The Prescription
Tennessee Assistant Attorney General, Casey Cooper, a Harvard Law School prodigy, forwent a glittering legal future in major cities to remain in Nashville, tending to his ailing grandmother. A personal tragedy tied to the opioid crisis exposes him to the dark underbelly of the pharmaceutical industry. Unearthing decades of deceit by drug manufacturers, Casey likens their operations to dangerous drug cartels. With the green light from the Tennessee Attorney General, Casey and his Special Litigation squad initiate lawsuits against these opioid giants. As this legal onslaught gains traction nationwide, the influential Waxler family, steering the largest opioid company in Nashville, enlists an elusive assassin, the Mole, to counteract a whistle-blower's revelations. Amidst this turmoil, Casey navigates blossoming romances and budding friendships, while tackling unforeseen threats in his quest for justice.
THE LOWCOUNTRY
tells the story of Gilbert Gattling, a talented middle-aged attorney in the small town of Beaufort, South Carolina, with a successful private practice, a beautiful wife, and a young growing family. The tragic death of a young college student in a boat crash caused by the drunken negligence of the spoiled son of a powerful family charts Gil on a dangerous course. The powerful family has controlled the Circuit Solicitor’s Office in the five counties of South Carolina’s Lowcountry for nearly a century and they are determined to protect their own. Gil agrees to represent the young girl’s grieving parents in a civil wrongful death lawsuit and to try to ensure that criminal justice is obtained. Contending with small town corruption and the wealthy family’s unethical influence peddling, Gil works to maneuver the civil case to a successful conclusion, and to prevent the derailing of criminal charges against the privileged son.
As Gil investigates, he learns that for years the patriarchs of the powerful family have stolen millions of dollars from unsuspecting clients and hidden the proceeds in Caribbean banks. When the Solicitor’s divorcing wife threatens to expose the family’s crimes, and the patriarchs face the real likelihood of losing their ill-gotten wealth, they resort to violence and eventually murder. When the Solicitor tries to pin the murders of his wife and son on an innocent man, Gil is hired to defend him. Gil builds a defense in the murder case that seeks to identify the real killer and as he does the pressure builds until eventually the riveting crescendo explodes in the middle of the murder trial.
From the beginning of the story to the climatic ending, Gil struggles to maintain his integrity and protect his friends and family, all while contending with the evil of local corruption he never imagined.
"The Prescription" masterfully intertwines familial bonds with a thrilling expose on the pharmaceutical underworld. A riveting journey of a young attorney's battle against formidable opioid magnates, it's a tale of perseverance, love, and the relentless pursuit of truth.
About K.C. Gilbert
KC Gilbert is the author of two novels: THE PRESCRIPTION and THE LOWCOUNTRY. An attorney with thirty-eight years of experience litigating cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, but mostly in Alaska, he now calls Oregon home once again. He grew up in Salem and graduated college at Oregon State University in Corvallis. He obtained his law degree, cum laude, from Willamette University College of Law.
He stayed in Alaska for thirty-five years and served as the state’s attorney general. He has four children, two stepchildren, and nine grandchildren. He lives with his lovely bride, Johanna—who hails from Barranquilla, Colombia—in his hometown of Keizer, where he enjoys being active in his church. He speaks Spanish and he and Johanna enjoy travelling the world.