Without Precedent

J.D. Trafford’s “Without Precedent” is an interesting legal thriller. Corporate lawyer Matthew Daley is at the top of his game in Manhattan—that is until his sister overdoses on heroin and dies. He must decide whether to stand up for the pharmaceutical firms that produce addictive pharmaceuticals or pursue justice in his sister’s honor,

torn between his conscience and his job. Together with a motley crew of law school misfits, Matt returns to his blue-collar hometown and engages in a high-stakes legal battle against corporate attorneys from New York.