Horan, Ellen

Summary: Committed to justice and the law, New York City defense attorney Henry Clinton will aid the vulnerable widow Emma Cunningham in her desperate fight to save herself from the gallows as they both seek to discover who killed Dr. Harvey Burdell.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010

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Lescroart, John T.

Summary: Dismas Hardy defends Maya Townshend, the beautiful socialite niece of the San Francisco's mayor, who is suspected of killing a charming ex-convict. A compelling and timely legal thriller filled with blackmail, political intrigue, and multiple murder which also features returning characters Abe Glitsky and Wyatt Hunt.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2009

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Lescroart, John

Summary: In San Francisco, a black lawyer is mistaken for a killer and lynched by whites. A white bystander trying to save him by cutting the rope is photographed holding a knife and portrayed by a newspaper as the mob's leader. The city explodes into violence, politicians outdo each other calling for retribution and a decent man runs for his life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: D.I. Fine 1995

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LES

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS LES