David Cooper

"Hatred, Ridicule and Contempt" is set in the early nineties and is centred upon a libel action handled by the solicitor for the defendant newspaper, with a notable undercurrent of law firm politics. Unusual as it may be to have chosen Birmingham as the stage for the book, I am mindful of the fact that the greatest legal thriller writer of all times based one of his classic works in unfashionable Memphis...

In completing the book, it was quite fascinating to think that twenty years ago, there was no internet and no email to speak of, and that the modern world of instant communication would only have existed as a figment of the imagination. But that's another story...

I am a solicitor living in South Staffordshire with my wife Nicola. My blogspot David Cooper Books can easily be tracked down via Google and it features the prologue as a sample chapter. Enjoy!