Whipped

Now in paperback!Montreal journalist Lou Sabatino, under witness protection after nearly being gunned down by the Mafia, is sucked into the quirky world of a conniving Russian dominatrix who has secretly recorded herself putting the whip to the bare bottom of a high-ranking federal cabinet minister.It's the scoop of the century, but too hot a potato - if Lou breaks the story, he risks exposing himself to the mercies of the Mafia. Instead, he shows the video to Green Party leader Margaret Blake. The video is leaked, and Margaret is sued by the minister for $50 million.Enter Arthur Beauchamp, Margaret's husband and famed criminal lawyer, who had found - or so he hoped - blissful retirement on idyllic Garibaldi Island on the West Coast. But now he's representing the woman he loves while tormented by fears that she's embroiled in an affair. Whether you're encountering Arthur Beauchamp for the first time or have followed him from his first case, the paperback release of award-winning William Deverell's Whipped is not to be missed. Short DescriptionIn the seventh Arthur Beauchamp novel, a Russian dominatrix videos her session with a top federal cabinet minister. The video gets into the hands of Beauchamp's wife, leader of the Green Party, and when it is leaked, Beauchamp must defend her against a massive lawsuit.Sales and Market Bullets"Bill Deverell's Whipped is a rollicking ride through politics, organized crime, and blackmail, with a flash of studded leather thrown in for good measure. Arthur Beauchamp is back in a wild thriller that strikes very close to home. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." - Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"Whipped is vintage Deverell: sardonic yet humane, with a cast of complicated characters, seemingly effortless storytelling, and more than a touch of the absurd." - John MacLachlan Gray, award-winning author of The Fiend in Human and Billy Bishop Goes to WarDeverell was a lawyer for over 20 years and was counsel in over 1000 trials - all experience which lends authority and authenticity to his novels. He created the hit TV series Street Legal, which has aired in over 50 countries.