The Navy Justice Series consists of five novels, authored by Don Brown and published by

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Publishing Company, and its parent publishing company,

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Publishing Company between 2005 and 2010. The novels, which fit mostly in the military-legal genre, are ''Treason'' (2005), ''Hostage'' (2005), ''Defiance'' (2007), ''Black Sea Affair'' (2008) and ''Malacca Conspiracy'' (2010). In 2013, film students at

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in Black Mountain, North Carolina, under the direction of Professor Jim Shores, began work on adapting the Navy Justice Series for television. In 2010, ''Defiance'', ''Treason'' and ''Hostage'' were named by Online Universities among the 50 Best Legal Novels for Both Lawyers and Laymen.

''Treason''

The storyline of ''Treason'' features a young Navy JAG officer, Zack Brewer, who prosecutes three Islamic chaplains in a fictional court-martial for various crimes under the

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. In the storyline, the three members of the Navy Chaplain Corps, all defendants in the court-martial, have incited sailors and marines to acts of terrorism and Lieutenant Zack Brewer has been chosen to prosecute them for treason and murder.

''Hostage''

''Hostage'' is the second novel in the Navy Justice series. Like the novel ''Treason'', Hostage also features the life and adventures of a young Navy JAG officer, Zack Brewer. In ''Hostage'', Brewer appears with his co-counsel, Lieutenant Wendy Poole, in a case before the

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in a case to determine the application of the death penalty.

''Defiance''

''Defiance'' is a 2007

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. It is the third novel in the Navy Justice series, featuring JAG Officers Zack Brewer and Diane Colcernian.

''Black Sea Affair''

''Black Sea Affair'' is a submarine thriller set largely in the

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and in the waters around Europe.

''Malacca Conspiracy''

''Malacca Conspiracy'' is a naval thriller set largely in the

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and in the waters around

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and

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. The novel is set in part on the now-decommissioned U.S. frigate , and in 2011, the author autographed copies of the novel for the ship's officers and crew, on her return to Pearl Harbor on one of her last cruises. The novel has been reviewed by several national publications, including

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and

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