The Last Resort Clause

<p>Dr. Ben Carter a brilliant law professor haunted by a past tragedy is a cynical recluse hiding from the world. His one firm belief is that the law is a lie a tool for the powerful. But his quiet life of academic detachment is shattered when a desperate delegation from the drowning island nation of Kirani brings him an impossible conspiracy lawsuit: they want to sue a global superpower for causing climate change.</p><p></p><p>Thrust onto the world stage of the International Court of Justice Ben finds himself in a high-stakes courtroom drama against the world's most ruthless lawyer Sir Marcus Thorne. Armed with only a radical untested legal theory and a small team of students Ben's case is more than a long shot-it's a legal suicide mission.</p><p></p><p>As he uncovers evidence of a forty-year cover-up the fight escalates from a battle of wits into a dangerous geopolitical thriller. When Thorne's team of corporate assassins moves from legal tactics to sabotage and personal threats that expose a web of political corruption Ben realizes he's caught in a deadly game of corporate espionage where the future of a nation is on the line.</p><p></p><p>In this gripping eco-thriller Ben must confront his own ghosts and decide how much he's willing to sacrifice. In a war with no rules the final verdict could cost him everything and change the world forever.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Ben Carter a brilliant law professor haunted by a tragic past believes in one simple truth: the law is a tool for the powerful and justice is an illusion. He's content to teach his cynical gospel from the safety of his university office until a small delegation from the drowning island nation of Kirani presents him with an impossible case.</p><p></p><p>They want him to do what has never been done: sue a global superpower for causing climate change.</p><p></p><p>Armed with a radical untested legal theory and opposed by the world's most ruthless lawyer Sir Marcus Thorne Ben is dragged into a high-stakes battle at the International Court of Justice. But when his opponents move from legal maneuvering to personal threats and sabotage Ben realizes he's not just fighting for a legal precedent. He's fighting for the survival of his team his clients and his own soul. In a war with no rules waged in the highest court in the world the final verdict could cost him everything.</p><p></p><p></p>