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5) The FIRM
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
"MOVIE TIE-IN"
8) Legal tender
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Bennie Rosato is a maverick lawyer, and business at her law firm has never been better. Then, without warning, a savage murder tears the firm apart. All evidence points to Bennie, who has motive aplenty and an unconfirmable alibi. Her world turns upside-down as the lawyer becomes the client, and the law is now after her. When another killing takes place, Bennie runs for her life, a fugitive armed only with her wits and courage. She is determined to...
Author
Publisher
Fine
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
In San Francisco, a black lawyer is mistaken for a killer and lynched by whites. A white bystander trying to save him by cutting the rope is photographed holding a knife and portrayed by a newspaper as the mob's leader. The city explodes into violence, politicians outdo each other calling for retribution and a decent man runs for his life.