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High Crimes

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Don't miss the latest breakneck thriller from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller JOSEPH FINDER.
Called 'THE FIRM on steroids' by Linwood Barclay, THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER is available now.

A lawyer has a new client: her husband...
Claire Chapman is a professor at Harvard Law School and a high-powered criminal defence attorney. Happily married with a six-year-old daughter, she has recently won the case of her career.
But this is all about to change. A random burglary sets off a terrifying chain of events. Tom is arrested and put on trial for a thirteen-year-old mass murder, and Claire puts her reputation on the line to defend him. But as the trial progresses, it becomes apparent that the Pentagon will let nothing stand in the way of Tom's conviction, and Claire's faith in the man she loves is tested to the limit.
Recent reviews for Joseph Finder
'Stunning... I can't remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' PETER JAMES
'Smart, swift and well-informed' SCOTT TUROW
'Terrific' IAN RANKIN
'A writer at the top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM
'Fantastic... Kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat' MARTINA COLE
'Timely, twisty and impossible to put down' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'A masterclass in ratcheting up the tension... A classy, sophisticated thriller' J.P. DELANEY
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from February 2, 1998
      A man is framed in a military cover-up, and only his wife can free him, in this provocative and chilling courtroom thriller by Finder (Red Carpet; The Zero Hour). "Old Sixties Liberal" Claire Heller Chapman is a respected Harvard Law School professor, a high-profile defense attorney and a happily married mother. Tom, her handsome Armani-clad husband, owns a successful investment firm and dotes upon their adorable six-year-old daughter, Annie. This rather cloying scenario crumbles one day at the local mall when a team of government agents tries to arrest Tom for having single-handedly butchered 87 unarmed peasants in El Salvador. Tom escapes, but soon Claire learns the terrible news that her husband has hidden for 13 years. Tom's real name is Ron Kubik; in the 1980s, he was a covert Pentagon operative in Latin America. While surprised to discover that her husband was a soldier (not to mention that he went AWOL to avoid prosecution, had plastic surgery and fabricated a life story for himself), Claire risks everything to defend him on the hostile, foreign turf of a top-secret court-martial. She also struggles with the alienation of her understandably bewildered daughter. The courtroom scenes are dramatic, but Finder indulges a taste for typecasting: expert witnesses called by Claire tend to be professional and appealing, while those called by the military prosecutors are often physically flawed and nervous. Despite these faults, Finder's courtroom thriller has enough twists and texture to keep readers turning the pages. The issue of trust and betrayal is nicely articulated, and the ending delivers a visceral shock. Major ad/promo; BOMC main selection; film rights to Tri-Star Pictures; author tour.

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