Joseph Amiel Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Detektivní román ze soudní síně, v němž advokát zastupuje ženu, kterou miluje a jež je obviněna z vraždy svého manžela.

Praised as "a masterpiece of suspense," this gripping legal thriller follows a lawyer's struggle to defend the woman he loves, accused of murdering her husband. Dan Lazar, a tough and principled criminal defender in Philadelphia, is disillusioned after years of representing dangerous criminals and facing humiliation from a politically ambitious DA. Recently divorced and missing his young son, he feels burnt out and ready to quit. When Susan Boelter, the elegant wife of a powerful newspaper owner, turns to Dan for help amid her husband's divorce filing, their lives intertwine. Peter Boelter's sudden death makes Susan the prime suspect in his murder. Driven by love and a need to defend someone he believes in, Dan begins to investigate, uncovering a web of conflicting evidence and doubts about Susan's innocence. As he navigates the complexities of the case, Dan's quest for the truth about Peter's death leads him through Philadelphia's courtrooms and the opulent homes of its elite. The story explores his internal battle between love and justice, revealing the lengths to which a wealthy family will go to protect its secrets.

This edition of Deeds is out of print. There is a new, updated version listed. Thirty-six-year-old Ralph Behr is the third generation of Behrs involved in real estate development in New York. Wealthy and influential, Ralph is finalizing plans for the monumental Behr Center, a complex meant to revive Lower Manhattan's East Side, when his father, Henry, tells him that to settle an old debt he must enter into a marriage of convenience with Gail Benedict, daughter of Henry's old business partner. So begins a tempestuous relationship between two very different people: Gail, a women's activist and advocate for the poor, and Ralph, whom she sees as the evil personification of greed, wealth, and tyranny.