Trust
A Jeb Stuart Johnston Novel
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I don't think I ever felt sorrier for anyone in my life. My own pain was nothing compared to his, and I realized he was mortally wounded yet had the courage to live on.
I asked him if he didn't feel the need to curse God for what had happened. I'll never forget his answer. He said he was afraid to curse God because, first, God didn't care what you thought about him, and second, when you thought about all the things God could still take away from you, it made your knees turn to water because, as bad as it was, it could always get worse. God could take away everything you held dear, piece by piece, or all at once, at his omnipotent pleasure.
I couldn't argue with that. I'd thought the same thing myself every time I heard that quote from Nietzche. I suppose he came up with that before the treponema pallidum spirochetes of the syphilis, which claimed his mind and then his life had taken hold. They didn't make him stronger, but they did kill him, thereby refuting his postulate. I also knew that a loss like her father sustained was not necessarily a one and done. Life had a lot more cards to play, and it wasn't over until they closed the lid on you.
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The delta swamplands of South Louisiana are home to both abject poverty and fantastic wealth. Trust is a story of murder, greed, betrayal and the search for the elusive angel of justice.
Attorney Jeb Stuart Johnston is hired by the beautiful Justine Galatas who is the sole heir to a vast fortune which has been under the thumb of a trust controlled and manipulated by unscrupulous businessmen and their lawyers. As Jeb dives deeper into the facts of the case, he uncovers corruption and double dealing which would put Machiavelli to shame. The shadowy entities that control the vast wealth contained in the trust will stop at nothing to maintain their control of the huge fortune, including bribery, intimidation and murder. He soon finds that this case will not be won or lost in a courtroom and he has to use all of his contacts and street smarts to battle what are now his blood enemies.
Jeb crosses the line between lawyer and lover with the beautiful Justine and has to face not only the formidable array of opponents set against him but also his own demons and the ghosts of his past.
About the Author
Jesse Wimberly is the author of Body of Deceit, Waterproof, A Prayer for the Penitent, Broken Chains, Louisiana Ghost Stories-Tales of the Supernatural from the Bayou State, Louisiana Ghost Stories II--Lagniappe, and Louisiana Ghost Stories III-Trilogy. He resides in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, with his wife Alysha, a recording artist.