuous loop. The present one is a hit that not only hits like a bomb, but goes beyond like a rocket. Thanks to Buckingham, it’s finally over with dull afternoons and evenings. His works bring a lot and the best atmosphere to the booth!

Royce Buckingham’s novels: funny to roar, highly amusing and anything but zero fifteen or dull – in short: the wackiest reading fun you can ever get your hands on. Boredom does not come up with any sentence in “In doubt for the monster.” Rather, the action goes off like a rocket. So, be sure to enjoy this wild roller coaster ride from the first to the last page!

Susann Fleischer
24.10.2022

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Book Tip: Nautilus – Fantasymagazin

“The lovable characters, who have already grown on you in the first part, together again provide entertaining and lively dialogues, which definitely contribute to a high reading pleasure.”

Dana Rotter, Nautilus – Fantasymagazin

Daniel Becker ist der Anwalt, dem Monster vertrauen! Fans phantastischer Literatur dürften bei diesem Satz direkt wissen, zu welchem Buch eine Fortsetzung im Blanvalet Verlag / Penguin Bücher erschienen ist. MONSTERANWALT von Royce Buckingham ist nun fast genau ein Jahr nach dem ersten Teil IM ZWEIFEL FÜR DAS MONSTER in die deutschen Buchhandlungen gekommen.

Wie schon im Reihenauftakt muss sich Anwalt Daniel Becker wieder mit allerhand Übernatürlichem herumschlagen. Seine Kanzlei, die Anlaufstelle für alle Monster, Dämonen, Geister und andere phantastische Kreaturen in und um Seattle ist, läuft finanziell nicht besonders gut. Da kommt es Daniel gerade recht, dass gleich mehrere Fälle auf einmal seine Aufmerksamkeit fordern: Ein glibbriger Ehemann, ein minderjähriger Dämonenhüter, eine Meerjungfrau und ein Monster in den Gewässern rund um Seattle, das schon mehrere Schiffe zu sich in die Tiefe gezogen hat, sind nicht mal alle Probleme mit denen sich der Monsteranwalt rumschlagen muss. Zu allem Übel wurde auch noch ein magisches Attentat auf ihn verübt. Wer trachtet ihm, zwei Jahre nach dem großen Showdown mit einer waschechten Hexe, wieder nach dem Leben?

Nicht nur Daniel, sondern auch die gestaltenwandlerische Ermittlerin Martina, der sprechende Hund Dennis und Praktikant Phil sind wieder mit von der Partie. Die liebenswerten Charaktere, die einem schon im ersten Teil ans Herz gewachsen sind, sorgen gemeinsam wieder für unterhaltsam-spritzige Dialoge, die definitiv zu einem hohen Lesegenuss beitragen. Durch die verschiedenen Handlungen wird es niemals langatmig, sondern bleibt immer kurzweilig und unterhaltsam.

Dabei bleibt aber die Spannung nie auf der Strecke. In jedem einzelnen Fall – allen voran natürlich der Mordanschlag auf Daniel – will man unbedingt wissen, wie es wohl weitergehen mag und was des Rätsels Lösung ist. Da fällt es schwer, das Buch aus der Hand zu legen. Die Aussage „Nur noch ein Kapitel…“ beschreibt es wohl am besten.

Royce Buckingham, der selbst Jura studiert hat, begeistert, wie schon mit dem Serienauftakt, auch mit der Fortsetzung MONSTERANWALT. Die Übersetzung ist wieder von Hans Link, der den spritzigen und mit Witz gespickten Schreibstil von Buckingham erneut wunderbar eingefangen hat. Es bleibt nur zu hoffen, dass Buckingham die Reihe rund um den Monsteranwalt Daniel Becker fortsetzen wird. Genügend Stoff für weitere Geschichten bietet die Welt der Hexen, Dämonen, Geister und anderen Monstern auf jeden Fall – und das Ende lässt die Möglichkeit ebenfalls offen …

Dana Rotter | Nautilus – Fantasymagazin

Daniel Becker is the lawyer that monsters trust! Fans of fantastic literature should know immediately which book has been published by Blanvalet Verlag / Penguin Bücher. MONSTER LAWYER by Royce Buckingham has now hit German bookstores almost exactly one year after the first part IN DOUBT FOR THE MONSTER.

