WHY I DECIDED TO WRITE CONTEMPT OF COURT by Ken Malovos
I first decided to write CONTEMPT OF COURT many years ago. I suppose I am like a lot of lawyers who promise themselves that one day they will write a great American novel. My book is not exactly that, but I hope that the reader will find it enjoyable. This is my first novel. The story is about a Sacramento trial lawyer who is in trouble. He is still trying to come to grips with the loss of his wife to ovarian cancer five years ago. One day, he is mugged on the bike trail when out for a jog. The mugger takes his car keys, steals his car and ransacks his home. His law office is burglarized. He is smashed from behind one day when driving on the freeway. To top it off, he is held in contempt of court by a judge for no good reason and thrown in jail. Then things really go bad. Unfortunately, the authorities aren’t much help. So my hero and his law partner have t...