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Butler's Justice
Monroe and Debbie Lovett have moved to Peregrine, Mississippi where he has opened an office as a criminal defense attorney. There’s only one problem; no one seems to know who Monroe Lovett is, and to make matters worse, he hasn’t had a single client. His sole hope is that just one person will hire him.
That hope is answered when in walks Ashley Butler. Monroe is so glad to see her, happy to have a someone in need of his service that he jumps at the opportunity to represent her. Little does he realize, Ashley’s case will pit him against forces wanting his client convicted. Her case will open the closest to the Butler family’s secrets.
Ashley Butler’s problems started when adultery and accusations led to a single rash act that ended in murder. In a matter of seconds, an argument climaxed with Julie, Marcus Butler Jr.'s mistress, dead.
The Lane County Sheriff’s Department receives a tip of hearing what sounded like gunshots coming from inside the Butler home. Minutes later, deputies arrived to find Julie's body lying on the bedroom floor. The ill-tempered Detective Carson investigates the crime scene and upon leaving gets a tip that Ashley is the killer. The detective attains an arrest warrant and puts out an all-points bulletin for the arrest of Ashley Butler.
Ashley hears from a friend that deputies are looking for her. Knowing her husband’s family, she seeks the help of the only person she believes she can trust, Lane County's newest defense attorney, Monroe T. Lovett. Knowing that her husband’s father, Marcus Sr., holds power over most of Lane County, she's not even sure Monroe can help her. But he's her only hope.
Speaking with Monroe in his office, Ashley explains that she is about to be arrested for murdering her husband's girlfriend. After she tells him of her predicament, and with only a few details, Monroe, in desperate need of a client, agrees to take her case. Soon, he learns Ashley isn't just any client, and he will have to fight to save her life.
To make matters worse, Monroe will face Lane County’s District Attorney Robert Breaux. Breaux. Monroe will discover that Robert Breaux is a self-serving, egotistical district attorney, who is interested in one thing—winning. Justice is not Breaux's goal. Convictions translate into votes and those votes to lead to him gaining more political clout.
Monroe soon finds himself in over his head. A godsend in the person of Herman (Herm) Edwards, a retired New Orleans detective and a native of Peregrine offers to help Monroe. Monroe is skeptical, knowing that Edwards is from the area. In need of help, Monroe, with the urging of his wife, Debbie, decides to hire Herm. But he still unsure of Herm’s allegiances. Trust issues arise between them as suspicions of a possible corrupt sheriff's department is trying to impede Ashley’s case.
As Monroe’s case begins to unravel, Monroe is forced to seek a different approach to prove Ashley's innocence. This new tactic lands him right in the middle of the Butler family secret, a secret that even Ashley does not know about. No one in Lane County knows the truth the Butlers have been hiding for years, and Monroe is ready to rip the door off the closet. To stop him, Marcus Butler Sr., the family patriarch, will do whatever he must to keep the closet locked.
To stop Monroe, Marcus Butler Sr. forms some new alliances to ensure his secrets stay buried. His new ties include a man named Félix Roche, a man who has many aliases and a sinister reputation with more than one agenda.
Only the truth can free Ashley, but finding the truth will mean revealing her past, a past she would just as soon forget. However, Monroe encourages her, convincing her this is the only avenue to freedom. Monroe’s plan? Go after the patriarch, Marcus Butler Sr., and expose the man and the Butler family secrets. It is the only way Butler's justice will prevail.
That hope is answered when in walks Ashley Butler. Monroe is so glad to see her, happy to have a someone in need of his service that he jumps at the opportunity to represent her. Little does he realize, Ashley’s case will pit him against forces wanting his client convicted. Her case will open the closest to the Butler family’s secrets.
Ashley Butler’s problems started when adultery and accusations led to a single rash act that ended in murder. In a matter of seconds, an argument climaxed with Julie, Marcus Butler Jr.'s mistress, dead.
The Lane County Sheriff’s Department receives a tip of hearing what sounded like gunshots coming from inside the Butler home. Minutes later, deputies arrived to find Julie's body lying on the bedroom floor. The ill-tempered Detective Carson investigates the crime scene and upon leaving gets a tip that Ashley is the killer. The detective attains an arrest warrant and puts out an all-points bulletin for the arrest of Ashley Butler.
Ashley hears from a friend that deputies are looking for her. Knowing her husband’s family, she seeks the help of the only person she believes she can trust, Lane County's newest defense attorney, Monroe T. Lovett. Knowing that her husband’s father, Marcus Sr., holds power over most of Lane County, she's not even sure Monroe can help her. But he's her only hope.
Speaking with Monroe in his office, Ashley explains that she is about to be arrested for murdering her husband's girlfriend. After she tells him of her predicament, and with only a few details, Monroe, in desperate need of a client, agrees to take her case. Soon, he learns Ashley isn't just any client, and he will have to fight to save her life.
