The Price of Innocence
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The PRICE OF INNOCENCE is a thought-provoking mystery thriller. It has been said that the sword of justice has no scabbard. Unfortunately, true justice is obscure. Legal systems can merely offer an opportunity for justice. No system designed by man can ever guarantee it. Sadly, the legal systems designed to protect us can be distorted and corrupted by malevolent human beings who misuse it not only to perpetrate the worst injustices, but also to create the illusion that they, the bad guys, hold the moral high ground.
The PRICE OF INNOCENCE is the story of a prominent respectable man falsely accused of a monstrous crime by a group that calls itself Traction. Traction claims to be governed by a fearsome “green lady” who came from another universe. She allegedly possesses bizarre powers. Traction’s purpose is to spread fear and destroy this man and others like him in order to annihilate the economic, legal and social system that they represent so that Traction can exhume wealth and power from the ashes of anarchy. There are a precious few willing to recognize the seriousness of their threat or to challenge it. Murdock McCabe, a station chief for Veritus Investigations International, wades into the maelstrom. He learns to his dismay that even innocence exacts its penalty.
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The PRICE OF INNOCENCE is a thought-provoking mystery thriller. It has been said that the sword of justice has no scabbard. Unfortunately, true justice is obscure. Legal systems can merely offer an opportunity for justice. No system designed by man can ever guarantee it. Sadly, the legal systems designed to protect us can be distorted and corrupted by malevolent human beings who misuse it not only to perpetrate the worst injustices, but also to create the illusion that they, the bad guys, hold the moral high ground.
The PRICE OF INNOCENCE is the story of a prominent respectable man falsely accused of a monstrous crime by a group that calls itself Traction. Traction claims to be governed by a fearsome “green lady” who came from another universe. She allegedly possesses bizarre powers. Traction’s purpose is to spread fear and destroy this man and others like him in order to annihilate the economic, legal and social system that they represent so that Traction can exhume wealth and power from the ashes of anarchy. There are a precious few willing to recognize the seriousness of their threat or to challenge it. Murdock McCabe, a station chief for Veritus Investigations International, wades into the maelstrom. He learns to his dismay that even innocence exacts its penalty.
About the Author
GIL HOWARD is the pen name of Judge G. H. Zitzelsberger. Gil is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. He holds degrees from the University of Buffalo, Wayne University in Detroit, and Michigan State University College of Law. He was in the general practice of law, which included criminal law, in Wayne County, Michigan. He served twenty-five years as a trial court judge in that county.
Upon retiring from the bench, Gil served three years as the executive director (International Secretary) of Kiwanis International at its world-wide headquarters in Indianapolis. The Kiwanis world-wide staff reported to him. He was also the editor of Kiwanis magazine.
Returning to his legal career, he practiced probate law and estate planning in Bradenton, Florida, for fourteen years.
He served on various boards for the Boy Scouts of America in both the Detroit Area Council and the Crossroads of America Council. He is an Eagle Scout.
During the Korean Conflict, he served in the United States Air Force.
Gil is a multi-engine and instrument-rated pilot and has flown frequently from coast to coast in the United States and in the Caribbean. He has traveled widely in Europe, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. He is the author of three mystery-suspense-thrillers: The Chaos Chip (1999), Fury in the Shadow (2005), and The Price of Innocence (2008). His stories are peppered with vivid descriptions drawn from his personal experiences.