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Proof of Intent (2002)

by William J. Coughlin, Walter Sorrells

Series: Charley Sloan (5)

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Charley Sloan isn't your typical lawyer. But then again, this isn't your typical case. When famous author and hometown hero Miles Dane is arrested for murdering his wife, it seems like an open-and-shut case. With no credible alibi, a mountain of physical evidence, and a motive of millions, it seems the prosecution's case is airtight. The police suspect that Dane had planned this crime many years ago--and made the mistake of writing it all down...in exact detail. Even Charley begins to question Dane's innocence. But Charley's own investigation gives him reason to believe that his client is being framed and that the real killer is using Dane's own bizarre imagination against him. But why isn't Dane speaking up? What secrets is he hiding? As the trial begins, it's still unclear where Miles Dane's wild imaginings stop and reality begins. Or whether he is committing the ultimate sacrifice in order to atone for something he did long ago. Only in the crucible of the final, fevered moments of trial will Charley finally put the pieces together and reveal the stunning truth...… (more)
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Although I saw the tag on the cover - "A Charley Sloan Courtroom Thriller by Walter Sorrells" as I picked up the novel I did not make the immediate connection that William J. Coughlin was deceased. As this is the first novel that I read in the Charley Sloan series I cannot speak to any difference in writing style and/or characterization particularly for Charley Sloan and his daughter Lisa. I enjoyed the novel as a legal thriller stand-alone and will be looking forward to exploring more novels by Water Sorrells. I particularly enjoyed the separation of chapters into categories of "Preliminaries," "Trial," and "Verdict."

In viewing information on the website of Walter Sorrells, his background adds an interesting element to the collection displayed in the office of the novel's author Miles Dane.
A devoted martial artist, Sorrells holds a 3rd degree black belt in Japanese Shito-ryu karate, and has also studied Brazilian jiujitsu, aikido, Tai Chi, various Okinawan kobudo (weapons) systems, and the Japanese sword arts of Iaido and Shinkendo...Sorrells is also a part-time swordsmith who specializes in hand forging swords and knives with a Japanese flavor.
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  FerneMysteryReader | Nov 9, 2019 |
This is a book from the Charley Sloan series. For some reason it's attributed under two different names, but this is definitely William J. Coughlin. Charley Sloan is defending a Norman Mailer type character....an author who's style of hard-nosed novels are starting to slip in popularity. He's accused of murdering his wife. Lots of satisfying twists and turns. Great page-turner. ( )
  PermaSwooned | Dec 12, 2010 |
3945. Proof of Intent, by William J. Coughlin and Walter Sorrells (read 17 Oct 2004) While Coughlin's name appears on the title page of this book it was published in 2002 and Coughlin died in 1992, so all Coughlin contributed to the book is the central character, Charley Sloan, a recovering alcoholic lawyer, who represents a guy accused of killing his wife. It is all pretty wild but it was fun to read, though what really happens in a courtroom bears little relation to this fiction. But it was easy good reading and I think is better legal fiction than Grisham, e.g., sometimes puts out. ( )
  Schmerguls | Nov 9, 2007 |
Read on trip to India. Good airplane read. ( )
  SLuce | Aug 12, 2006 |
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Charley Sloan isn't your typical lawyer. But then again, this isn't your typical case. When famous author and hometown hero Miles Dane is arrested for murdering his wife, it seems like an open-and-shut case. With no credible alibi, a mountain of physical evidence, and a motive of millions, it seems the prosecution's case is airtight. The police suspect that Dane had planned this crime many years ago--and made the mistake of writing it all down...in exact detail. Even Charley begins to question Dane's innocence. But Charley's own investigation gives him reason to believe that his client is being framed and that the real killer is using Dane's own bizarre imagination against him. But why isn't Dane speaking up? What secrets is he hiding? As the trial begins, it's still unclear where Miles Dane's wild imaginings stop and reality begins. Or whether he is committing the ultimate sacrifice in order to atone for something he did long ago. Only in the crucible of the final, fevered moments of trial will Charley finally put the pieces together and reveal the stunning truth...

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