- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks (5 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075153255X
- ISBN-13: 978-0751532555
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 920,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Britain's answer to John Grisham' Daily Mirror 'Fans of John Grisham will not be disappointed with this gripping tale.a thought-provoking story' - Hello
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Sally Doone is a successful prosecuting counsel. She is confident in her professional role, sure of her function in upholding the law. In her personal life she has less certainties - her husband is irritating her and her children seem to be closer to their nanny than their mother. Then the man she is prosecuting for suspected rape commits suicide after she has cross-examined him. A few hours earlier she had learned that a witness had come forward who could prove he had been framed, but Sally, sticking rigidly to the letter of legal procedure had not acted swiftly enough. Shaken by events, no longer so confident of her view of justice, she takes a few hours off and allows herself to let her hair down. She buys an expensive painting, attends a wine-tasting and decides to treat herself to a night at the Ritz. There she lets herself to be picked up and in her uncharacteristically uncontrolled state of mind she herself becomes a victim. Or is she as culpable as the accused? Or are they both victims of the system of justice she has spent her whole life believing in? Visit the author's website at www.JonathanDavies.com
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WE MUST ALL READ THIS BOOK
30 July 2004
Format:Hardcover
It's easy to tell whether the writer is up to much from the opening paragraph. I knew this writer would deliver even from thr first sentence. His writing just has that element of true class.
I liken him to Scott Turrow because in the main he tackles more than the sterotypical lawyer/police routine. I would put J Davies in the same class.
What he does so very well is take us into a court providing believeable and insightful court dialogue:the whole psycholgy and craft of the barrister is displayed and laid bare. It is truly a wonderful experince to be led by the hand into this new and dramatic world.
I had the sense of the writer as I read this book - he came across as one possessing a very finely tuned appreciation of words, emotions and character.
I liked the way he dealt with the preening and false world of Sally the over achiving barrister, contrasting this with the more down to earth and secure Jeremy Scott - the on the surface journeyman lawyer.
The book is redolent with messages - one of the main themes is that we must never sell our souls for a society that spits us out with no appreciation for our efforts. Never give in to falsity when the love of our family is at stake.
A great great read. I must get all of his others.
Jonathan Davies has mastered the art of writing legal fiction.
I liken him to Scott Turrow because in the main he tackles more than the sterotypical lawyer/police routine. I would put J Davies in the same class.
What he does so very well is take us into a court providing believeable and insightful court dialogue:the whole psycholgy and craft of the barrister is displayed and laid bare. It is truly a wonderful experince to be led by the hand into this new and dramatic world.
I had the sense of the writer as I read this book - he came across as one possessing a very finely tuned appreciation of words, emotions and character.
I liked the way he dealt with the preening and false world of Sally the over achiving barrister, contrasting this with the more down to earth and secure Jeremy Scott - the on the surface journeyman lawyer.
The book is redolent with messages - one of the main themes is that we must never sell our souls for a society that spits us out with no appreciation for our efforts. Never give in to falsity when the love of our family is at stake.
A great great read. I must get all of his others.
Jonathan Davies has mastered the art of writing legal fiction.
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