- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Mira (17 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 077830308X
- ISBN-13: 978-0778303084
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 287,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Cracking legal thriller'. --Scott Pack
'Captivating first installment of the Jaywalker series... Teller's richly suspenseful story will leave the reader eagerly anticipating the denouement.' --Publishers Weekly
'This is a gripping courtroom drama, and the reason it is so is because it is well-paced, engrossing and you really don't know to the very end how it is going to turn out out…I rate it so highly that I would have to say that The Tenth Case is as good as Grisham's best. It really is that good and I'm very glad that I read it.' --The Book Bag
'Captivating first installment of the Jaywalker series... Teller's richly suspenseful story will leave the reader eagerly anticipating the denouement.' --Publishers Weekly
'This is a gripping courtroom drama, and the reason it is so is because it is well-paced, engrossing and you really don't know to the very end how it is going to turn out out…I rate it so highly that I would have to say that The Tenth Case is as good as Grisham's best. It really is that good and I'm very glad that I read it.' --The Book Bag
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Sometimes justice is more important than the law. Criminal defence lawyer Harrison J. Walker, better known as Jaywalker, has been suspended for his unorthodox and highly creative tactics in the courtroom. Convincing the judge that his clients are counting on him, Jaywalker is allowed to complete just ten more cases. But it's the last case that truly tests his abilities - and his acquittal record. Samara Ross is accused of stabbing her husband through the heart. Having married the elderly billionaire when she was just eighteen, Samara looks guilty as hell. But Jaywalker knows all to well that appearances can be very deceiving. This fantastic new thriller is the winner of the 2009 Nero Award.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Fortunately, we are spared any doubts about whether or not Jaywalker will return in further novels as the cover already informs this is the first of, well, several.
Before suspending him from the Bar, our maverick lawyer is permitted to deal with ten cases already on his list, the last of which is the subject of this excellent legal and court-room story. Samara Tannenbaum, sometime hooker, married at eighteen to a multi-billionaire is accused of murdering him eight years later. It's an open and shut case to everyone, including Harrison J. Walker but, as he doesn't like to lose any case, especially this last one before his suspension, he digs deep to get her acquitted and home free. Unfortunately, the digging produces only a deeper hole, made worse by the fact that Jaywalker has a 'thing' for the girl.
The story reads well. Jaywalker is not unlike the 'Lincoln Lawyer' and the story is up there with some of Grisham's tales. But, flawed as he is, the reader will find it hard not to like him - which is good news given my first paragraph. Does he win his last case? Whatever the outcome, there is no let up in the twists and turns which pretty much make it a foregone conclusion that it was the girl wot dunnit.
To make a point of one significant flaw in the story would certainly spoil the ending; suffice to say that Samara is cute, very cute and she'll grow on you just as she grew on our friendly but tiring lawyer.
All-in-all, a great book for this summer with the knowledge that there's more to come next year. Excellent.
Before suspending him from the Bar, our maverick lawyer is permitted to deal with ten cases already on his list, the last of which is the subject of this excellent legal and court-room story. Samara Tannenbaum, sometime hooker, married at eighteen to a multi-billionaire is accused of murdering him eight years later. It's an open and shut case to everyone, including Harrison J. Walker but, as he doesn't like to lose any case, especially this last one before his suspension, he digs deep to get her acquitted and home free. Unfortunately, the digging produces only a deeper hole, made worse by the fact that Jaywalker has a 'thing' for the girl.
The story reads well. Jaywalker is not unlike the 'Lincoln Lawyer' and the story is up there with some of Grisham's tales. But, flawed as he is, the reader will find it hard not to like him - which is good news given my first paragraph. Does he win his last case? Whatever the outcome, there is no let up in the twists and turns which pretty much make it a foregone conclusion that it was the girl wot dunnit.
To make a point of one significant flaw in the story would certainly spoil the ending; suffice to say that Samara is cute, very cute and she'll grow on you just as she grew on our friendly but tiring lawyer.
All-in-all, a great book for this summer with the knowledge that there's more to come next year. Excellent.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This may be a work of fiction but it is a real eye-opener when it comes to understanding the criminal justice system, at least in America. It doesn't actually matter if the person on trial is innocent or not, all that matters is - has the prosecution managed to stack up enough evidence and be convincing enough to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the person is guilty ? Even if all the jurors believe that the suspect is guilty, they can't put forward a guilty verdict if the evidence isn't solid enough and they could still throw in a "yeah, but what if ...".
