National Network for Equitable Library Service

Attorney Rep Pennyworth has the client from hell... Charlotte Buchanan, author of a mystery of no particular merit, contends her 1997 novel was stolen and used as the basis for a 1999 film. She wants to sue. Rep would blow her off, but Charlotte is the daughter of the CEO of Tavistock, Ltd., the firm’s major corporate client. So, aided by his literature-addicted wife Melissa, Rep files suit. By return mail comes a death threat, a grisly version of “Hold Your Tongue...” Then, in talks with the film’s director, Hollywood legend Aaron Eastman, Rep discovers the outline of a bizarre scheme to destroy Eastman’s credibility—and that of his films. Hoosiers Rep and Melissa aren’t prepared for the larger licenses granted to political powerhouses, but they’re quick on the uptake and soon armed...