The Grievance Committee — Frank R. Southers

A novel about a serial shoplifter (Alexandria) who wants the Grievance Committee to discipline her court-appointed lawyer for tricking her into sexual relations. His defense counsel claims her made-up charges are spite from a broken love affair and he argues that Texas lawyers are not prohibited from sexual relations with clients. As the case moves through the secret lawyer disciplinary system in San Antonio, Texas, Alexandra--with the help of her patron Saint--discovers two other women with similar experiences with the accused lawyer and convinces them to also file grievance complaints. With his defense counsel's tactics and with the help of the accused lawyer's parish priest's threats to one of the women, the accused lawyer appears to be winning as the case heads for a jury trial before a judge with something to hide. For the rest of the story, read on!