Penny Candy: The Culture of Corporate Theft Book I

by Marjory Babb

Fraud, corruption, betrayal—as a lawyer, Susanna Carter Streicker sees it all. Book 1—In 1980, twenty-eight-year-old Susanna lands a job as the first female attorney at a large Amarillo, Texas law firm. She promptly skyrockets to success, but a series of sordid entanglements, coupled with an unfaithful husband, prompt her to make a change and take a position with one of Houston’s most elite law firms. Book 2—Almost immediately Sue succumbs to a young and powerful partner who manipulates her into aiding his takeover of the firm. The pending fallout, which throws the firm into turmoil amid the banking and real estate crash of the 1980s, ultimately sees her come face-to-face with a devastating lawsuit that shatters her dreams of becoming a top lawyer at a top law firm. Book 3—Distraught and disillusioned, Sue reevaluates her life and takes steps to repair the damage her career has inflicted on her personal life and her relationship with her son. Book 4—Sue reinvents herself as general counsel for a bank., but this new venture is not everything she hoped it would be. She is once again confronted with corruption and fraud—and those who clash with titans rarely emerge unscathed.

72 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2015