Screenscam: A Rep & Melissa Pennyworth Mystery

by Michael Bowen

Book Overview

"A gem of a book that just keeps getting more brilliant page after page."--Michael Stackpole, New York Times bestselling author

Attorney Rep Pennyworth faces the client from hell. Charlotte Buchanan, author of a mystery of no particular merit, contends her 1997 novel is the basis for a 1999 film, and she wants to sue. Rep would blow her off, but Charlotte's the daughter of the CEO of Tavistock, Ltd., the firm's major corporate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890208914
• ISBN13: 9781890208912
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great satire

Rep Pennyworth is a junior partner in a major Indiana law firm, but he is not a typical Midwest lawyer. He is content in his relatively low-level position and has no desire for any excitement especially at work. His only exception is his enjoyment for spanking fantasies that he indulges in chat rooms and Internet porn sites. His quiet lifestyle changes when he is forced to take on Charlotte Buchanan as a client since her father is one of the firm's most important clients. She wrote a novel "And Done No Other's Harm", which was made into movie without her consent or remuneration. What is a simple case of copyright infringement turns into a criminal conspiracy that threatens Rep's life. SCREENSCAM is a satirical take on legal thrillers that uses humor to enhance the plot. The protagonist is an "everyman" with the concerns and fears that all humans have. That makes the hero accessible and likable to the audience in spite of his fetish, which is the high point of slapstick. Michael Bowen has a refreshing style of writing that will make this author a cult favorite.