As in the series opener, lawyer Daniel Becker has to deal with all kinds of supernatural things. His law firm, which is the go-to place for all monsters, demons, ghosts and other fantastic creatures in and around Seattle, is not doing very well financially. So it’s just right for Daniel that several cases demand his attention at once: A slimy husband, an underage demon keeper, a mermaid and a monster in the waters around Seattle, which has already pulled several ships into the depths, are not even all the problems that the monster lawyer has to deal with. To make matters worse, a magical assassination attempt was made on him. Two years after the big showdown with a real witch, who will try to kill him again?

Not only Daniel, but also the shapeshifting investigator Martina, the talking dog Dennis and intern Phil are part of the party again. The lovable characters, who have already grown on you in the first part, together again provide entertaining and lively dialogues, which definitely contribute to a high reading pleasure. Due to the different plots, it never gets long-winded, but always remains entertaining and entertaining.

But the tension never falls by the wayside. In every single case – first and foremost, of course, the assassination attempt on Daniel – you really want to know what will happen next and what the solution to the mystery is. It’s hard to put the book down. The statement “Just one more chapter…” probably describes it best.

Royce Buckingham, who studied law himself, inspires with the sequel MONSTER LAWYER, as he did with the series opener. The translation is again by Hans Link, who has once again wonderfully captured Buckingham’s lively and witty writing style. It can only be hoped that Buckingham will continue the series around the monster lawyer Daniel Becker. In any case, the world of witches, demons, ghosts and other monsters offers enough material for further stories – and the ending also leaves the possibility open …

Dana Rotter | Nautilus – Fantasy Magazine

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Finally! An ‘Open Book’ for Authors about Publishing

There’s a lot of mystery for authors in the world of publishing with few concrete answers. For years, it’s been tough to find people who will talk openly about, well…anything. I once asked an agent whether anyone talked about their author earnings. The response was a sideways glance and the comment, “Well, if you want to air your dirty laundry….”. Huh.

Fast forward to this spring (17 years and 14 books into my life as a traditionally published author) when I discovered the Publishing Rodeo Podcast by two authors Sunyi Dean and Scott Drakeford. They both debuted books in 2022 through the same publishing house and quickly realized how different their experience had become due to support (for Sunyi) and lack thereof (for Scott) from the publisher. They decided to band together to offer an open discussion about their experiences and observations and have done an excellent job pulling back the curtain on everything from advances to marketing support and retaining rights to negotiating deals.

I’ve corresponded with both Sunyi and Scott, and they’ve been overwhelmed with the response from authors dying to give and get real information about publishing from the source–other published authors. For decades, agents and editors have advised not to talk about, well…anything. Let them take care of it, they say–“you just write, oh, and market yourself.” It’s led to a pervasive control issue–they control the information. I probably don’t need to explain why a business practice of ignorance of one’s own profession is harmful to authors because (1) it should be apparent, and (2) Scott and Sunyi do it for me. 🙂

I highly recommend this podcast for all authors, whether you’ve written your first novel or 50th.

The Publishing Rodeo
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When Demonkeeper Became a Stage Play

One of the coolest things to happen with one of my books? When Demonkeeper, my first published novel, was adapted into a stage play and performed live. The magical woman who pulled it off, Deb Currier, was an associate professor of theatre arts at Western Washington University and recently posted an excerpt from the documentary about the project.

Watch it Here!
  • An original script and production of “Monster Keeper,” adapted from the YA novel, “Demon Keeper,” by Royce Buckingham, summer 2014. An all-ages mainstage production scripted and directed by Deb Currier; scenic and projection design by Luke Freeborn, Costume/Puppet design by Monica hart; Beast Puppet design by Rachel Anderson

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On Location with the Lawyer who Loves Monsters

Go on location in Seattle with Author Royce Buckingham. Royce, a lawyer who grew up loving monsters, takes you on a tour of the real places where events in his unreal story unfold in the Monster Lawyer series.

Start Your Tour HERE

Im Zweifel für das Monster (In Doubt for the Monster) is published in Germany. Book 2: Monster Anwalt (Monster Lawyer) comes out October 18, 2023. Rights available in all other territories.

Can’t read German? Listen to a live reading in English by Royce HERE.

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