The Beneficiary

The Beneficiary is a nail-biting legal thriller where the attorney, Dillon Clark, is defending a widow, Dani Germain, against charges of fraud when she married her wealthy husband just prior to his death. He faces a judge who believes his client is guilty, stolen evidence, missing witnesses and much more leading up to a trial with many surprises.

The Beneficiary is a nail-biting legal thriller that deals with the dark side of the legal justice system. As attorney Dillon Clark defends his widowed client against charges of fraud and undue influence, he finds himself facing a biased judge, missing evidence, and key witnesses who vanish just before the trial starts. As the tension escalates, Dillon is faced with a demand by his law firm to abandon his client or leave the firm and possible financial ruin if he loses the case. The result is an exciting trial that any reader who loves a legal thriller will enjoy.

Larry Hines has been a trial lawyer for over forty years. Now retired, he serves as a mediator, arbitrator and occasional temporary judge. He is also the founder of the Nadine Griffey Academy of Kenya, to which all net profits of this novel will be donated.