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The Defendants

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Rookie attorney Thaddeus Murfee is hired to defend Ermeline Ransom, accused of murdering the man who carved his name in her chest. Ermeline's persecutors are not only the District Attorney but also the Chicago Mob and Illinois governor in this legal thriller. Set in small-town Illinois, the Governor is in the business of accepting payoffs from state contractors on construction jobs. In the end he is at the bottom of the plot to send Ermeline to the execution chamber for the murder she didn't commit. You never win against the Mob, Thaddeus is warned. Now the FBI has the lowdown on the players and Thaddeus needs their help but is afraid they will come after his client too. For Ermeline to walk away from the murder charges Thaddeus Murfee must not only prove her innocence but must also outwit the Mob and the Governor and stay alive himself. A murder trial ensues, which is followed by a show-down between the Mob's hitman and Thaddeus while the surprise ending leaves the reader breathless in this courtroom thriller.

Language: English

Pages: 283

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Subjudica House

Release: January 14, 2014

The Defendants

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Rookie attorney Thaddeus Murfee is hired to defend Ermeline Ransom, accused of murdering the man who carved his name in her chest. Ermeline's persecutors are not only the District Attorney but also the Chicago Mob and Illinois governor in this legal thriller. Set in small-town Illinois, the Governor is in the business of accepting payoffs from state contractors on construction jobs. In the end he is at the bottom of the plot to send Ermeline to the execution chamber for the murder she didn't commit. You never win against the Mob, Thaddeus is warned. Now the FBI has the lowdown on the players and Thaddeus needs their help but is afraid they will come after his client too. For Ermeline to walk away from the murder charges Thaddeus Murfee must not only prove her innocence but must also outwit the Mob and the Governor and stay alive himself. A murder trial ensues, which is followed by a show-down between the Mob's hitman and Thaddeus while the surprise ending leaves the reader breathless in this courtroom thriller.

Language: English

Pages: 283

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Subjudica House

Release: January 14, 2014

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A Jury Called Alaska: A Novel About a Woman Shooting in Self-Defense, A Study in Self-Defense (Murfee & Gresham, Attorneys Book 1)

Chase, the Bad Baby (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers #5)

Red, White, and Spy: a Cold War Spy Novel (Operation TINKER Book 2)

Sakharov the Bear (Michael Gresham #6)

Jane Doe 235

30 Days of Justis (Michael Gresham #8)

The Mental Case (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers #7)

The Point of Light (Historical Fiction #1)

The Depth of Shadow: Claire Vallant (Historical Fiction Book 4)

The Post Office (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers #14)

Annie's Verdict (Michael Gresham #7; Annie the Profiler #1)

The Point of Light (Historical Fiction #1)

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