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Michael C. Eberhardt Witness for the Defense
Onyx 1998 0451192222 / 9780451192226 Paperback Very Good
0451192222 0451192222 From Publishers Weekly Eberhardt's (Against the Law) latest courtroom-lawyer mystery is set in and around San Francisco. Hunter Dobbs, the sometimes hot-headed public defender at the center of the novel, is framed by a gang-banger client for subornation of perjury. Enter the stunning and plucky Sarah Harris, daughter of retired Judge Avery Harris, Hunter's old nemesis. She agrees to defend Hunter if he'll assist in the defense of her father's longtime friend, charged with kidnapping a child. Nothing comes easy, of course, and soon secrets about the judge pop up along with a body. Hunter's first-person narration is effective, but the romantic involvement is obvious from the get go, leaving the reader no room for the imagination. Though the novel incorporates an interesting angle--Hunter can't defend himself against the perjury charges without violating lawyer-client privilege--the plot is slack, with only Hunter's occasional flare-up adding spice. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product Description After a lifetime devoted to the law, a San Francisco attorney's life is torn apart when he is accused of coercing testimony from witnesses. His only hope is a beautiful lawyer whose ex-judge father holds a grudge against him. But for her help, he must agree to represent her father's handyman who stands accused of kidnapping. He takes the case reluctantly with the hope of salvaging his dwindling reputation, but knows it will take a miracle to win. With the life of an innocent man as well as his own in the balance, the attorney will come face-to-face with a twisted murderer--one which he may be powerless to stop!
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