In this original and vigorous audiobook, best-selling author William Lashner creates an extraordinary world of grit and glitter, justice and compromise. Filled with corrupt politicians, aging gangland figures, and one of the most dangerous predators of them all-the Philadelphia attorney-Hostile Witness is a dazzling peek into the heart of high-profile law. Victor Carl is a struggling lawyer until a powerful attorney offers him all the wealth, influence, and beautiful women he can imagine. All Carl has to do is keep his mouth shut while his client becomes a sacrificial lamb for a powerful city councilman in a case that involves extortion, arson, and murder. Lashner, author and Philadelphia-based lawyer, combines insight into the legal system with his passion for the writer's craft. Narrator Richard Ferrone captures the drama of the courtroom with compelling clarity. In Victor Carl, Lashner has created a uniquely resourceful and humorous character who stands apart from the usual pack of pompous, pin-striped fictional lawyers.