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“Powder River Poison”a Mary MacIntosh novelby Maureen Meehan AplinSynopsisMary MacIntosh's hard work has finally paid off-opening her own law firm and landing Wyoming's largest toxic tort case-all before the age of 40. But, her exciting new world threatens to come crashing down when secrets about her newest client's family become center stage in this stirring legal thriller. Set in the federal courts and majestic mountains of Wyoming comes POWDER RIVER POISON. This gripping novel is the story of Butch Anderson, a world famous, born-in-the-saddle rodeo cowboy who owns a pristine ranch in northern Wyoming and MethZap, a methane gas company that promised him large royalty checks for the use of his land. The company's promises of financial reward and to restore the land to its original condition are broken when sludge contaminates the groundwater and poisons the nearby river basin. A class-action toxic tort lawsuit follows which threatens to tear the community apart. Mary MacIntosh's job, relationships and life are threatened when she discovers that methamphetamines are being produced in the "Well from Hell" on her client's property. With a drug-dealing murderer on the loose, her job hanging in the balance and a client who has put all of his trust in her hands, Mac must defend herself and the lawsuit, and find out what really happened before it is too late. Prologue Read the first page of Powder River Poison. Book SpecsGenre: Legal Thriller
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