Webb Hubbell Knihy

2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist Who was Harold Spencer? All D.C. Lawyer Jack Patterson knew was that Spencer's dead body had been found on the 18th Green of Columbia Country Club, cancelling Jack's Saturday golf game. Who is Rachel Goodman? Her name has been plastered on the front page of every newspaper in the country for weeks, branded as a thief of confidential info vital to U.S. National Security and a spy for Israel. She is also the daughter of Jack's long-time friend and mentor, Ben Jennings. Despite the opposition, Jack feels compelled to defend Rachel. He goes to work against the government, the all-powerful military-industrial complex, most of the press and Congress, all of whom are convinced that Rachel is guilty and should receive the death penalty for her treason. Clovis Jones, Jack's friend, is the victim of a vicious attack. The more Jack digs, the more complicated and dangerous his work becomes. Even a volunteer group of Navy SEALs may not be enough protection. Jack discovers the key to Rachel's exoneration lies with Harold Spencer, the man found dead on the 18th Green. Jack rushes to discover who killed Spencer and why, but the murderer has now trained his sights on Jack and will stop at nothing.

Billy Hopper s life is pretty damn good. He s a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Lobos and he s just been named Rookie of the Year. But he s about to lose it all. On a frigid March morning at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., Billy wakes up to find that he s been sleeping with a dead girl. And now he s got her blood on his hands literally. But he s also got Jack Patterson: a D.C. lawyer who s determined to get to the bottom of the murder and prove Billy s innocence. There s only one problem. They re at war with a powerful, sinister man, and the people closest to Jack are in the line of fire. Can Jack and his team solve this case before his family pays the ultimate price? This latest Jack Patterson thriller exposes the underbelly of the NFL and the role of big money in shady D.C. politics. Believe it or not, murder is just the tip of the iceberg."

Jack Patterson returns to Little Rock at the request of his childhood friend Sam Pagano, but upon arrival, he is abducted and brutally attacked by men seeking revenge. His friend and bodyguard, Clovis Jones, rescues him just in time, bringing him to a hospital. As Jack recovers, he discovers that Sam's former girlfriend, Jana Hall, is now a doctor running health clinics for the underprivileged, including one in Little Rock’s East End. However, her work has angered powerful figures who want to shut down her clinics and see her imprisoned. Complicating matters, Jack becomes the prime suspect in the murders of the men who attempted to lynch him. Without his trusted assistant Maggie or co-counsel Micki Lawrence, Jack must navigate a corrupt legal system, facing an unethical special prosecutor and a compromised judge. Despite his efforts, every lead he uncovers is thwarted by new challenges, including a second killer with a vendetta. As his courtroom strategies falter and Jana considers pleading guilty to protect her patients, Jack devises a risky plan that could either save her or lead to dire consequences for them both, including disbarment or even death.