The Best Defense

by Ellis Cose

Book Overview

From an award-winning non-fiction writer comes this debut novel about a savvy defense attorney who defends a businessman accused of slaying an office rival over an affirmative action promotion.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006093087X
• ISBN13: 9780060930875
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Heard it before, but still a nice story

Legal thriller genre; ambitious defense attorney takes on high profile case with a client who obviously "did it," and in the other corner is the ADA who happens to be a former love interest of the defense attorney. Obviously, all kinds of possibilities exist here. On the positive side, the story is well told with believable characters and a fast moving story line. The courtroom dialogue isn't first rate, but it's compelling enough to make you keep reading. However, there are many minor characters who are nothing more than stereotypes, and certain plots (like the mishandled case from the "old days") go nowhere. This wasn't a great book, but it was definitely a pleasant read.