Shelby Yastrow received his law degree from Northwestern University and began private practice in 1959. In 1978, he joined McDonald's Corporation as Chief Litigation Counsel. He was later promoted to Executive Vice-President and General Counsel. Since retiring, Shelby has taken up writing, and prior to BAD LIES has written two other legal suspense novels: UNDUE INFLUENCE (which reached No. 7 on the Chicago Tribune national bestseller list) and UNDER OATH. He has also written the nonfiction book VISION TO LEGACY, a work about franchising and the history of Great Clips, Inc., the world's largest franchiser of hair salons.

Books by Shelby Yastrow

Bad Lies: A Story of Libel, Slander, & Professional Golf

by Tony Jacklin and Shelby Yastrow - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Eddie Bennison is at the top of his game, one of the most successful and popular golfers out there, until Tee Time, a national golf magazine, publishes a story that destroys his reputation. Now Eddie, championed by cunning lawyer Charlie Mayfield, must defend himself in court. But proving libel is extremely difficult, and the truth has a way of coming out, especially when the trial becomes a national spectacle. Eddie and Charlie are in for the fight of their lives, proving that what was written in that article was nothing but bad lies.