Client Privilege — William G. Tapply

SUSPICION IN CHAMBERS

Having a well-respected judge for a friend and client had never been a problem for Brady Coyne until the day the judge received a blackmail note. Even a whisper ofimpropriety can ruin the Honorable Chester Y. "Pops" Popowski's judicial prospects--and this note hints at screaming scandal.

But when the blackmailer turns up dead; Brady's in a real bind. Client privilege means he can't tell the cops why he met the blackmailer in a funky bar off State Street or why that meeting was violent. He can't reveal his client's name. Now, as prime suspect, Brady Coyne's on the dark side, caught between his passion for justice, his need to be free to go fishing, and his gut feeling that prison doors are about to slam shut on his friendship, his career...and his life.