The President's Lawyer [electronic resource] : A Novel

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A high-stakes legal thriller that is perfect for fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow following a Washington, DC, litigator who is hired to defend his best friend, the former President of the United States, against a murder charge. After a long career as one of DC’s most powerful litigators, Rob Jacobson is faced with the case of a lifetime: the former President of the United States—his childhood best friend—has been accused of murdering his mistress. Rob knows he’s the only one who can prove his friend’s innocence, but he is soon overwhelmed as he attempts to devise a strategy to defend an authoritative man with a taste for infidelity, serious anger issues, and unconventional sexual appetites. As the high-profile case unfurls, the troubled, intertwining pasts of the two men complicate Rob’s efforts and soon, doubts begin to grow in his head. Could his oldest friend truly be capable of murder or is something even darker at play?

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Atria Books,

Datum:

2024

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CLOUDLIBRARY EPUB

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Englisch

Zusammenfassung

A Washington, DC, litigator is hired to defend his best friend, the former President of the United States, against a murder charge in this novel that is "clever and thrilling with a shocking twist" ( People ).

After a long career as one of DC's most powerful litigators, Rob Jacobson is faced with the case of a lifetime: the former President of the United States--his childhood best friend--has been accused of murdering his mistress.

Rob knows he's the only one who can prove his friend's innocence, but he is soon overwhelmed as he attempts to devise a strategy to defend an authoritative man with a taste for infidelity, serious anger issues, and unconventional sexual appetites. As the high-profile case unfurls, the troubled, intertwining pasts of the two men complicate Rob's efforts and soon, doubts begin to grow in his head. Could his oldest friend truly be capable of murder or is something even darker at play? "Robbins...keeps the pace fast and the courtroom scenes convincing" ( The New York Times Book Review ) in this sensational thriller by a true DC legal insider.

Rezensionen (2)

Publisher's Weekly-Rezension

Attorney Robbins debuts with a taut legal thriller that recalls the work of Scott Turow and John Grisham. Criminal defense attorney Rob Jacobson is offered the "case of the century" when his former mistress, White House lawyer Amanda Harper, is murdered, and President Jack Sherman Cutler--Rob's lifelong friend--is charged with the crime. Though Rob has spent a lifetime in Jack's shadow, including as the victim of his teenage cruelty, he fervently believes in Jack's innocence. Other suspects abound, including Rob's schizophrenic son, Amanda's drug dealer, and former first lady Jessica Friedland (another of Rob's old flames). Initially, Rob exploits those possibilities to sow reasonable doubt, but when the jury hears about Cutler's depraved sexual kinks and his closest ally testifies against him, the case against the president starts to look like a slam dunk. Robbins falls victim to some clumsy pacing and a smattering of legal thriller clichés, but his courtroom scenes crackle with authenticity, and the climactic reveal is sensational. Despite a few missteps, the verdict comes down decisively in Robbins's favor. Agent: Lane Zachary and Max Moorhead, McQuilkin Massie. (Oct.)

Booklist-Rezension

Picturing a former U.S. president sitting in a courtroom on trial is not the stretch of the imagination it once was, but in Robbins' debut legal thriller, the scenario sharpens when Jack Cutler is accused of murdering his lover, White House counsel Amanda Harper. Since the trial will expose his unsavory penchant for violent and kinky sex, facts Cutler wants kept under wraps, at best, or at least handled deferentially, Cutler chooses his lifelong best friend and acclaimed DC attorney Rob Jacobson to represent him. Jacobson, however, is loathe to accept the case. Not only does their deep friendship present an obvious conflict of interest, but Jacobson was also romantically involved with the victim. Through the investigation leading up to the trial and during the intense cross-examination of witnesses, the complexity of this unorthodox client-attorney relationship is revealed in tantalizing and staggering ways. Robbins' expertise as a high-profile trial litigator is on full display in this tautly constructed novel that exposes the slippery confluence of evidentiary facts and emotional trauma.