The Weight

Flamboyant plaintiff lawyer Cal Connors sues reporter Leah Rosen, seeking millions in damages for being maliciously defamed in an article she wrote for Texas Matters magazine entitled “Texas Justice Gone Wrong.” In the article, Rosen accuses Connors of perpetrating a multi-million dollar fraud on the Texas jury system, her salacious charges catching the eye of the local US Attorney and causing him to launch a full-scale investigation. During the investigation, revelations surface that Connors’ law partner and daughter Christine clandestinely entered into an illegal settlement with an insurance claims adjustor, who was forced to flee to the French Riviera where he was subsequently found dead of a suspicious drug overdose. Cornered and desperate, Connors and his daughter go on a scorched-earth offensive of gruesome murders, a lurid kidnapping and treacherous betrayals to save themselves and the financial empire they have illicitly built.

HUBERT CROUCH is a graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, Vanderbilt University and Southern Methodist University School of Law.  He practiced trial law for over forty years.  In addition, he taught Free Speech, Public Speaking, and Legal Advocacy to undergraduates at Southern Methodist University where he was awarded the Rotunda Outstanding Professor Award.  An avid rock and roll fan, he played guitar in a Sixties "cover" band for over thirty years. 
 
His books have received outstanding reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Readers'Favorites.  In addition, his books have received numerous awards including Best Courtroom Drama from the CLUE awards, and silver and bronze medals in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards.
 
He and his wife split their time between Nashville, and their mountain retreat in Monteagle, Tennessee.  For more information on Hubert and his books visit hubertcrouch.com.