Review: Moral Turpitude by Layne Winklebleck
★★★★½ 
Moral Turpitude, the first book in the Ange Parker Series by Layne Winklebleck, is an action-packed thriller.
Davis Sheffield is the billionaire majority shareholder of Sheffield Industries, a private defense contractor. Davis, formerly Robert Davis Jones, married into the Sheffield family. His wife died young and the Sheffield family wants to kick out Davis from the company. To accomplish this, they accuse Davis of moral turpitude based on kinky experiences from years ago.
Ange Parker, a young and idealistic attorney, advises Davis to go into hiding to avoid being served. Davis follows a hunch and entrusts Ange with […]
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