Rick Ward

The Lawmaker Rick Ward

Wayne Lott is a young attorney out to make a name for himself. When a state legislative seat becomes vacant, Wayne jumps at the chance to run for office and enter what he thinks will be the glamorous life of politics. But he?s in for a deadly surprise.

Naïve and idealistic, Wayne is a lamb to the slaughter. In no time, he becomes enmeshed in the violent high stakes underworld of a sinister casino lobbyist. Caught with a hired temptress and threatened with blackmail, Wayne is forced to choose between cooperating with federal authorities or succumbing to the dark side of Mississippi?s gambling gangland.