The Legal & the is a sweeping novel following four generations of the Ridge family from the 1930s to the present day. They rise from nothing to gain great power and influence. Set against a background of the ruthless commodity trading world, the family believes they can to do as they wish, until they meet Walter Darriteau. The men may think they rule the roost, but six strong female characters have other ideas about that. Five Dead Bilk Thomas runs a Chester city centre nightclub. Itβs early Wednesday morning as Bilk makes his way home. Heβs not been in the house five minutes when the doorbell rings. Who the heck comes ringing the doorbell at 2am? He goes to the door. A conversation follows. Bilk lets a man in. Would you let a stranger into your house at 2am? And if you did, itβs good advice to never turn your back on a stranger. Old Cold Corley Crabb is almost thirty. He lives alone in a tiny flat and has few friends. On a blazing English summer afternoon, Corley disappears without a trace. Only a work colleague, Sandy Goldy, appears that concerned. Enough to visit Chesterβs central police station, where she shares her worries with the desk sergeant. Walter Darriteau is coming back in and overhears the end of the conversation. There is something desperate in her pleading words, and Walter wants to know more. Walter Darriteau has been dreaming of the 1980s, and a massive case that taught him so much. He canβt stop thinking about it. Two huge crooked families at war, and one brutal murder that started it all off. But Mrs West, his boss, wants him to concentrate on something sheβs picked up. A Chester secret society with an agenda all of their own. Walter thinks itβs a waste of time, but when he investigates, he canβt believe what he discovers. Four complete books, 1,500 odd pages, enough to keep anyone entertained for hours, and you save 30% on the normal price...M.F