Tuesday, July 01, 2014

You're invited to a party! Tonight!

 
Missing this party will be
INDEFENSIBLE!

Please join us on Tuesday, July 1 from 6-8pm
at the Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street, NY NY

to help Lee Goodman launch
INDEFENSIBLE
his debut novel.

Beer, wine and snacks!


 Publisher's Weekly
Indefensible
In Goodman’s stellar first novel, a legal thriller, 53-year-old federal prosecutor Nick Davis is beguiled by Cassandra Randall, an attractive birdwatcher who happens to have witnessed a surreptitious burial in an unnamed state park that could be in New England. Cassandra guides the authorities to the site, where they unearth the body of a young man, who turns out to be “a shy and likable kid who was selling pot to pay his college tuition.” More deaths follow. Nick, who heads the criminal division of his district’s U.S. Attorney’s office, turns for help to such distinctive supporting characters as his world-weary FBI agent friend, Chip d’Villafranca, and colleague Upton Cruthers, his probable successor if Nick gets a Circuit Court judgeship. A “rotten summer” of killings turns into a bitter autumn of self-doubt for Nick, who wrestles with both the prosecutor’s sin, failure of objectivity, and the defender’s, failure of loyalty. Nick knows that he must hold fast to the law, until he learns the cost.



"Lee Goodman has created characters we care about deeply; when he puts them through the wringer, we feel their pain. Add to this a compelling insider's look at prosecution and law enforcement, language that sings, a stunning series of plot twists, and the result may well prove to be the outstanding debut novel of the year."
 
  —William Kent Krueger, Award-winning New York Times bestselling author
 of the Cork O'Connor series


"Lee Goodman is a rare find in a crowded field: a talented writer who knows the true intricacies and ironies of the American criminal litigation system.  Before reading INDEFENSIBLE, be sure to put on your helmet and fasten your 5-point harness.  You're in for a wild ride."
--Walter Walker

9 comments:

Kitty said...

The book looks good, plus Lee Goodman is an interesting man.

Kitty said...

The link didn't take. Let's try it again. Lee Goodman is an interesting man

LynnRodz said...

Aww, if I was in NYC I would definitely attend. He does sound like an interesting man! Thanks for the link, Kitty.

Colin Smith said...

I'd love to be there. *sigh!* All the best to Lee. I'll be putting his book high on my TBR list, for sure. Have a beer for me! :)

Kitty said...

I'd be there, too, LynnRodz, if I could!

Elissa M said...

Unfortunately, the Prize Patrol skipped my house (again!) so hopping on a plane for a whirlwind trip to NY NY is slightly out of the question.

The good news is, I can still afford to buy a book (if not an airline ticket). :)

Calorie Bombshell said...

I was lucky enough to read an advanced copy of Indefensible as a prize for winning Janet's Jack Reacher writing contest a few months ago. I loved, loved, loved this novel. Now, I'm an attorney (as is the novel's protagonist, Nick Davis), so I can't get enough of legal thrillers. Go buy this book. It's taut and will keep you guessing until the end. Nick Davis is written as a real blood and guts lawyer who struggles with what is legal and what is just. I highly recommend.

Gingermollymarilyn said...

How exciting! Have a spectacular evening!!

Anonymous said...

Day late here, but the book sounds really good. Congrats to Lee Goodman.

Ms. Janet, is there a thing with the name Lee? Lee Child...Patrick Lee...Lee Goodman...

My middle name happens to be Lee. Donna Lee. Lee Everhart. Hm. Has a nice publicity ring, no?