The Snake Charmer

Victor Raymer shielded his eyes as the sun blazed off the brass doors of the seven-story cement bull known as the Cook County Criminal Court. The beast's hot breath drew him in. He'd dive headlong into the pit with the most primal forces of the world. The smell of criminal law was intoxicating. Raw. Pungent. Fearful. It wasn't long before Raymer noticed ... how his cases wouldn't be called, how some lawyers always got the same judges, and how a group of lawyers, known as the “Miracle Workers” could get any client off. Any client. Victor Raymer found himself plunged into the chaos of a judicial system mired in corruption. But when he refused to “join the Club,” he discovered he could trust no one—not his fellow lawyers, not the judges, not the Federal government. The Feds wanted him to talk. The Judges wanted him to stay quiet. The Colombians wanted him dead. Victor Raymer was the most dangerous man in Chicago—An honest lawyer.