Ginger Snaps (Beaufort Books, May 2015) is Webb Hubbell’s second in a series of legal thrillers featuring Attorney Jack Patterson. Set once again in Little Rock, Arkansas, this page-turner explores the political intrigue surrounding the dubious arrest of Dr. Douglas Stewart, an old acquaintance of Jack’s, for possession of marijuana. As Jack investigates the matter, he discovers that the case is of a far greater scope than he had first imagined. He soon finds himself in the thick of a federal conspiracy in which both the Stewarts and the government are hiding secrets–secrets that connect to a past that Jack, and all involved, would rather forget.
As former Mayor of Little Rock, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, and Associate Attorney General of the United States appointed by former President Bill Clinton, Webb Hubbell is well- versed in the intricacies of the US government and our criminal justice system. He has first-hand experience as an attorney and as a judge, and brings this unique knowledge and experience to every page.
Ginger Snaps received advanced praise from the following:
“Ginger Snaps is a wonderfully intriguing crime mystery, involving the potential abuse of our post-9/11 national security apparatus; the medical use of marijuana, and its potential to help cure cancer; the often dark world of commercial sex; and the corrupt practice of allowing criminal prosecutors to seize private property from individuals who may never be charged with a crime. Hubbell tells a great story with vivid details that lure the reader deeper and deeper into the mystery.”
— Keith Stroup, founder NORML
“Captivating from the beginning and never without intrigue, Ginger Snaps transports readers into the dark channels of Arkansas’s political and criminal landscape. Webb Hubbell vividly evokes the sights and textures of Little Rock while delivering a knockout story in this engrossing mystery thriller.”
—Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief, Talk News Service
“I don’t know how Webb Hubbell learned to write, but I sure know he did. He fashions masterful, stories of intrigue and human cupidity that hook me from page one. Ginger Snaps is the second Jack Patterson novel I’ve read and I’m committed to whatever other adventures of Jack’s leak out of Webb’s pen. His characters are human enough to make me love them, and just smarter enough than I am to make me stick with them and see how it all turns out. Put me down as first in line for the next one, Webb.
—Peter Coyote actor and author of Sleeping Where I Fall and The Rainman’s Third Cure
“Jack Patterson is back and once again unwittingly swept up in another Little Rock firestorm involving tough attorneys, crackpot scientists and a cancer-cure breakthrough that has the Feds on edge. Webb Hubbell’s extensive experience in government lends a frightening air of authenticity to this suspenseful, twisted story.”
—B. Brandon Barker, author of Operation EMU