A Mysterious Review of Corrupt Practices by Robert Rotstein. A Parker Stern Legal Thriller.
Review summary: This legal thriller has an interesting, diverse cast of characters that provides both interest and intrigue. The storyline is written in a manner that is simultaneously upbeat and unsettling, a combination that is quite effective in engaging the reader in a case, which is satisfyingly complicated but not confusing. A terrific start to this series. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Corrupt Practices
Robert Rotstein
A Parker Stern Legal Thriller
Seventh Street Books (June 2013)
Publisher synopsis: Parker Stern's legal career is on the rise. But when his mentor Harmon Cherry commits suicide, Parker gets stage fright so severe that he becomes paralyzed whenever he steps into a courtroom.
Rich Baxter, an ex-colleague, calls from jail and asks Parker to represent him. Baxter has been charged with embezzling millions from his church, a powerful cult that Parker despises. At their first meeting, Baxter surprises Parker by claiming that Harmon Cherry did not commit suicide, but was murdered by someone connected to the church. Parker doesn't believe it until Baxter is found hanging in his cell.
Ultimately, Parker agrees to represent Baxter's father in a lawsuit brought by the church. In the process of representing his client and uncovering the truths behind the deaths of his friends, Parker must overcome his own long-buried secrets and deep-seated fears.
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