Short Synopsis
In this explosive debut thriller, a judge from the Louisiana bayou goes up against a company on the verge of causing an ecological disaster.

Full Synopsis
Cajun-born Jock Boucher has overcome modest beginnings to assume the prestigious position of U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. One of his first cases on the bench involves a scientist who has been hiding in mortal fear for more than twenty years. The fugitive claims that another judge accepted bribes and helped a relentless global energy company steal his intellectual property: a way to recover energy from below the sub-sea bed that could end America's dependence on foreign oil.

Boucher takes on the company and its powerful founder, risking not only his judicial career but his life. He follows a trail of cryptic clues to the bottom of the ocean, and soon finds himself the target of killers—and too far from the law to ever return.

Packed with suspense, science, politics, and murder, this fast-paced, riveting thriller will have listeners on the edge of their seats.

"Grisham fans will enjoy." ---Publishers Weekly

"A series worth following." ---Suspense Magazine

"From David Lyons comes Ice Fire, a novel with almost clairvoyant timing, a fascinating plot and complex characters. It hits with style and power like the judge's hammer coming down at the end of a case." ---Graham Brown

"Michael Kramer gives an elegant, stately performance of this mystery. . . . Together Lyons and Kramer take listeners from the tops of New Orleans skyscrapers to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in this Cajun-spiced story of corruption." ---AudioFile