Death Penalty (Charley Sloan Courtroom Thrillers)

Detroit lawyer Charley Sloan has been around the block once or twice. Down for the count, drinking heavily, a three-time loser in the marriage wars, Charley repairs his tattered career and gets back in the game. Heading his rogues' gallery of clients is the infamous, twisted angel of mercy, Doctor Death, whose patients have a strange habit of dying under very peculiar circumstances. But now Charley steps into a case with the opportunity to do some good. The high stakes include a literal matter of life and death. And, as he quickly discovers, they also include the sinister stench of corruption that reaches to the highest levels of jurisprudence-including Charley Sloan's respected mentor. Suddenly, a rock and a hard place never looked so good. "Down for the count, drinking heavily, a three-time loser in the marriage wars, Charley repaired his tattered career and got back in the game. Heading his rogues' gallery of clients is the infamous, twisted angel of mercy, Doctor Death, whose patients have a strange habit of dying under very peculiar circumstances."--Page 4 of cover A discredited lawyer fighting his way back from alcoholism takes on a shady case in the hopes that it will pump life back into his career Sometimes I like my clients, sometimes I don't.