Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge in 2012, the case was described as a "$2.5-million suit" and Bower said, "How can a convicted fraudster find a jury who will say that his reputation has been damaged by a book that says he's a fraudster?" A passing reference in the book to the British businessman, pornographer, and publisher Richard Desmond led to Desmond unsuccessfully suing Bower for libel in 2009. Desmond argued that the description in the book that he was "ground into the dust" when he had published an apology after Black had threatened to sue for libel had weakened his reputation. Notes References Conrad and
Gavin James Bower His second novel, "Made in Britain", was published in September 2011. In 2014 he joined the writing team for "EastEnders", with his first episode being broadcast on 9 September. Gavin James Bower Gavin James Bower (born 28 October 1982 in Lancashire) is a British writer, lecturer and editor. His first novel, "Dazed & Aroused", was published by Naim Attallah's Quartet Books in July 2009. Graduating from the University of Sheffield with a BA in History in 2004, he then interned at "Dazed & Confused" magazine in London. He was asked to model for the upcoming issue and subsequently joined modelling