The Prosecutor, the Truck, and the Mermaid

In the criminal courts of Hardin County where criminal defense lawyer John Abel practices Lady Justice often peeks from beneath her blindfold and the scales of justice come with the thumbprints of prosecutors. Paul Finnegan believed he had found the woman of his dreams in the Philippines but when she arrived he found out she was as unattainable as a mermaid but far more devious, and dangerous. After she accused him of multiple rapes, Finnegan received a prison sentence and she received...
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In the criminal courts of Hardin County where criminal defense lawyer John Abel practices Lady Justice often peeks from beneath her blindfold and the scales of justice come with the thumbprints of prosecutors. Paul Finnegan believed he had found the woman of his dreams in the Philippines but when she arrived he found out she was as unattainable as a mermaid but far more devious, and dangerous. After she accused him of multiple rapes, Finnegan received a prison sentence and she received a fast track to American Citizenship. Proving that Finnegan's lawyer was no more than a pickup truck who took Finnegan's money is easy but, finding out why he didn't do the work he was hired to do is difficult and dangerous This is the fifth John Abel mystery.