Snarkey & Putts Paranormal Attorneys-At-Law I: The Case of the Undead Arbitrator
by Joe Eliseon
Reviewed by S. S. Bazinet

DESCRIPTION: “This is why you owe me money.”

Jack Snarkey, the oiliest of lawyers, explains it one more time to his hapless junior partner, R. Andrew “Andy” Putts, III, Esq. Their two-man law firm’s Operating Agreement sounds fair, but no matter which way you turn through its maze of subsections and subparagraphs and incorporations by reference, one thing never changes: at the end of the month, Putts ends up with the short end of the financial stick.

This month, Putts has only one chance to bring home the bacon – the big fee he and Snarkey expect for handling the Menninger arbitration case. Their clients, two old-biddy spinster sisters, May and June Menninger, are fighting with their even older spinster sister, April, over their late father’s substantial estate. If only Putts can get the arbitrator, the sympathetic but slow-as-molasses Judge Arnold S. Levine (ret.), to issue his long-delayed arbitration decision, maybe he can make some money.

But the old judge dies and leaves no decision – zip! nada! He never wrote one word.

They’ve got to do the whole arbitration over again. It’ll take more than a year. The clients are furious, impatient. Snarkey has no intention of doing twice the work for the same, single fee. Putts is broke and desperate.

Then Snarkey gets an idea – hold a séance! All three of the Menninger sister believe in the spirit world. All three believe you can communicate with the spirits of the dead. All he has to do is convince April’s legal counsel to go along with the scam and voila! all the lawyers collect their fees and put this pain-in-the-neck case to bed.

All Snarkey needs is a fall-guy, someone to play the part of the medium, someone fair, likeable, trustworthy…

Who else but that built-in, made-to-order, pasty-faced patsy, Putts?!!!

So their scheme begins. But Snarkey’s phony “arbitration” session gets out of hand. Putts turns out to possess unsuspected talents. All hell breaks loose – literally!

Can Putts contain the restless spirits? Can Snarkey collect their fee? Can you stop laughing?

You can only find out if you’re there at ground zero, at the birth of a new legal specialty. Come along on the first of the riotous, rollicking, sidesplitting adventures of Snarkey & Putts, Paranormal Attorneys-At-Law. Buy The Case of the Undead Arbitrator now!

REVIEW: A fun-filled ride into the paranormal with a bit of law thrown in!

I thoroughly enjoyed this well-written, amusing story. The lawyers, Snarkey and Putts, are the perfect combo. They make for mayhem and shady dealings on Snarkey’s part and lots of sleepless nights for Putts who is much more the innocent. Together they will keep you entertained and laughing. The descriptions are sharp and defining, and always offer the reader a perfect picture of the characters and the action that takes place. Highly recommended for anyone who needs a bit of humor and a story that moves along beautifully from start to finish.

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