To make matters worse, Monroe will face Lane County’s District Attorney Robert Breaux. Breaux. Monroe will discover that Robert Breaux is a self-serving, egotistical district attorney, who is interested in one thing—winning. Justice is not Breaux's goal. Convictions translate into votes and those votes to lead to him gaining more political clout.
Monroe soon finds himself in over his head. A godsend in the person of Herman (Herm) Edwards, a retired New Orleans detective and a native of Peregrine offers to help Monroe. Monroe is skeptical, knowing that Edwards is from the area. In need of help, Monroe, with the urging of his wife, Debbie, decides to hire Herm. But he still unsure of Herm’s allegiances. Trust issues arise between them as suspicions of a possible corrupt sheriff's department is trying to impede Ashley’s case.
As Monroe’s case begins to unravel, Monroe is forced to seek a different approach to prove Ashley's innocence. This new tactic lands him right in the middle of the Butler family secret, a secret that even Ashley does not know about. No one in Lane County knows the truth the Butlers have been hiding for years, and Monroe is ready to rip the door off the closet. To stop him, Marcus Butler Sr., the family patriarch, will do whatever he must to keep the closet locked.
To stop Monroe, Marcus Butler Sr. forms some new alliances to ensure his secrets stay buried. His new ties include a man named Félix Roche, a man who has many aliases and a sinister reputation with more than one agenda.
Only the truth can free Ashley, but finding the truth will mean revealing her past, a past she would just as soon forget. However, Monroe encourages her, convincing her this is the only avenue to freedom. Monroe’s plan? Go after the patriarch, Marcus Butler Sr., and expose the man and the Butler family secrets. It is the only way Butler's justice will prevail.
- GenresSuspense
390 pages, Paperback
Published March 12, 2014
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January 1, 2015
SUMMARY: Emotions boil over in a bedroom in a home in Lane County, Mississippi. In a single rash act, one of three people in the room is shot dead. The question will become, who committed this heinous act. For the local detective, he makes a quick arrest of Ashley Butler, handing the case to the local District Attorney who sees it as a slam-dunk murder conviction. At least, that’s what he believed.
Monroe Lovett has moved to Peregrine, Mississippi to begin a new chapter of his life with his wife, Debbie. Years as a pastor have drained him of his desire to do church work. The only path he sees before him is going back into law. Taking a tip from a law school friend, he moves to Mississippi. Much to his chagrin, clients have not found their way to his office and he is beginning to question if he made the right decision in moving to Mississippi.
Ashley, not seeing much hope, feels that her life is about to end, if not physically, then by spending the rest of it behind bars. Finding herself in the office of Attorney, Monroe T. Lovett, she’s not even sure if he can help her. To do so, she must fight through a lifetime of hurt, face her own painful past, and doing that means learning to trust Monroe.
For Monroe, he is just glad to see his first a client walk through the door when he sees Ashley. After Ashley reveals to him her predicament, he knows that he has his hands full. In need of a case just to get his name out, and for the future of his law practice, Lovett takes the case. However, he gets more than a just a client. Monroe finds himself right in the middle of a family secret that even Ashley does not know about. No one in Lane County knows the truth the Butlers are hiding. And the family patriarch will sacrifice whomever he must to keep his secret.
Monroe isn't sure who is on his side and who is against him. As a stranger, faces an uphill battle. He must earn Ashley’s trust, while at the same time learning to trust the offering of a stranger’s help, Ed Hermann. At the same time, he encounters the local District Attorney who is interested in only one thing—winning the case.
After stumbling upon the Butler family secret, Monroe works to unravel the mystery as to the true identity and motive of Julie’s murderer. While uncovering this truth and seeking justice for Ashley, Monroe endures his own personal threats and pain.
REVIEW: Written in a similar vein as Randy Singer, this legal thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Butler's Justice has it all twists, turns, surprises, romance and intrigue. It's a story of corruption but also of truth and faith. The characters were well-developed and the story line and setting fit quite well with the small southern town image. I would have given this a 5 but for lack of editing and many typos and grammatical errors felt I had to score it a 4. Would like to read more stories starring Monroe Lovett.
FAVORITE QUOTES: "You've never said anything about God or Jesus. Are you, for lack of a better term, religious?" "Religious? No. Jesus? It's simple. He leads...I follow"
"I don't know if you remember, Mr. Lovett, but you told me to trust God......Well, anyway, I decided to do that. I put my trust in God. If it wasn't for Jesus, well...I don't know--He gave me the strength to trust you."
Monroe Lovett has moved to Peregrine, Mississippi to begin a new chapter of his life with his wife, Debbie. Years as a pastor have drained him of his desire to do church work. The only path he sees before him is going back into law. Taking a tip from a law school friend, he moves to Mississippi. Much to his chagrin, clients have not found their way to his office and he is beginning to question if he made the right decision in moving to Mississippi.
