The Winter Verdict by Dan Buzzetta

Fans of legal thrillers will welcome this tale set at a winter ski resort, with no grubby city streets in this novel. Tom Berte, a former Department of Justice lawyer, has moved to a rural town, Castle Ridge, to escape the pressures of his past. Castle Ridge has so far proved to be a good choice. There’s an elegant ski resort and just enough work to make a small-town lawyer comfortable in semi-retirement.

There’s a mysterious corporation called Phoenix Holdings Group (PHG) that wants to build something unknown on a parcel of land next to a large reservoir that flows into the New York City water supply. The plot thickens when Tom is attacked one morning while skiing at the resort. Days later, a mysterious and grossly fatal “accident” occurs at the resort.
Tom is the attorney for the resort owner. He finds himself in a deepening and very challenging legal mess involving PHG and Castle Ridge Ski Resort. There ensues an ongoing mind game that gradually becomes a major threat to Tom, his family, and the resort.

This Tom Berte novel is a traditional legal thriller that speeds to the finish.