From John Grisham, America’s #1 bestselling author, comes
the most electrifying novel of the year, a high-stakes
thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine
State.
We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity
and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial
system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the
rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and
to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice.
But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a
bribe? It’s rare, but it happens.
Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on
Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her
job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial
misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that
most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption.
But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A
previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new
identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, and he claims
to know of a Florida judge who has stolen more money than
all other crooked judges combined. And not just crooked
judges in Florida. All judges, from all states, and
throughout U.S. history.
What’s the source of the ill-gotten gains? It seems the
judge was secretly involved with the construction of a large
casino on Native American land. The Coast Mafia financed the
casino and is now helping itself to a sizable skim of each
month’s cash. The judge is getting a cut and looking the
other way. It’s a sweet deal: Everyone is making money.
But now Greg wants to put a stop to it. His only client is a
person who knows the truth and wants to blow the whistle and
collect millions under Florida law. Greg files a complaint
with the Board on Judicial Conduct, and the case is assigned
to Lacy Stoltz, who immediately suspects that this one could
be dangerous.
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