Flappers & Fiction

When young attorney Obediah Clarkson is appointed to defend the notorious “Black Jack,” he expects a hardened ruffian. Instead, he finds a blue-eyed youth with gentle manners. The trial goes exactly as the prosecution hopes, but Black Jack’s quiet assurance that he won’t stay caged for long proves startlingly accurate. Years later, when Clarkson’s own home is stripped of its silver and heirlooms, he discovers that a professional courtesy and a distinctive first name can offer protection that no police guard could ever provide.