Mystery Writers of America Presents The Prosecution Rests: New Stories about Courtrooms, Criminals, and the Law

Mystery Writers of America Presents The Prosecution Rests: New Stories about Courtrooms, Criminals, and the Law by Mystery Writers of America, Inc.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316012522.

After the crime is over, the real drama begins. Thats what this riveting collection proves as it carries us from the witch trials to Depression-era Chicago to todays highest-stakes legal dramas. These are thrilling stories of lawyers under pressure, of criminals facing the needle, and of the heartbroken families who hope for justice and who sometimes take it into their own hands. In James Grippandos Death, Cheated, a lawyer defends his ex-girlfriend against the investors who bet $1.5 million on her death. In Barbara Parkers "A Clerks Life," a disillusioned clerk at a corporate law firm suspects the worst of his colleagues when one of the firms employees is murdered. In Phyllis Cohens "Designer Justice," an accused murderer thinks hes lucked out when he lands a high-priced lawyer, only to learn that there are worse fates than being found guilty. A page-turning collection -- filled with shocking twists, double-crosses, and edge-of-your-seat suspense.