Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) In Washington, two Supreme Court judges are murdered and only the young and beautiful law student Darby Shaw knows why. She has uncovered a deadly secret but will anyone believe her? Can she stay alive long enough to persuade them she is right?
Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) Three former judges are in prison. They call themselves the Brethren and organize a pen-pal scam. The money is pouring in. But then the Brethren contact the wrong pen-pal a powerful man with dangerous friends.
En Theodore Boone no és cap geni, és un nen normal i corrent que va a l'escola amb bicicleta. Però en Theo té una passió desmesurada pel dret i els tribunals: coneix tots els jutges i policies de la ciutat, i assessora els seus companys de classe. Somia a ser un gran advocat i tenir una carrera plena d'èxits. Però el jove advocat va a parar als jutjats molt abans del que s'espera. Un assassí a sang freda està a punt de ser posat en llibertat i només en Theo sap la veritat. La situació és delicada, però en Boone no es rendeix fàcilment.
An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed. Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?
For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesnt understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesnt care. He just cant believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.
Tiempo de matar es un portentosa novela de desquite y justicia. Desde la violación de una niña hasta el veredicto del jurado, revela con una fuerza inexorable la diferencia entre el estudio y la práctica de la ley, y nos ofrece un reflejo inolvidable de lo bueno y lo malo que hay en cada uno de nosotros.
Mitch McDeere, a Harvard law student graduates at the top of his class and is recruited by prestigious firms across the nation. He and his young wife finally settle on a close-knit, idyllic firm in Memphis. But when Mitch stumbles on shady business dealings and considers resigning, they learn just how close knit the firm is--no associate has ever left it alive. As he tries to hold onto his integrity, his family and his life, Mitch must play an increasingly dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Truman
