The Jury Master (david Sloane Series #1)

in The Tradition Of Scott Turow And Brad Meltzer, This Debut Novel Introduces A Bold And Entertaining New Voice To The Legal Thriller Genre. David Sloane Is The Best Wrongful Death Attorney In San Francisco. He's A Lawyer Who Can Make Juries Do Anything. But Despite His Professional Success, He's Plagued By A Nightmare Of A Childhood He Cannot Consciously Remember. When He Receives A Package From A White House Confidant Who Then Turns Up Dead By Apparent Suicide, The Contents Reveal A History He Never Could Have Imagined. Now, In Search Of Justice, Sloane Must Depend On Two Men Hes Never Met: Charles Jenkins, A Former Cia Agent Turned Recluse Who Suffers The Same Nightmare; And Tom Molia, A Police Detective Willing To Take On Just About Anyone Including The U.s. Department Of Justice. Together, These Men Must Expose A 30-year Conspiracy So Insidious That It May Reach As Far As The Oval Office And Topple A Presidency If They Can Stay Alive.

a Whole New Kind Of Thriller...

publishers Weekly

the Most Impressive Thing About This Gripping Legal Thriller Is What It Doesn't Do. Dugoni, A Lawyer Who Coauthored A Nonfiction Book About An Idaho Worker Brain-damaged In 1996 By Cyanide Fumes, Opens His Debut Novel With A Wrongful Death Attorney In San Francisco, David Sloane, About To Make His Closing Remarks Defending A Corporation In A Similar Case. Sloane, Who Has Won 14 Cases In A Row, Hates His Arrogant Client And Must Face An Obviously Hostile Jury. But Instead Of Devoting Many Chapters To The Case, Dugoni Quickly Moves Into Some Unexpected And Very Interesting Territory: A Recurring Childhood Nightmare Sloane Shares With Former Cia Agent Charles Jenkins, Apparently A Complete Stranger. Meanwhile, Unstoppable West Virginia Police Detective Tom Molia Investigates The Suicide Of A Top Adviser To The President, And What He Finds Draws Sloane And Jenkins Closer To The Truth Behind Their Shared Terror: An International Conspiracy 30 Years In The Making. All Of Dugoni's Characters Have A Fresh And Believable Edge, And There Is Plenty Of Action In Far-flung Settings. One Looks Forward To Sloane's Return. (mar.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.