Ashley, not seeing much hope, feels that her life is about to end, if not physically, then by spending the rest of it behind bars. Finding herself in the office of Attorney, Monroe T. Lovett, she’s not even sure if he can help her. To do so, she must fight through a lifetime of hurt, face her own painful past, and doing that means learning to trust Monroe.
For Monroe, he is just glad to see his first a client walk through the door when he sees Ashley. After Ashley reveals to him her predicament, he knows that he has his hands full. In need of a case just to get his name out, and for the future of his law practice, Lovett takes the case. However, he gets more than a just a client. Monroe finds himself right in the middle of a family secret that even Ashley does not know about. No one in Lane County knows the truth the Butlers are hiding. And the family patriarch will sacrifice whomever he must to keep his secret.
Monroe isn't sure who is on his side and who is against him. As a stranger, faces an uphill battle. He must earn Ashley’s trust, while at the same time learning to trust the offering of a stranger’s help, Ed Hermann. At the same time, he encounters the local District Attorney who is interested in only one thing—winning the case.
After stumbling upon the Butler family secret, Monroe works to unravel the mystery as to the true identity and motive of Julie’s murderer. While uncovering this truth and seeking justice for Ashley, Monroe endures his own personal threats and pain.
REVIEW: Written in a similar vein as Randy Singer, this legal thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Butler's Justice has it all twists, turns, surprises, romance and intrigue. It's a story of corruption but also of truth and faith. The characters were well-developed and the story line and setting fit quite well with the small southern town image. I would have given this a 5 but for lack of editing and many typos and grammatical errors felt I had to score it a 4. Would like to read more stories starring Monroe Lovett.
FAVORITE QUOTES: "You've never said anything about God or Jesus. Are you, for lack of a better term, religious?" "Religious? No. Jesus? It's simple. He leads...I follow"
"I don't know if you remember, Mr. Lovett, but you told me to trust God......Well, anyway, I decided to do that. I put my trust in God. If it wasn't for Jesus, well...I don't know--He gave me the strength to trust you."
July 13, 2014
Monroe Lovett decided to move to a small town in Mississippi where he was going to practice law. At first things are not looking so good and he questions if he made the right choice. Then one morning a young girl walks into his office and asks for his help. She informs Lovett that she is going to get arrested for killing her husbands girlfriend.
With nothing to lose Lovett takes her case, little did he know what this case would involve. Lovett is about to take on the most powerful family in the town, the Butler family. They do not take kindly to Lovett's digging into their affairs and they try everything to put a stop to his case. Lovett does not back down and all that he wants to do is prove that his client is innocent.
Without spoiling the story for everybody I can say it's a great read. Once you start reading this book you will not want to put it down.
I would also just like to say thank you to Perry and Goodreads for a signed copy of this book.
With nothing to lose Lovett takes her case, little did he know what this case would involve. Lovett is about to take on the most powerful family in the town, the Butler family. They do not take kindly to Lovett's digging into their affairs and they try everything to put a stop to his case. Lovett does not back down and all that he wants to do is prove that his client is innocent.
Without spoiling the story for everybody I can say it's a great read. Once you start reading this book you will not want to put it down.
I would also just like to say thank you to Perry and Goodreads for a signed copy of this book.
April 17, 2016
This book was about as entertaining as having a Jehovah's Witness camped out on your doorstep. Its characters were wooden and uninteresting while its plot was as much absurd as it was a frightening example of the apparently tilted Christian mind of its developer. Added to all of this a thoroughly unskilled and clumsy technique which is desperately in need of an editor.
This was a book that should never have been written, much less published, and it made me nostalgic for the good old days when publishing houses were able to protect readers from this kind of rubbish. There is a dark side to self-publication and this is it.
This was a book that should never have been written, much less published, and it made me nostalgic for the good old days when publishing houses were able to protect readers from this kind of rubbish. There is a dark side to self-publication and this is it.
July 8, 2014
This book had a great story line. Full of great drama but very poorly written. One girl is being accused of murder by an entire small town. She's up against a corrupt Sheriff's Dept, a powerful father-in-law, missing witnesses, and even an overnight arrest on murder charges.
June 27, 2014
Great
this is,all about the way some people can have ill legal hold on a town and it's criminal defense system.
this is,all about the way some people can have ill legal hold on a town and it's criminal defense system.
May 6, 2015
Butler's justice
Good read well written lot of twists and turns. keeps you wondering who the bad guys are until the end.
Good read well written lot of twists and turns. keeps you wondering who the bad guys are until the end.
November 16, 2015
Loved it
It kept me interested. I love anything about christian lawyers was a good read for me. I will get his need book
It kept me interested. I love anything about christian lawyers was a good read for me. I will get his need book
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