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After a stint in the private sector, working at the largest hedge fund in the world, Nora Carleton has returned to her former role as a New York City federal prosecutor. And she's arrived just in time to face one of the most dangerous domestic terror attacks in the history of the city. A threat is building in the city, with far right extremism powered by internet demagogues and funded by shadowy organizations.

Den ene var en bohemisk mångmiljonär, den andre en högt uppsatt och karismatisk domare. Deras vägar korsades vid landets största och viktigaste domstol. Hur kunde det som sedan hände faktiskt hända? Hur kunde en domare förskingra miljonbelopp i åratal utan att bli stoppad? Leden slöts, locket lades på. För till varje pris skulle domaren skyddas. Av sina egna kollegor, de högsta juristerna i landet. Alltihop börjar i ett mörkt och kallt trettiotal. Och det slutar inte förrän på femtiotalet.

Retired, widowed and bored at age 77, Canadian lawyer Carter Cunningham is recruited out of the blue to assist the American government in a clandestine New Mexico property sale to a criminal cartel. Carter will soon discover that old attorneys are considered to be disposable commodities these days. At least Carter's acute boredom will come to an end but he will need every ounce of his experience and intellect to survive. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who has published more than 125 novels exclusively on Amazon. Please check out his Author Page on ...

La frase famosa de Cesar, cuando repudió a Pompeya: “no basta con que la mujer del César sea honesta, tiene también que parecerlo”, define perfectamente el espíritu de esta novela. Ergo: no es suficiente ser inocente, si no lo pareces. Las cárceles están llenas de gente que posiblemente no cometió el crimen que le imputan, pero parecen más culpables que el verdadero ejecutor del acto. Debemos tener en cuenta que la Justicia es ciega, lo que supone un gran problema a la hora de “tener buen ojo”. Y al dicho anterior le debemos sumar el siguiente adagio: “no es oro todo lo ...

El joven tiene pocas luces, por lo que es idóneo para chivo expiatorio. Todo lo inculpa, pero un abogado y un detective van desentrañando el crimen. No únicamente demuestran que el sacristán es inocente, algo muy obvio para todos los del pueblo, sino que... También eso. Lee la novela y lo sabrás.

Wyatt Blake, district attorney turned defense lawyer, faces his first murder trial from the dark side. He’s representing Ryker Brando, a wealthy rock climber charged with murder for cutting the rope of his climbing partner, causing him to hurtle to his death. Colorado’s “Choice of Evils” defense will determine whether Wyatt can get Ryker off even though the man who fell was having an affair with Ryker’s wife. Wyatt, a widower with a six-year-old daughter, faces his own choice of evils in his personal life, as he battles grief and guilt over the tragic death of his wife.

Jack Collins's upstart law firm is struggling to make ends meet. His solution is to bring in a new senior partner, a seasoned estate-planning lawyer well connected with the Greenwich elite. Unfortunately, his new partner is hiding a secret that could bring down the entire firm. When Jack catches the lawyer embezzling funds from a millionaire's estate, he thinks he's uncovered an isolated crime. But as he slowly connects the clues, he stumbles into a far larger conspiracy involving some of Connecticut's most powerful figures.

For ten years, Jessie's career as a prosecutor at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has given her a mission in life, enabled her to fight for victims and their families, and deeply fulfilled her. She cannot imagine doing anything else. But when a new DA replaces her boss in a shocking election victory, all of that changes in a heartbeat. The new regime cares nothing about justice, only politics. The message is clear—Jessie can adapt to the office's new priorities, or leave. Her dilemma intensifies when the DA targets a family friend who is close to Jessie's heart.

When he lands a high-profile murder case to defend, Thaddeus Murfee is up against his first major adversary. But it's not the prosecution. It's his client. He might be fresh out of law school and a touch idealistic, but Murfee has a tenacity that belies his inexperience. He'll need it as he's swept into a deadly game of treachery and lies. With a dark secret around every corner, Murfee has the fight of his life to uncover the truth and survive in the high-stakes world of the American criminal justice system.