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The New Legal Drama JUSTICE IS FOR THE LONELY Offers Readers a Look at the
Dark Side of Malpractice Litigation
In JUSTICE IS FOR THE LONELY (http://kristenkerrynovelofsuspense.com), the stunning new suspense
novel by author Steve Clark, Kristen Kerry, a smart, attractive, young lawyer faces the dilemma of trying her
biggest legal case while attempting to fulfill the less than moral demands of her client and boss. Kristen’s
malpractice case has the potential to be the largest verdict of its kind in Texas legal history. She must juggle
her strong legal skills with a heavy load of insecurities stemming from a traumatic childhood. The book,
which Midwest Book Review says is “exceptionally well written and engagingly entertaining from beginning
to end,” features action-packed scenes; complex multidimensional characters; and compelling subplots.
Kristen Kerry made partner at Wright and McGee in six short years. During that time, she worked obsessively
and spent most of her personal time alone or slamming punching bags in martial arts training. The “Layne”
malpractice case is Kristen’s opportunity to prove she is a trial lawyer equal to any male. Tammy Robberson,
a tough talking, morally deficient insurance adjuster handpicked Kristen to represent the defendant hospital in
the lawsuit, certain that Michael Stern, senior partner representing the doctor would see the attractive young
attorney as another potential conquest. To win the case, Kristen is expected to be competent, wily, and a team
player, even if it means sleeping with attorneys her firm is supposedly collaborating with during the
malpractice case.
After Kristen fails to charm information out of Tony Caswell, Stern’s associate representing the doctor,
Tammy instructs her to focus on Stern himself. She is told to do whatever it takes to gain his trust then betray
him so the doctor ultimately bears the liability rather than the codefendant hospital and nurses. Michael Stern
who is an attractive, masterful attorney, is also a known philanderer. His wife Diana is a Dallas socialite from
very old money. Teaming up with Stern is a risk for Kristen that shakes up her professional and personal
worlds. Despite her disgust over the assignment, Kristen finds herself attracted to Stern after she sees him in
his role as father of a teenage daughter, but she still knows he might double cross her.
As the case progresses, Stern’s wife, a member of the Texas Pardon and Parole Board, becomes responsible
for the release of Leonard Marrs, a sexual predator, who is violent and disturbed, yet very charming. After
leaving prison, he becomes obsessed with Diana. When Caswell, whom Stern removed from the Layne case,
discovers secrets about Kristen’s past, he teams up with Marrs for revenge against both attorneys. And what
better revenge than implicating them in murder?
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Clark was inspired to write JUSTICE IS FOR THE LONELY as a means of showcasing story lines and
characters from some of his own dramatic cases. He has encountered many fascinating people during his years
of private legal practice. Clark states, “While there are many legal genre books, the vast majority involve the
criminal system and none, to my knowledge, explore the nasty business of malpractice litigation, particularly
its effect on troubled characters.”
JUSTICE IS FOR THE LONELY is much more than a novel with thrilling legal action, gripping subplots, and
romance. It offers readers a story of the transformation of a shallow, self-absorbed man who finds love and an
adult child of alcoholic parents who overcomes her inability to trust anyone.
“I think almost everyone, including men will identify with Kristen and her insecurities, her loneliness,” Clark
says, “they will cheer on her courage, even her recklessness, and will be heartened by her integrity and
hopefully eager to follow her future adventures.”
About the Author
Steve Clark has practiced medical law for over thirty years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers and listed in Best Lawyers in America.
Steve was an English and history major at the University of Oklahoma, where he also earned his law degree.
“I’ve always been a voracious reader and lover of books that I buy faster then I can read them.” The author
has attended the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference in Marin County and taken writing classes at the
University of Central Oklahoma and Rose State College.
Steve is currently working on the next two books in the Kristen Kerry suspense series.
Book Title
430 pages
Hardcover, $25.99; ISBN: 978-0-9903700-2-4
E-book, $7.99
Publication date: July 2015
Published by Rorke Publishing
Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and booksellers nationwide.
Website: http://kristenkerrynovelsofsuspense.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.clark.18659
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenengl