Just Cause
by John Katzenbach
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John Katzenbach's fourth novel, now back in print and with a new preface from the author, is brilliantly suspenseful, filled with the remarkable psychological insight for which Katzenbach has become revered. When burnt-out reporter Matt Cowart receives a letter from a death row inmate pleading his innocence, he is tempted to dismiss it out of hand. Sure, they're all innocent. But as the Miami newspaperman digs into the case of Robert Earl Ferguson, an African American given the death penalty show more for the brutal slaying of a white girl, he begins to believe that Ferguson is the real victim of hate and prejudice. And if he doesn't act, the wrong man is going to be executed. In the months that follow, Cowart's investigative articles not only set Ferguson free, but make Cowart a celebrity and win him a Pulitzer Prize-and set in motion a new chain of unimaginable horror. For there is a monster out there, and he is not through with killing. Chillingly complex, Just Cause is a powerhouse story about confronting our worst fears, in society, and in ourselves. show lessTags
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Matthew Cowart, famoso periodista de Miami, recibe la carta de un hombre condenado a muerte que asegura ser inocente. Pese a su escepticismo inicial, Cowart empieza a investigar el caso, comprende que el acusado no cometió los delitos que se le imputan y pone al descubierto mediante sus artículos una información que permite al convicto Robert Earl Ferguson salir en libertad.
Cowart obtiene entonces un premio Pulitzer por su tarea periodística. Sin embargo, y para su horror, el escritor se percata de que ha puesto en marcha una tremenda máquina de matar y que ahora le toca a él intentar, en una carrera contra el reloj, que se haga justicia fuera de los tribunales.
Cowart obtiene entonces un premio Pulitzer por su tarea periodística. Sin embargo, y para su horror, el escritor se percata de que ha puesto en marcha una tremenda máquina de matar y que ahora le toca a él intentar, en una carrera contra el reloj, que se haga justicia fuera de los tribunales.
Jan 31, 2023Spanish
Matthew Cowart, un famoso y ya establecido periodista de Miami, recibe la carta de un hombre condenado a muerte que asegura ser inocente. Gracias a sus pesquisas pone al descubierto una información que permite al convicto Robert Earl Ferguson salir en libertad. Sin embargo, y para su horror, Cowart se percata de que ha puesto en marcha una tremenda máquina de matar.
Dec 14, 2010Spanish
Dreht sich nicht ganz so viel und rasch wie andere, spätere Katzenbach-Romane, aber doch ausreichend. Ich habe die Verfilmung nicht gesehen, aber an vielen Stellen dachte ich mir dass das wie geschaffen für einen Film wäre.
Mar 18, 2019German
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- Original title
- Just Cause
- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters*
- Matt Cowart; Theodore 'Tanny' Brown; Bruce Wilcox; Andrea Shaefer; Bobby Earl Ferguson; Blair Sullivan
- Important places
- Admiral Benbow Inn
- Related movies
- Just Cause (1995 | IMDb)
- Epigraph*
- Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn,
dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird.
Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst,
blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.
Friedrich Nietzsche,
Jenseits von Gut u... (show all)nd Böse
Der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert,
nicht mit schlechten.
George Bernard Shaw,
Mensch und Übermensch - Dedication*
- Meiner Mutter und dem Andenken
dreier Männer gewidmet:
V.A. Eagle, Wm.A. Nixon und H. Simons - First words*
- An dem Tag, an dem er den Brief bekam, erwachte Matthew Cowart allein in seiner Wohnung.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Brown kehrte der Totenstätte den Rücken und schwamm mühelos ans heimische Ufer.
- Original language*
- Englisch
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the 1992 novel by John Katzenbach. Please do not combine it with the 1995 film adaptation directed by Arne Glimcher.
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