Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Action & Adventure
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Henry the Honey Badger
  • Series Number:10
  • Pages:272
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317807320

Henry – The Honey Badger The Lion's Share

By Themistocles Jacks

Overview


Cassandra became a national hero when she defended Notoe of the Forest People against a false murder charge when no other barrister would take the case. Her defense was ingenious, but dangerous. If she lost the case, she could have faced execution. In the end, it was Henry the Honey Badger's testimony in court that saved the day. In "The Lion's Share," Cassandra's popularity draws the attention of two unstable men. One sees her as part of a conspiracy led by Elon Musk to repopulate the earth with Martian cyborgs. The other plans to use her in his own repopulation plan. Both had generous encouragement from a cadaverously thin man with translucent skin. Her husband, Major Riley, is out of the country on a training mission. But as everyone knows, Cassandra is no pushover. And she has protective eyes watching over her and the baby growing in her womb. Henry has become a serious operator in the executive protection business and is her bodyguard. Danger Dan Coetzee and Doctor Patti the Stewardess are also on watch. Both in their sixties, neither had ever married or had children, but their love for Cassandra led them to... Well, you'll just have to read the book.
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Description


Cassandra became a national hero when she defended Notoe of the Forest People against a false murder charge when no other barrister would take the case. She did this by invoking a little known section in the Malinda Criminal Code: Section 12.c.3, which was originally intended to permit a friend or relative to assume the debt and legal consequences of crimes such as stealing a goat. When Notoe refused to leave the sanctuary of the Forest People's Reserve of the Ancients, Cassandra invoked it in the capital murder trial, in effect becoming Notoe's legal proxy. It was a risky move, especially with a ruthless and ambitious prosecutor and a public demanding a conviction and death penalty. If she had lost the case, and the death penalty had been imposed, she could have faced execution for a crime everyone knew she did not commit. But Cassandra knew that Notoe was innocent, too. And she could not in conscience let him be railroaded. Her defense was ingenious, but it was Henry the Honey Badger's testimony in court that saved the day. In "The Lion's Share," Cassandra's popularity draws the attention of two unstable men. One sees her as part of a conspiracy led by Elon Musk to repopulate the earth with Martian cyborgs. The other plans to use her in his own repopulation plan. Both had generous encouragement from a cadaverously thin man with translucent skin. Her husband, Major Riley, is out of the country on a training mission. But as everyone knows, Cassandra is no pushover. And she has protective eyes watching over her and the baby growing in her womb. Henry has become a serious operator in the executive protection business and is her bodyguard. Danger Dan Coetzee and Doctor Patti the Stewardess are also on watch. Both in their sixties, neither had ever married or had children, but their love for Cassandra led them to... Well, you'll just have to read the book.
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About The Author


Themistocles Jacks has had a variety of jobs, few of them worth mentioning, few at which he excelled. Nonetheless, all were worthwhile, if only to teach the author about work and the people who do it. And the people who won't. He has spent many years in the Republic of Malinda, and observed that the happiest people were not the high and mighty, but the dutiful and grateful; that men and women were created by God to need and help each other; that work is what needs to be done, and there is dignity in doing it; and that a day watching the animals and an evening watching the sky are timeless pleasures. He calls such delights, "wild bush country TV." Perhaps the most interesting thing he has learned is that honey badgers are most remarkable creatures. Especially the one named Henry.
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