Captivating. Stunning. Mind Blowing.
Criminal defense attorney Mark Porter crossed drugs across the line dividing Mexico and the United States. Was he duped into making the crossing, a blind mule, or did he cross over another boundary, the line between criminal defense attorney and defendant? This is a fast paced legal thriller that will have you turning pages and guessing until the end. The Blind Mule novel is fictional but unfortunately the plight of the blind mule is tragic reality for so many international travelers.
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Below is the tantalizing first page of the Blind Mule Novel:
Chapter 1
Mark Porter, celebrated criminal defense attorney, stared at the photograph in his steady hand. Camila’s smile was brave, serene, but with just a hint of false bravado that meant underneath she was afraid. The baby, Esperanza, was wrapped in a lacy pink shawl, knit by Camila’s mother. Mark’s hand began to tremble, and the picture blurred. His baby daughter—whom he had yet to meet.
Mark set the picture down on his teak desk and splashed a shot of Ron de Caldas into his coffee cup. It was quiet in the office suite—too quiet in downtown San Diego. He tossed the rum much too quickly to enjoy it and then poured another. The ticking clock on the wall irritated him. And the pounding of his heart reminded him that his destiny was rushing toward him.
The phone stayed silent. In law school, professors taught evidence, trial practice, criminal procedure—but not patience. No one could teach a trial attorney how to wait, and Mark Porter had never developed an ability to do so gracefully, not even now, when the verdict he waited on was his own.
The months had gone by so fast. The New Year came in an unusual rush with the hiring of a new legal associate, Jason Spurlock, to whom Mark now entrusted his life.
And then there was Camila. On a business trip to Medellín, Colombia years earlier, Mark had fallen in love. After decades of hunger, waiting, loneliness, he finally now had it all. But he knew that he could lose it all in a matter of seconds.
The telephone rang, jarring him back to reality. He knew that this would be the call. He answered even before the first ring had finished.
“Yes,” he gasped, trying to maintain control of his breath.
“We have a verdict,” Judge Jenkins’s clerk announced in her dry, monotone voice, hanging up before giving Mark a chance to say anything. Mark took one last deep swig of rum before walking the three blocks to the federal courthouse.
Blind Mule News
- Russell Babcock To Argue Blind Mule Case Before The High Court
by russell on January 20, 2013 - United States Acknowledge Existence of Blind Mules in El Paso, Texas
by admin on April 19, 2012 - San Diego Acknowledges the Existence of Blind Mules
by admin on April 19, 2012
Russell S. Babcock
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Buzz about the book
SUSPENSEFUL
“A brilliant criminal defense attorney finds himself on the defensive, his life and future happiness at stake, as unknown enemies try to bring him down.”
FAST PACED
“This fast paced story kept me on the edge wondering “what’s next.” It provides the reader with a practical legal education on what not to do when going to cross that border.”
AUTHENTIC
“One of the most authentic legal thrillers I have ever read. Accurately captures the high stakes and drama during a criminal trial. I hope to read more of Mark Porter’s adventures in the near future!”
THRILLING
“This is one of those books that kept me up at night, waiting to see how the deception and who was behind it revealed themselves.”
