Friend of the Devil

by James V. Irving

Overview

After gambler and loan shark Jimmie Flambeau leverages Joth into an uncomfortable professional relationship, Joth and private detective DP Tran develop a high risk plan to deliver Heather from impending disaster. As nerves are frayed and lines are crossed, Joth stumbles on to a clue to a decades old mystery-and then ghosts from his past intrude.

"Irving's writing reveals the twists and turns of the

courts of law and the dark byways of the human heart."

-Barry Maine, Professor of English, Wake Forest University

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645408420
Publisher:	Speaking Volumes LLC
Publication date:	03/01/2023
Pages:	306
Sales rank:	871,976
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

James V. Irving was born and raised in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia (UVA), where he majored in English. He holds a law degree from the College of William and Mary and is a member of the bars of Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts.After completing his undergraduate studies at UVA, Mr. Irving spent two years employed as a private detective in Northern Virginia, where he pursued wayward spouses, located skips, investigated insurance claims and handled criminal investigations. In his early years as a lawyer, he practiced criminal law, which along with his investigative experience and trial work, informs this fictional account of Joth Proctor, an under-employed criminal defense lawyer faced with spiraling personal and professional challenges which put his livelihood, and ultimately his personal freedom, at risk.Mr. Irving is a shareholder of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. in Arlington, Virginia, where he practices business law. He and his wife, Cindy, live in Arlington County and have one daughter, Lindsay.