The Badger Game - Norman Shabel

Horace Badger, the dean of men of nearby Reliance College had been murdered. By whom and why were the questions. Stosh Klewzewski, leader of the violent Catholic White Knights is charged with the murder. During the trial, the Catholic Church's cover-up of the sexual abuse of hundreds of altar boys came to light.

Was Klewzewski and Badger involved? Or know about them? The 1960 Presidential election involves the Catholic candidate John F. Kennedy. Could the sexual abuse revelation of the cover-up damage the Kennedy election? Was the Catholic Church the real defendant in the Badger murder trial?

Customer Reviews:

For many years in films and novels the civil trial has been the focus of intense dramas. Large soulless profit-seeking corporations have devastatingly injured individuals or communities. The flawed but fearless lawyer represents the victims and seeks justice for his or her client through a legal system that has complex procedures and doctrines. But ultimately the jury – a group of ordinary citizens – must decide whether the lawyer prevails and gains compensation for the victim. Into this genre comes Mel Levine, an imperfect spouse and father, but an aggressive and courageous fighter for his maimed client against seemingly insurmountable odds. Only a trial lawyer and novelist as experienced and talented as Norm Shabel could have created and maintained the drama of this trial without sacrificing the reality of the strategies and technicalities that structure it.

Dean Rayman L. Solomon
Rutgers University School of Law – Camden