A Fool for a Client

By David Kessler

Book Overview

A 23-year-old medical student stands trial for the murder of an IRA gunman in a case?that has become a cause celebre in the USA. Justine Levy insists on conducting her own defence, alienates the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494985314
• ISBN13: 9781494985318
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Really grabbed me, I couldn't put it down till I finished!

I love legal thrillers and read as many as I can get my hands on. But this one stands out about the crowd.On the surface, the heroine, Justine Levy, is on trial for murder in New York, but it soon becomes apparent that this isn't just a thriller, but a novel of ideas. She is alleged to have killed a man by poison. But it soon emerges that he died of a different poison to the one she is alleged to have given him! And that's only the beginning. The issue is not just about what the main characters did, but also why they did it - and Kessler keeps the reader guessing right until the end.Justine Levy is a medical student, but she insists on conducting her own defense and ends up displaying more legal acumen than her court-appointed standby counsel. Aside from the courtroom drama there are the psychological taut flashbacks and the tense scenes in which an assassin stalks Justine with the intention of killing her regardless of the verdict. Finally there is a real sting in the tail.John Grisham and Brad Melzer face stiff competition from Kessler and I recommend this thiller most highly to lovers of legal thrillers as one of the best in the genre.