Book Description

Attorney Michael Gedgoudas' debut novel carves its own spot in courtroom drama while successfully competing with the best of John Grisham's works. The reader is privy to inner workings and behind the scenes motivations at the highest levels of the state legal system.The Cost of Justice exposes the greed and corruption in high stakes litigation and weaves through a maze of plots designed to extort and bribe the judiciary. The story unfolds in Alabama, one of the few states that elect Supreme Court Justices in partisan elections. Jackson Garrett, an unlikely politician, finds his way onto the Court after making a name for himself on both sides of the legal fence. Though his ultimate goal is to bring moderation back to the judiciary, he learns early that his financiers expect a return on their investment. When Hurricane Peter strikes the south Alabama gulf coast, Jack finds himself in the center of an ethical, political and legal storm that threatens his whole existence. He relies on the strength of a friend and buddy from Louisiana to help him weather the fierce storm. Corruption spirals out of control, as Taylor Franklin, a powerful executive at Insure Pro, tries to minimize the over fourteen billion dollars of damage his company is about to absorb. Implemented and operated by his Director of Security, a fallback plan, many years in the making, begins to unravel, and the stakes are raised at every turn. Just how far will this massive insurer be willing to go to maintain its control over the High Court? The Cost of Justice blurs the line between fiction and reality and leaves the reader wondering if this could really happen, or even worse, has it?