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- 280pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
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"A former defense attorney turned righteous crusader is the hero of this blockbuster novel from an early master of the thriller genreA businessman is found stabbed through the heart, the obvious suspect his partner: Oliver Hilditch, a cold-eyed fellow with a paper-thin alibi. Hilditch seems destined for the gallows, but he is saved by brilliant defense attorney Francis Ledsam, who uses every legal trick he knows to free his client. It is a defense to be proud of, but Ledsam's joy vanishes when Hilditch's wife informs him that her husband is guilty of crimes far more monstrous than murder. His faith in his career shaken, Ledsam vows never again to defend a guilty man. But when his newfound principles run up against the harsh reality of real-world justice, he finds himself trapped between his love for a beautiful woman and a powerful desire to do the right thing-no matter the cost"
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The Evil Shepherd, Edward Phillips Oppenheim, E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2021
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- Titolo
- The Evil Shepherd
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Editore
- Independently published
- Pubblicato
- 2021
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 280
- ISBN13
- 9798598371541
- Serie
- Tag
- Descrizione
- "A former defense attorney turned righteous crusader is the hero of this blockbuster novel from an early master of the thriller genreA businessman is found stabbed through the heart, the obvious suspect his partner: Oliver Hilditch, a cold-eyed fellow with a paper-thin alibi. Hilditch seems destined for the gallows, but he is saved by brilliant defense attorney Francis Ledsam, who uses every legal trick he knows to free his client. It is a defense to be proud of, but Ledsam's joy vanishes when Hilditch's wife informs him that her husband is guilty of crimes far more monstrous than murder. His faith in his career shaken, Ledsam vows never again to defend a guilty man. But when his newfound principles run up against the harsh reality of real-world justice, he finds himself trapped between his love for a beautiful woman and a powerful desire to do the right thing-no matter the cost"