H_sapiens
When ruthless New York corporate lawyer Arthur Pendelton drops dead mid-trial, a demon attempts to seize his soul under a standard damnation contract. Instead of panicking, Arthur spots a clerical error in the micro-print, sues Hell for wrongful asset seizure, and successfully stays his own damnation.
Trapped in the afterlife, Arthur is drafted as a public defender in Dis. Partnered with Lou Fletcher, a cynical 1970s Chicago detective ghost, and Chloe, a tech-savvy millennial spirit, Arthur begins exploiting ancient legal loopholes to save exploited souls.
But when a corporate hellhound hits his office, Arthur uncovers a massive cosmic scam: Lucifer is harvesting six billion living human souls through a hidden clause in a viral smartphone app's terms-of-service update.
To stop the heist, Arthur files the largest class-action lawsuit in history: Earth v. The Morningstar Syndicate. Facing his underhanded mortal rival, Victoria Vance, and the silver-tongued ghost of Aaron Burr, Arthur must pierce the ultimate corporate veil, drag the Devil to the witness stand, and show eternity what happens when you don't read the fine print.