The Privilege

This is the debut novel of Gene Barton, from Unlimited Publishing LLC. It is the story of Robert Sterling, a partner in the old line Boston law firm of Goodman, Grey and Stewart. The plot begins as Sterling is working on the initial public offering of his client Protect.com, an Internet security firm. Sterling is abruptly interrupted by FBI agents, who hand him grand jury subpoenas seeking information about Protect.com and its principal financier, Larry Brown. Brown is a colorful, but controversial figure. The agents warn Sterling that Brown is dangerous, and intimate that Sterling too is on the verge of criminal indictment in connection with the investigation. It unfolds that Brown is a money launderer for the Arquillo Family. After a lengthy struggle, Robert Sterling eventually escapes indictment by the feds... but as he leaves his office to celebrate with his family, he is murdered by one of Arquillo's assassins.