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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Reed Arvin creates believable characters, places them in dificult situations and adds a touch of humor as he explores moral dilemmas and layers of meaning. This legal thriller explores nuances of the death penalty. Tom Dennehy is a senior prosecutor in Davidson County, Tennessee, whose reputation is based on a case that resulted in two different people being convicted for the murder of a robbery victim. One of them was the EMT who botched a procedure while under the influence of drugs that could have saved the victim. After the man accused of the shooting is executed, another confesses. At the same time, Dennehy is about to try a politically sensitive case in which a Sudanese refugee named Moses Bol is accused of raping and murdering a white woman, Tamra Hartlett. Hostile factions from both sides create a volatile mix in and out of the courtroom. Dennehy questions his beliefs as he attempts to untangle right and wrong. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Reed Arvin's previous novel, The Last Goodbye, was "the best thing a thriller can be: suspenseful, intelligent, and well written" (Harlan Coben), and had the critics raving: People magazine stated, "You'll be hooked," and the New York Times declared it "sultry, devious, adrenaline-boosting suspense." Now comes a vivid and haunting tale of one man's search for the truth -- no matter what the consequences. Thomas Dennehy, senior prosecutor in Davidson County, Tennessee, doesn't recognize Nashville anymore: a decade of relentless immigration means cops are learning Spanish, and the DA' s office is looking for Vietnamese translators. Thomas's latest case is prosecuting Moses Bol, a Sudanese refugee who faces the death penalty for killing a white woman in the Nations, a notorious, racially charged part of town. Bol's conviction seems certain, until a university professor claims Thomas sent the wrong man to the death chamber in a previous case. The DA' s office is rocked to its core, but within days another blow falls: a beautiful and brilliant anti-death penalty activist mysteriously surfaces as Bol's alibi, claiming she was with him at the time of the crime. Bol's case becomes a lightning rod as protesters on all sides converge on Nashville and tensions threaten to explode. Meanwhile, Bol's alibi has her own secrets -- and is terrified of someone working behind the scenes to get what he wants -- even if it means murder. Will Dennehy be able to piece things together before everything he believes about the law, and about justice, is torn apart? Vivid with the emotional complexity that has become the hallmark of Reed Arvin's work, Blood of Angels is filled with nonstop action, impeccable detail, and unforgettable characters, making this a novel that is impossible to resist. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Meanwhile, Bol's alibi has her own secrets -- and is terrified of someone working behind the scenes to get what he wants -- even if it means murder.
Will Dennehy be able to piece things together before everything he believes about the law, and about justice, is torn apart? ( )