{"product_id":"the-belle-rive-ledger-c-l-carmichael-9798995524908","title":"The Belle Rive Ledger: A Scales of Justice Novel - Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if winning every case came with a hidden cost?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefense attorney Camille Durant is New Orleans' sharpest weapon-ruthless, brilliant, unbeatable. Evidence disappears. Witnesses falter. Juries sway. Guilty walk free. She calls it skill. New Orleans knows better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvited to a secretive retreat at Belle Rive plantation, Camille steps into the LeBlanc family's haunted estate, where old money hides older sins. There, she uncovers an occult ledger: a supernatural archive tracking decades of magical \"corrections\" for corrupt verdicts. Her own triumphs? Tragically imbalanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her three worst clients die in ritualistic \"accidents\"-staged as heart attacks and crashes, marked by burned legal documents and tilted scales-the current, an ancient force of balance, demands payment for every outcome Camille tipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBound by unbreakable scales etched into her skin, Camille must confess her complicity, betray her elite clients, and risk disbarment-or become the next correction. To survive, she'll have to dismantle the very empire her talent built and rebuild justice on new terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where law bends to power and magic enforces truth, one attorney's reckoning could shatter Louisiana's shadows forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA razor-sharp supernatural legal thriller-gripping courtroom drama + Creole mysticism-perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of razor-sharp legal thrillers, Gothic mansions, and morally complicated heroines will find a complete story with series hooks, perfect for readers of supernatural suspense, legal drama, and dark fantasy set in the modern South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. L. Carmichael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995524908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimble Resource, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"C. L. Carmichael","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852885045503,"sku":"9798995524908","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-belle-rive-ledger-c-l-carmichael-9798995524908","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}