I have two questions regarding your treatment of lawyers. In almost every one of your books – all the series and stand-alones – you have a villain who is either clergy, a lawyer, or both. However, you often tend to balance out a clergy-villain with another character who is a “good” clergyman. You NEVER do this with lawyers. There is never a lawyer who comes and bails out Sharpe, Uhtred, Derfel, Thomas of Hookton, etc. – out of a legal jam (And they have been in plenty!) So, my questions are:
- You have explained your childhood experiences as the basis for your hostility of organized religion. I get that. But I have never heard you give the source of your deep seated hostility to lawyers. Can you tell us?
- If there any chance, that just ONCE, you could have a lawyer-character who is not an evil, blood-sucking parasite on humanity? (Some of us actually do help people!)
Ron Filipkowski