A veteran trial lawyer, Larry D. Thompson has drawn upon decades of experience in the courtroom to produce his first novel, So Help Me God. Thompson, a one-time journalism major who used his talent for writing to excel at the University of Texas School of Law is now managing partner of the Houston trial firm he founded. He is the proud father of three grown children, an active golfer, SCUBA diver, runner and outdoor enthusiast. His biggest inspiration both in life and literature is his late brother, best-selling author Thomas Thompson.
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"Move over John Grisham!" Denton A. Cooley, M.D.
"Seldom does a first effort at courtroom fiction find itself in the class of such notables as Inherit the Wind, The Verdict, and A Time to Kill."
Jim Perdue, Sr.
"I hated to finish that last page. It's like a glass of good wine."
Hartley Hampton
"Every trial lawyer will see traits of himself and others in these richly developed characters." Ronald Krist
...and more praise has come in for So Help Me God!
"Having been on the front lines of the pro-choice vs anti-choice battles for years, I've read almost everything written about abortion. SO HELP ME GOD is fiction full of legal drama about those issues; it will keep you glued to your seat and wanting to read more. Larry Thompson skillfully pumps his how-to legal knowledge into this gripping story interweaves every aspect of the abortion debate. Wonderful writing fuels the excitement of the courtroom thriller."
Just as the controversy about evolution fueled Inherit the Wind,
now the never-ending abortion debate turns a Texas trial into a national firestorm when money, power and religion once again
carve judicial history.
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Miraculously awakening from a twelve-year coma, television evangelist Thomas Jeremiah Luther eagerly resumes his worldwide ministry while secretly plotting to seize control of conservative Christian political power in America.
When a teenage member of Luther's congregation almost dies from an abortion, he convinces her family to file a multi-million-dollar Medical Malpractice case against the physician and abortion clinic. The right verdict will shut down abortion clinics all over the country and send the religious right and power brokers of all stripes flocking to his door.
With two powerful and charismatic lawyers arguing the case, the nation is riveted to this landmark courtroom battle where one of the most heated points in the national debate will be decided:
When exactly does life begin?
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"John Grisham and Scott Turow have a new competitor."
May 21, 2008 From: Larry Harrison
Larry D., I've started reading your wonderful book. About page 220. I am thoroughly enjoying it and very happy for you. You have a winner even if the world doesn't know it...yet. You are an outstanding writer and it is a must read for those of us lawyers old enough to remember your story references and practiced in Harris County 30+ years. I tried one of my first cases in front of Ruby S.
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