Deadly Lessons

Winston Patrick thought he had left the law behind him. Successful but dissatisfied with his career defending the downtrodden of Vancouver's criminal...more

Winston Patrick thought he had left the law behind him. Successful but dissatisfied with his career defending the downtrodden of Vancouver's criminal world, Winston trades in the courtroom for the classroom, at a rough, East Vancouver high school. Soon Winston's past life meets his present, when Carl, a fellow teacher, seeks Winston's legal help after Carl's student threatens to expose a lurid teacher-student love affair. Reluctantly, Winston has agreed to provide legal defense of Carl's alleged sexual impropriety when the case takes an even uglier turn: the student is murdered, making her alleged lover the prime suspect. And this is no ordinary student. With family connections reaching as high as the Prime Minister's office, Winston and best friend, Detective Andrea Pearson, find themselves immersed in a murder investigation that could cause an international incident, if it doesn't cost Winston his own life first.   less