When Assistant DA Dismas Hardy finds himself on the trail of a murdered Silicon Valley billionaire, he seizes the opportunity to emerge from a mountain of minor cases. Before long he is prosecuting San Francisco's biggest murder trial, but with a sinking suspicion that the accused is innocent.
Influential San Francisco attorney Mark Dooher is affluent, powerful, totally in control, and used to getting what he wants. When he meets a beautiful young attorney, he decides he wants her too. But Dooher is a married man, and as legal counsel for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, divorce isn't exactly on his agenda. Then Dooher's wife is murdered, and he becomes a suspect in the case. Even then, there's no cause for alarm. The woman he wants is close by his side. His best friend, the ever-loyal Wes Farrell, is his defense lawyer. Nothing, not past crimes, current scandals, or future desires, is going to stop him. Except perhaps the truth
/ 9026975384 / Suspense / Thrillers / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / soft cover / 14 x 22 cm / 320 .pp /
From bestselling author Ken Follett, a techno-thriller tackling the nature vs nurture debate in chilling circumstances.
Een openbare aanklager onderzoekt de moord op een rijke fabrikant in San Francisco.
Een 'uitverkoren' Amerikaans echtpaar wordt middels een erfenis aangespoord om naar Israel te gaan, waar ze regelmatig hulp krijgen van engelen bij hun zoektocht naar de Messias stenen.
When a bar crowd turns into a murderous, racist mob, Kevin Shea tries to do the right thing. He fails, and an innocent black lawyer is lynched. The next day, TV pictures show Shea apparently trying to hang the lawyer and Shea suddenly finds himself a hunted, hated man.
Twee New Yorkse politiemannen krijgen opdracht de moord op een van hun collega's te onderzoeken, waarbij het spoor leidt naar de maffia en omkoperij van hooggeplaatste politiefunctionarissen.
