Beneath the Gavel

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(191 191 191 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>A judge. A murder. A family divided.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(191 191 191 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Judge Ferdinand Pitt never expected to see his estranged father in his courtroom-especially not in handcuffs accused of murder. But when the victim turns out to be his son's volatile boss the case takes a devastating turn. As evidence shifts suspicion from father to son Ferd is forced to investigate the crime himself risking his career and violating every ethical boundary he's sworn to uphold.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(191 191 191 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>With his rival attorney circling his marriage unraveling and his mother's health failing Ferd must navigate a maze of lies secrets and buried resentments to uncover the truth. But in a family fractured by abandonment and silence justice may come at the cost of everything he has left.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(191 191 191 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Beneath the Gavel </em>is a gripping mystery about loyalty legacy and the impossible choices we make when the law hits home.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p>