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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A public defender stumbles upon a case that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams--if it doesn't kill him first--in this "rousing . . . pedal-to-the-metal crowd-pleaser" (People).

The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random... Read Full Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A public defender stumbles upon a case that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams--if it doesn't kill him first--in this "rousing . . . pedal-to-the-metal crowd-pleaser" (People).

The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random... Read Full Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A public defender stumbles upon a case that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams--if it doesn't kill him first--in this "rousing . . . pedal-to-the-metal crowd-pleaser" (People).

Clay Carter has been working in The Office of the Public Defender for too long and he dreams of better things.