Publication Date June 20, 2023

I’m a fan of legal thrillers: think Scott Turow, John  Grisham, Michael Connelly, William Landay. Somehow, I stumbled on Rich Bood by Robert Bailey. The protagonist, Jason Rich, is famous for his billboards from Alabama to Florida, featuring the slogan “In an accident? Get Rich!” Yes, he is THAT kind of lawyer, an “ambulance chaser,” and he’s made a freaking fortune at it.

Times have been challenging, including his divorce and a visit to rehab, and then his sister Jana is accused of murder, and she begs him to help her (despite his lack of ANY experience in criminal law). Jason returns to his home town in Alabama where Jana has plenty of enemies…and it looks like maybe Jana hired a hitman?  What could possibly go wrong?

It’s a ton of fun, and I enjoyed the book, so when I had the chance to read the second book in the series, Rich Waters (thanks to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley, who provided a copy in exchange for this honest review), I jumped at it!

In this one, a former high school football star is accused of killing a cop, the local meth king blackmails Jason into defending him, and Jason just can’t refuse. Jason wants to dismantle the meth empire …. and once again, a fun read. Well done, and I look forward to the next one in this series! Four stars.