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    The Letter of the Law
    The Letter of the Law
    The Letter of the Law
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Letter of the Law

    Written by Stephen McGinty

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Attorney and novelist Tim Green leaped onto best-seller lists with The Dark Side of the Game, his non-fiction account of life inside the National Football League. In The Letter of the Law, he serves up a thrilling dose of fictional legal intrigue in the tradition of John Grisham and James Grippando. When world-famous law professor Eric Lipton is seen driving away from the home of his horribly mutilated student--and is later caught fleeing the country with the woman's bloody underwear--the case seems open and shut. But ambitious defense attorney Casey Jordan is a master at injecting reasonable doubt into the minds of jurors. Somewhere between legal maneuvering and the letter of the law, however, Casey finds her own doubts rising to the surface--and her life in jeopardy from a remorseless killer! Fast-paced and compelling, The Letter of the Law showcases Tim Green as a major author of legal thrillers. Richard Poe's powerful narration leads readers relentlessly through each unpredictable twist and turn.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 19, 2014
    ISBN9781490645407
    The Letter of the Law
    Author

    Stephen McGinty

    Stephen McGinty is a senior writer with the Scotsman newspaper. He has also worked for the Sunday Times in London and the Glasgow Herald. His first book, This Turbulent Priest, was described by the Daily Telegraph as 'the year's most surprising page-turner'. He lives in Glasgow.

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    • 4/5
      Enjoyable listen, good characters and storyline. Narrator did a good job.
    • 5/5
      Defense Attorney, Casey Jordan takes on the defense of her respected law professor who is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. This turns ugly fast. I hadn't read Tim Green before, I will now go find his others.
    • 3/5
      Casey Jordan is the best defense lawyer in Texas. She likes big, headline making cases, those with the biggest clients and the biggest risks. When Eric Lipton, nationally known criminal law professor, is accused of brutally murdering a former student, he hires Casey to defend him and she's thrilled. Lipton was arrested leaving the country with the victim's bloody underwear in his luggage so it's just the kind of headline grabbing, career making trial she likes. Casey does a great job, tearing apart defense witnesses and laying suspicion on the victim's father. Just before the jury foreman reads the not guilty verdict, Lipton leans over and whispers to Casey “I really killed her". As more bodies begin to turn up, Casey is caught in a real bind, her duty to her client as an attorney and her need to see justice done.

      This was my first Tim Green book. It had some interesting possibilities but I thought his courtroom scenes seemed unreal compared to many of the other legal thrillers I've read. There was really no character to like or to identify with in the book. It certainly wasn't the worst book I've read of this genre but I would definitely pick up a John Grisham or Scott Turow next time I want an enjoyable legal thriller.
    • 4/5
      Shades of Silence of the Lambs, a creepy law professor is going around gutting former students. He especially has his eye on Casey, his former student who got him off of a murder charge.
    • 4/5
      Ambitious young female attorney Casey Jordan is called upon to defend her former law professor in a grisly murder of a young woman. The defense is successful, but the victim's father (a savvy rural guy) is doubtful and wants to take the law into his own hands. Is the professor really an evil murderer? Turns out there are some similar unsolved cases that fit the pattern. The story takes place in Austin and has a strong sense of place.