Big Cut: Novel

One of the most powerful trial lawyers in New York, Aaron Richard Golub has worked on cases involving such luminary litigants as Brooke Shields, Donald Trump, and Andy Warhol. Now Golub introduces a brazen alter-ego in his fast-paced debut novel that transports readers from affluent Park Avenue to the treacherous streets of Chinatown and ultimately, the lower Manhattan courtroom where a bizarre family drama builds to a stunning—and utterly unexpected—twist.

Seduced by peril—and cold, hard cash—street-smart Johnny Ocean has earned himself an Upper East Side townhouse, a faithful Sikh butler, and a reputation for taking cases other lawyers won't touch. Enter his latest client, the shadowy Pandora Markham, an upper crust temptress so shrouded in mystery that she has yet to come face to face with her own attorney...

On the surface, the case appears to be nothing more than a cat fight between a pair of sisters-in-law over a $170 million inheritance. Johnny isn't fooled by its seeming simplicity. Nor, as the inevitable grim reality snares him in an ominous underworld web, is he frightened-not at first. But Pandora Markham hasn't told him everything-and what Johnny doesn't know can kill him...

Author Biography: AARON RICHARD GOLUB is one of the most powerful trial lawyers in New York. Some of his cases have involved Brooke Shields, Giorgio Armani, Bob Guccione, Marc Rich, Donald Trump, Andy Warhol, and William Hurt. The Big Cut is his first novel.