Lawyer X: A True Story Audiobook

An American Lawyer in Paris Jail . . .

A bright young Texas lawyer determined to make it on his own leaves the DA's Office to pursue a career as a criminal defense attorney. Just months later, he finds himself at the center of an international Ecstasy drug trafficking ring. As a charismatic negotiator, Lawyer X ignores danger and resurrects a deal gone bad. Caught red-handed in Paris, France, he lands in prison indefinitely.

Isolated from his culture and marked as l'Américain, he is focused on staying alive at a time when Anglo–Franco relations are at an all-time low. Facing years in French prison and multiple life terms in the United States, Lawyer X must protect his best friend's innocence and salvage his own dignity. His mentor, a legendary Dallas attorney, fights to keep him from becoming a casualty in the War on Drugs.

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"Raw and filled with unflinching honesty, Lawyer X is an eye opening look inside the international justice system and human nature. This true story follows a bold and brash young attorney who allows his greed to overcome his intellect. His journey reveals not only his own faults but also the rampant hypocrisy and corruption in the criminal justice system. I found myself amazed at how individual citizens are used as pawns in political gamesmanship. The reader will feel the claustrophobia of a grimy prison cell, and the glorious freedom of walking barefoot in the grass. In prose reminiscent of "Papillon", Jake Banks gives you a glimpse into a world, hopefully, you will never have experienced. "

— Ian (4 out of 5 stars)