Local Rules
by Jay Brandon
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After receiving a speeding ticket, former assistant D.A. Jordan Marshall's punishment is to serve as the defender for a local boy being railroaded on a murder charge.Tags
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A pretty good legal mystery. I enjoyed the small town Texas atmosphere where everybody knew everybody else and small-mindedness abounded. The premise of a "big city" lawyer being Shanghaied to defend this loser probably wouldn't have worked in just any locale, but I can see it happening in Texas. I had a little trouble swallowing the ending though.
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Jay Brandon is an attorney and author. He was born in Texas in 1953. Brandon received a master's degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University. Brandon has served with the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Baxter County District Attorney's Office, and the San Antonio Court of Appeals during his legal career. He practices law in San Antonio, Texas. show more Brandon's novel, Loose Among the Lambs, was a main selection of the Literary Guild. Another novel, Fade the Heat, was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel of the Year. Booklist magazine gave his novel, Deadbolt, an Editor's Choice award. An article he wrote about the judicial races in San Antonio won a Gavel Award from the State Bar Association in 1994. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Local Rules
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Jordan Marshall
- Important places
- Green Hills, Texas, USA
- Dedication
- For Sam and Elizabeth
with love - First words
- It was a long, boring highway with home at one end and water at the other, and nothing to slow down for in between.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'How long will it take you to pack?' he said.
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