Trial of Passion
A Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Thriller book. - academic morality play (accusations of rape/forcible confinement by a university student towards the Dean Of...
Arthur Beauchamp, a heralded criminal lawyer, has moved to a quiet island off the British Columbia coast. While trying to recover from a marriage gone sour, his retirement is interrupted by his former law partners-they want Arthur to take charge of the defense trial of Jonathan O'Donnell, the acting dean of a law school. O'Donnell has been accused of rape by one of the students, Kimberley Martin, a smart but arrogant woman who is engaged to a rich businessman. After much pleading, Beauchamp agrees to handle the case. He is drawn into complex legal situations dealing with gender and sex, while his personal life takes a provocative turn as well. A courtroom drama ensues, with unpredictable twists and bizarre events.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 400 pages
- ISBN: 9781550225426 / 1550225421
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- academic morality play (accusations of rape/forcible confinement by a university student towards the Dean Of The Faculty Of Law)- good character development- very slow pace Initially the narrator's voice seemed strained and overblown. I'm glad I gave it a chance as I came to appreciate that the character was - strained and overblown. Arthur Beauchamp grew on me, though, as I came to sympathize with his situation(s).I may go for another title in the series. Not only the winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel, but also won the Dashielll Hammett Prize for excellence in crime writing. I thoroughly enjoyed the read, even though I read it last (first in the series). This time I felt as though I was on an extended holiday -- on the hindheels of reading the first two. I haven't read...