So on this basis, what we have in this novel is a huge cat-and-mouse game between two accomplished lawyers, Burke, prosecuting, and Jaywalker (real name Harrison J. Walker), defending, who are so good at running rings around each other that they could teach Tom and Jerry a thing or two ! Jaywalker openly admits for almost the entire novel that he doesn't know whether Samara, the "bilionheiress" accused of murdering her husband, really did it or not, so neither does the reader. The wall of evidence stacked up against her seems unsurmountable, but Jaywalker sets about bringing it down, brick by brick, even if it seems an impossible task even to himself.
We follow the trial with bated breath, not knowing until the very last minute what the outcome will be. And even when the outcome of the trial is known, we're still left hanging, unsure if that was the "right" result or not. It's a real pageturner and gives you some serious food for thought about the way the justice system works ! I'll definitely be looking out for the future Jaywalker novels to see what he gets up to next !
So on this basis, what we have in this novel is a huge cat-and-mouse game between two accomplished lawyers, Burke, prosecuting, and Jaywalker (real name Harrison J. Walker), defending, who are so good at running rings around each other that they could teach Tom and Jerry a thing or two ! Jaywalker openly admits for almost the entire novel that he doesn't know whether Samara, the "bilionheiress" accused of murdering her husband, really did it or not, so neither does the reader. The wall of evidence stacked up against her seems unsurmountable, but Jaywalker sets about bringing it down, brick by brick, even if it seems an impossible task even to himself.
We follow the trial with bated breath, not knowing until the very last minute what the outcome will be. And even when the outcome of the trial is known, we're still left hanging, unsure if that was the "right" result or not. It's a real pageturner and gives you some serious food for thought about the way the justice system works ! I'll definitely be looking out for the future Jaywalker novels to see what he gets up to next !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Joseph Teller was new to me when I saw The tenth Case and bought it on the strength of the opening few paragraphs.
The rest of the book flashed by in one lightning read and the only disappointment was having to put it down and move on a far less riveting novel!
Though written in the third person, it reads like a first person narrative as one becomes intimately acquainted with the highly idiosyncratic but dedicated defence lawyer, Jaywalker. Even the name indicates his renegade status, being properly Harrison J. Walker but by which he's never known, not even in the formal environs of the Court.
The novel is laced with nice touches of humour, spins one very intriguing mystery and provides fascinating insight into the mechanics of conducting a case and the legal proceedings involved yet never at the expense of suspense or characterisation.
And is there an ironic twist at the end? You bet!
Off to grab Jaywalker's next investigation ( or case, if he's not still suspended ) called Depraved Indifference, I think.
The rest of the book flashed by in one lightning read and the only disappointment was having to put it down and move on a far less riveting novel!
Though written in the third person, it reads like a first person narrative as one becomes intimately acquainted with the highly idiosyncratic but dedicated defence lawyer, Jaywalker. Even the name indicates his renegade status, being properly Harrison J. Walker but by which he's never known, not even in the formal environs of the Court.
The novel is laced with nice touches of humour, spins one very intriguing mystery and provides fascinating insight into the mechanics of conducting a case and the legal proceedings involved yet never at the expense of suspense or characterisation.
And is there an ironic twist at the end? You bet!
Off to grab Jaywalker's next investigation ( or case, if he's not still suspended ) called Depraved Indifference, I think.
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GREAT
I have never been one for court room books, But this guy has changed all of that. I got the book from a second hand store, thinking ''oh well'', I'll give it a try. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Steve G
Jaywalker's first appearance
I wanted to give this book five stars, and perhaps if the character of Jaywalker had a little more depth, I would have. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ladydriver
'Basic Instinct' did it better.
The plot of this book reminded me of the film 'Basic Instinct'. Extremely wealthy, but elderly, victim is skewered. Prime suspect is his very young, very attractive wife. Read more
Published 22 months ago by superscribe
Dont like courtroom dramas even more now.
Well I thought I would give a court room drama a go and boy am glad it only cost be about 1p. The start is slow and most of the book is so technical that you end up not really... Read more
Published on 26 May 2010 by D. Newstead
boring, bland and predictable
While I was left in no doubt about this authors expertise in the American legal system, I was a lot less in awe of his novel writing abilities. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by P. Winthrop
Courtroom thrilla
If you like Grisham, Richard North Patterson and DW Buffa you will love this. Similar to the Lincoln Lawyer and also "Eyes of the child" by RNP. The star of the book is Jaywalker. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by K. Voce
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