The Advocate's Devil
by Alan M. Dershowitz
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From the legal tactician who has represented such famous clients as Mike Tyson, O.J. Simpson, and Michael Milken, comes a novel that goes far beyond the limits of the courtroom thriller to probe our deepest fears and asks the controversial legal question--What do you do if you are a defense attorney who suspects your client is guilty and dangerous?Tags
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Not the best of stories and the end was predictable from about half way though the book. Reasonably well writen and provides some good insights into the law.
Pretty decent read but predictable ending.
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Attorney and bestselling author Alan M. Dershowitz was first in his class at Yale Law School. Dershowitz was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal and the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. He is currently the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard University. He has served on the National Board of Directors of show more the American Civil Liberties Union. Dershowitz has represented many controversial clients, including O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bulow, Mike Tyson, Leona Helmsley and Patricia Hearst. His books include Reasonable Doubt (about the O. J. Simpson trial) and Sexual McCarthyism: Clinton, Starr, and the Emerging Constitutional Crisis. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Advocate's Devil
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters*
- Joe Campbell; Jennifer Dowling; Abe Ringel
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA; USA; New York, USA
- Dedication*
- Mijn eerste roman draag ik met liefde op aan mijn eerstgeborene, Elon, die me heeft geïnspireerd, aangemoedigd, en verbeteringen heeft aangebracht in alles wat ik heb geschreven.
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