Much praised and frequently award-nominated author Paul Levine offers a prequel to his Lassiter legal mystery series, Last Chance Lassiter.
http://www.amazon.com/CHANCE-LASSITE.../dp/B008GZJ84A
Lassiter is a perenially trod-upon lawyer who's sense of justice regularly overwhelms his sense of decorum and his sense of self-preservation (much to his own dismay). This offering is a novella prequel to the rest of the series.
If you enjoy this one, and perhaps previous Levine offerings, you might think about toddling over to Amazon and picking up "To Speak for the Dead", another Lassiter novel.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003SHDUD6/
Levine has designated that the royalties from the sale go to support the Four Diamonds Fund, a non-profit that provides support and financial assistance for the families of children with cancer, as well as research. It's a bargain at $2.99, and your purchase supports a good cause.
** edited to correct amazon link for second title-- Thanks, Buran!
KentE