Shadow of A Doubt - Softcover
Charley Sloan thought it was all behind him — his career, his wives, his drink problem.
The colourful life he had once lived seemed a vague memory; he was now a regular at local AA meetings and was scraping by with work, using an office in a quiet and uneventful probate firm.
There were no glamorous women, no exotic holidays and no flash cars.
There was just Charley, sobriety, a rented studio and an old Ford Escort.
Life was lonely without booze, but it was stable. That is, until the arrival of an expensive looking client in his shabby lawyer’s office...
Robin Harwell — a sweetheart from High School with a favour to ask, and $20,000 to pay for it.
Defend her step-daughter? No easy task when the charge is murder, the victim her husband and the defendant has already confessed ...
Angel — the rich little girl with celestial looks and a dead father’s blood on her hands. Innocent child, cool headed killer or completely psychotic? She probably needs a magician more than a lawyer ...
Apart from the scandalous case they are facing, Robin and Angel seem to be coping remarkably well without Harrison Harwell. Their primary focus is on selling the shipping empire he left behind and making sure Angel doesn’t wind up in jail.
Why have they chosen Charley and what are they hiding?
Family feuds, secret sexualities and missing records add to the pressure Charley is under — this is the one chance he has to restore his name but he knows he has to take a risk and fight dirty if he wants to win.
With the publicity machine revving, the District Attorney prosecuting and the temptation to reach for the bottle growing, Charley must prove there’s a Shadow of A Doubt or else he’s sunk forever.
Praise for Shadow of A Doubt:
‘A great read. Shadow of a Doubt has much of the atmosphere and intrigue of Anatomy of a Murder and a humdinger of an ending’ - Scott Turrow
William J. Coughlin has combined a career as a United States administrative judge in Detroit with that of a best-selling novelist. His four previous highly acclaimed and successful novels are The Twelve Apostles, His Father’s Daughter, Her Honor and In the Presence of Enemies.
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From the Back Cover:
“A FLESH-AND-BLOOD NOVEL THAT INCLUDES ALL THE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS—LOVE, HATE, LUST, GREED, GOOD VERSUS EVIL...COMPELLING.”
—Philadelphia Inquirer
Detroit attorney and former alcoholic Charley Sloan lost his practice, his wife, and his fortune to booze. A chance at a comeback arrives in his former lover, Robin Harwell. She’s now the desperate widow of a multimillionaire—and stepmother of the teenage girl charged with his brutal murder.
“A LEGAL MUST READ.”
—Detroit News Damned by forensic evidence, witness testimony, a history of mental problems, and by her own confession, young Angel’s defense will be hard coming—and believing in her innocence
could come at a price far more personal than he ever feared.
“A WINNER!”
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
As the media descends, Charley finds himself shadowed by rivals determined to destroy him, trapped in the seductive grip of a never-forgotten love affair, and plunged in a dark morass of terrible lies, bitter secrets, and unforgiving family ties...
“Coughlin’s spellbinding grasp of the courtroom held me on the edge of my seat until the last page.”
—William J. Caunitz, author of One Police Plaza
About the Author:
—Philadelphia Inquirer
Detroit attorney and former alcoholic Charley Sloan lost his practice, his wife, and his fortune to booze. A chance at a comeback arrives in his former lover, Robin Harwell. She’s now the desperate widow of a multimillionaire—and stepmother of the teenage girl charged with his brutal murder.
“A LEGAL MUST READ.”
—Detroit News Damned by forensic evidence, witness testimony, a history of mental problems, and by her own confession, young Angel’s defense will be hard coming—and believing in her innocence
could come at a price far more personal than he ever feared.
“A WINNER!”
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
As the media descends, Charley finds himself shadowed by rivals determined to destroy him, trapped in the seductive grip of a never-forgotten love affair, and plunged in a dark morass of terrible lies, bitter secrets, and unforgiving family ties...
“Coughlin’s spellbinding grasp of the courtroom held me on the edge of my seat until the last page.”
—William J. Caunitz, author of One Police Plaza
William J. Coughlin, a former defense attorney and judge in Detroit for twenty years, was the author of sixteen novels. He lived in Grosse Point Woods, Michigan, with his wife, Ruth, an author and book critic.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 153279892X
- ISBN 13 9781532798924
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages388
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