Robak's Witch: A Dan Robak Mystery

In Indiana, attorney Don Robak recovers from a gunshot wound to his gut which has dampened his zeal for being a courtroom lawyer. Adding to Don's troubles, his second wife and their son have left him, fleeing to Chicago because they are tired of his legal lifestyle. On a positive note, Don is expected to become a judge in about six months. ..... As a personal favor to an old crony and legal opponent, Madisonville attorney Kevin Smalley, Don agrees to help on a death penalty murder case. The accused is Bertha Jones, a local herbalist, who has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her niece and nephew. Don quickly learns that the townsfolk want to burn the witch at the stake and that Kevin is just as unpopular here in rural Indiana for announcing that he is gay. Still Don begins to investigate and quickly learns that the two deceased teens had close ties to Reverend Allwell, the leader of a local hate group. As he gets closer to uncovering the truth, Don struggles to survive irate religious sects, a crazed local militia group, and the worst of all, a family seeking revenge. With all that in his way, Don's quest for justice on his last case may prove, in deed, to be his LAST case. ...... Joe L. Hensley provides his many readers with a great new Don Robak tale. Don is in his usual position of being under the bridge over troubled waters in his quest to do what is right within the legal system. ROBAK'S WITCH is well written with numerous twists and surprising problems continually confronting Don. The ending is fabulously unique as the impact of the Witch case on all the characters are provided by the great Mr. Hensley, whose novels get the highest recommendation from this reviewer. ......Harriet Klausner