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The Defendants

by John Ellsworth

A rookie lawyer’s first murder case

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A rookie lawyer’s first murder case

At 25 and just 18 months into practice, Thaddeus Murfee takes on his first murder defense: Ermeline, whose date has been found dead, is arrested after an earlier assault gives her an apparent motive and opportunity. The courtroom drama places the case within the politics of criminal proceedings and follows a young lawyer facing the demands of defending a client in a murder trial. The source also signals a personal thread in which love emerges from an unusual beginning, alongside a final moment when Thaddeus must act quickly to protect his own life. Legal defense, courtroom conflict, and a novice attorney’s first major case anchor the book.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in courtroom and legal thrillers.
  • Readers who enjoy stories centered on criminal defense and a novice lawyer.
  • Readers looking for crime fiction that combines a murder case with a romantic thread.

Themes

Criminal defenseCourtroom justice and politicsA lawyer’s first murder caseLove in unexpected circumstances

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Book overview

A lawyer who won't quit on you--

Thaddeus Murfee is 25, a lawyer of 18 months, and completely unprepared for the murder case that walks in. While Ermeline was passed out, her date carved his name in her breasts.

Her date is found murdered. Ermeline is arrested because she had motive and opportunity. She hires Thaddeus, who makes his debut defending his first murder case in this courtroom drama.

In The Defendants, John Ellsworth offers you a courtroom thriller that puts you right on the front row to witness how murder cases are defended. See the politics behind all criminal cases, and how love can grow out of the strangest beginnings anyone could imagine. In the end, Thaddeus is given a split second to save his own life. His reaction in this crime fiction is amazing!

"Fast-paced courtroom drama that makes the pages turn with its depiction of the American Legal Justice System, Mob rule, and the tale of one rookie lawyer who refused to quit!" - American Institute of Justice

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