If you like books like The Firm or The Chamber then this is the book for you.
It has a great mix of suspense, action and drama. Its about a young man named
Rudy Baylor who had aspirations of breezing through law school, graduating, and
having a rich and prosperous future waiting for him. But after graduating the
company that had hired him as a student was forced into a merger and the new
owners don’t want to have anything to do with him. It looks as if the whole
world is crashing down on him, except for one case, one chance to pull himself
away from being just another sleazy lawyer taking garbage cases that fall like
scraps from the corporate bigshot’s tables. Its an insurance dispute that has
left a family broken and devastated and has also opened the door for a lawsuit,
if only Rudy can find a licensed lawyer to file it for him. When he finally gets
to court he finds himself face to face with Drummond, the leader of a big time
corporate defense team. He’s thrown into a nightmare of lies and cover-ups that
have hung like a dark cloud over Great Benefits, the insurance company being
sued. What started as a small dispute is quickly expanding into a million dollar
legal war with the most trusted and respected insurance company in America. Its
a case that puts Rudy in great danger, but if he wins he would be the most
popular lawyer in America.
“I go to my apartment to load the last of my things into the car. The
cleaning service was in yesterday so the house is temporarily without the smell
of mildew. Its ready for Miss Birdie. I write Miss Birdie a long letter
promising to call. Check the house once again and drive to a branch bank and
close my savings account. A stack of 28 one hundred dollar bills has a nice feel
to it, I hide it under the floor-mat. Its almost dark when I knock on the
Blacks’s front door. Dot opens it, and almost smiles when she sees its me. The
house is dark and quiet, still very much in mourning. I doubt if it will ever
change. Buddy’s in bed with the flue. Over instant coffee I gently break the
news that Great Benefits has gone belly up, and that she’s been shafted once
more. Barring a miracle far off in the distance, we wont get a dime. Continued
on the next page... I’m not surprised at her reaction. There appear to be
several complex reasons for great benefits death. But right now its important
for Dot to think that she pulled the trigger. Her eyes gleam and her entire face
seems happy as it sinks in. She put them out of business. One little, determined
woman from Memphis Tennessee bankrupted them “sons of bitches.” She’ll go to
Donnie Ray’s grave tomorrow and tell him about it. Kelly is waiting anxiously at
Robin’s when I pull up. We hold hands as we walk quickly to the car, and we
drive away. “Dear, which direction?” I ask when we get to the interstate loop
that circles the city.
