![]() ![]() Rich reaches out to former colleague and star trial attorney Parker Stern to come to his defense. A steady stream of intriguing revelations delivered in a lively, precise style will keep readers turning the pages. Read a sample Read a sample Description Details Reviews A Los Angeles church, considered by some to be a powerful cult, charges Rich Baxter with embezzling millions. Stern's early career as a child actor and the betrayal he felt when his stage mother joined the church become relevant factors in the investigation. When Baxter becomes a second suicide, Stern's personal, complex history with the group pushes him to delve deeper. Baxter wants Stern to represent him against numerous charges notably, the theft of $17 million brought against him by the Church of the Sanctified Assembly, a Scientology-like organization for which Baxter had been working. ![]() ![]() Stern mostly hangs out in the West Hollywood coffee shop run by his ex-colleague and occasional lover, Deanna Poulos, who informs him that Rich Baxter, once his colleague and anything but a friend, needs his help. lawyer Parker Stern, the hero of Rotstein's fine first novel, hasn't set foot in a courtroom in the 18 months since the suicide of his mentor, Harmon Cherry. ![]()
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