The wife of prosperous doctor is accused of the murder of her son and husband. After a guilt verdict her lawyer must use any means possible to get it overturned

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Thirteenth juror

by John T. Lescroart

Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers

Random House, Incorporated

New York : Island Books

United States, United States of America

a Dismas Hardy novel, New York, 1995

New York, New York State, 1995

Later Printing, 1995

New York, NY, 1994

Volume 4, 1994

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Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Acknowledgments
2. (p2) PART ONE
2.1. (p3) 1
2.2. (p4) 2
2.3. (p5) 3
2.4. (p6) 4
2.5. (p7) 5
2.6. (p8) 6
2.7. (p9) 7
2.8. (p10) 8
2.9. (p11) 9
2.10. (p12) 10
2.11. (p13) 11
2.12. (p14) 12
2.13. (p15) 13
3. (p16) PART TWO
3.1. (p17) 14
3.2. (p18) 15
3.3. (p19) 16
3.4. (p20) 17
3.5. (p21) 18
3.6. (p22) 19
3.7. (p23) 20
3.8. (p24) 21
3.9. (p25) 22
3.10. (p26) 23
3.11. (p27) 24
3.12. (p28) 25
3.13. (p29) 26
4. (p30) PART THREE
4.1. (p31) 27
4.2. (p32) 28
4.3. (p33) 29
4.4. (p34) 30
4.5. (p35) 31
4.6. (p36) 32
4.7. (p37) 33
4.8. (p38) 34
4.9. (p39) 35
4.10. (p40) 36
4.11. (p41) 37
4.12. (p42) 38
4.13. (p43) 39
5. (p44) PART FOUR
5.1. (p45) 40
5.2. (p46) 41
5.3. (p47) 42
5.4. (p48) 43
5.5. (p49) 44
5.6. (p50) 45
5.7. (p51) 46
5.8. (p52) 47
5.9. (p53) 48
5.10. (p54) 49
6. (p55) PART FIVE
6.1. (p56) 50
6.2. (p57) 51
6.3. (p58) 52
6.4. (p59) 53
6.5. (p60) 54
6.6. (p61) 55
7. (p62) JUNE 19-28
7.1. (p63) 1
8. (p64) TUESDAY, JUNE 28
8.1. (p65) 2
8.2. (p66) 3
8.3. (p67) 4

theme: Hardy, Dismas (Fictitious character)

<p><P>He is obsessed with her innocence.&#160;&#160;He will be destroyed by her guilt.<P>The walls were champagne.&#160;&#160;The house was immaculate.&#160;&#160;A prosperous doctor lived there with his son and his beautiful wife.&#160;&#160;But the elegant walls hid a family's secret, a wife's shame.&#160;&#160;And one day shots rang out in the doctor's house.&#160;&#160;Suddenly Jennifer Witt was in jail, facing the death penalty.<P>Jennifer insisted that she had not killed her abusive husband &#151; and she could never have killed her own son.&#160;&#160;Dismas Hardy believed her.&#160;&#160;But Hardy was only part of the defense team, and the only lawyer who continued to believe her...even as her story was torn to pieces, even as her lies came out, even as she was found guilty of murder.<P>Now there's only one thing Jennifer can do to save her life...and she refuses to do it.&#160;&#160;So Hardy must do it for her.&#160;&#160;And in a shocking case of violence, betrayal, and lies, his only weapon is the truth...<P><i>The 13th Juror</i>...When innocence is not enough.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Further evidence that Lescroart ( Hard Evidence ) can hold his own among legal-thriller writers comes with this taut novel about an abused San Francisco housewife who is arrested for shooting both her seven-year-old son and her physician husband, a control freak. Narrator Dismas Hardy, defense attorney and hero of four previous Lescroart novels, has plenty of suspects and issues to grapple with. First there's his icy, recalcitrant client, Jennifer Witt, who refuses to go with a battered-wife defense; Jennifer's aloof psychiatrist, who may or may not be her lover; some financial shenanigans concerning the victim's business that provide plenty of motive for high-stakes murder. Then there's the problem of Dismas's grandstanding boss, whose flamboyant, hit-or-miss style leaves Dismas constantly scrambling for higher legal ground. Finally, there's Dismas's wife, who resents the time her husband spends on the case but who insists on striking up a friendship with the accused without telling her husband. The story gets off to a slow start, and sometimes Lescroart belabors the obvious. He also comes close to telegraphing the solution to the mystery, and much of his writing about the characters' personal lives is hamfisted. Despite these flaws, however, an intricate story and satisfying courtroom scenes carry the day. Fans of the genre should find the second half of the book, which covers the trial, especially engaging. 60,000 first printing; major ad/promo; paperback rights to Dell; audio rights to Bantam Doubleday Dell; large print rights to Thorndike; Literary Guild and Dou ble day Book Club featured alternates. (Sept.)</p>

He is obsessed with her innocence. He will be destroyed by her quilt. The walls were champagne. The house was immaculate. A properous doctor lived there with his son and his beautiful wife. But the elegant walls hid a family's secret, a wife's shame. And one day shots rang out in the doctor's house. Suddenly Jennifer Witt was in jail, facing the death penalty. Jennifer insisted that she had not killed her abusive husband-and she could never have killed her own son. Dismas Hardy believed her. But Hardy was only part of the defense team, and the only lawyer who continued to believe her ... even as her story was torn to pieces, even as her lies came out, even as she was found quilty of murder. Now there's only one thing Jennifer can do to save her life ... and she refuses to do it. So Hardy must do it for her. And in a shocking case of violence, betrayal, and lies, his only weapon is the truth ..

A legal thriller featuring a battered San Francisco wife accused of shooting both her husband and her seven-year-old son. When the trial opens she refuses to allow a defense of spousal abuse because of its implication of guilt. Which presents her lawyer, the narrator, with a major problem as the prosecution claims she killed the husband for the insurance. By the author of Hard Evidence.

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