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PublisherSourcebooks, Incorporated

ISBN-101581822928

ISBN-139781581822922

eBay Product ID (ePID)2262607

Product Key Features

Book TitleAdvocate

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Espionage, Legal, Mystery & Detective / General

Publication Year2002

GenreFiction

AuthorLarry Axelrood

Book SeriesA Darcy Cole Novel Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight6.2 Oz

Item Length6.6 in

Item Width4.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-060381

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisCriminal defense attorney Darcy Cole is facing one of the biggest cases of his distinguished career, but at the same time he must deal with his own midlife crisis. He has just won an acquittal for his client--beautiful, self-centered Lynne Tobias--from the charge of murdering her husband, a prominent Chicago attorney. But now Cole and Tobias are facing federal charges of conspiracy to defraud an insurance company in connection with the death of her husband. This new charge has been brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Owen Dempsey, who is running for governor. He knows that prosecuting Tobias will provide him with massive, and free, election-year publicity. A notorious self-promoter, Dempsey has a reputation as a ruthless politician with an infallible knack for getting the right kind of headlines. Cole, however, is exhausted, worn out. A brilliant criminal defense attorney, he has made his career the central focus of his life. While he appears to be a successful man, he has had no personal life since his wife divorced him years earlier. He feels old and lost and weary. During his sleepless nights, he sits alone in his penthouse apartment overlooking Lake Michigan, trying to imagine what sort of lives the people on the expressway below live, remembering the mistakes he's made, and wondering if he has anything to show for his life. By day, however, Cole is energetic and intimidating. He out maneuvers his opponents and plots brilliant strategies to defend his client from the government's charges, anticipating the dirty tactics of Dempsey's office and devising a few of his own. Complicating matters is Anthony Benvenuti, Jr., who has put out two contracts for Cole's death. The youngest son of Tony "the Babe" Benvenuti, a prominent figure in the Chicago underworld, Tony Jr. is bitter about his conviction for drug-related offenses and blames Cole, his attorney. Although the father has decreed that nobody is to accept the contracts, two freelances are missing and presumed to be hunting for Cole. Filled with brilliant legal maneuverings and surprise after surprise, The Advocate spins a complicated, frightening, often humorous path through a spectacular federal trial, ruthless organized crime activity, a verdict that is totally unexpected, and a conclusion that will leave even the most avid mystery readers wondering why they didn't see it coming., Criminal defense attorney Darcy Cole is facing one of the biggest cases of his distinguished career, but at the same time he must deal with his own midlife crisis. He has just won an acquittal for his client -- the beautiful, self-centered Lynne Tobias -- from the charge of murdering her husband, a prominent Chicago attorney. But now Tobias faces federal charges of conspiracy to defraud an insurance company in connection with the death of her husband. The new charge has been brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Owen Dempsey, who is running for governor and knows that prosecuting Tobias will provide him with free, election-year publicity and provide him with the right kind of headlines. Cole, however, is exhausted, worn out, alone. He has made his career the central focus of his life, and while he appears to be a successful man, he feels old and lost and weary. During his sleepless nights, he sits alone in his penthouse apartment overlooking the lake reflecting on the mistakes he's made in life and wondering if he has anything to show for it. By day, however, Cole is energetic and intimidating. He outmaneuvers his opponents and plots brilliant strategies to defend his client. An experienced litigator, he anticipates the dirty tactics of Dempsey's office and devises a few of his own. Completing matters is Anthony Benvenuti Jr., the youngest son of Tony the Babe"" Benvenuti, a prominent figure in the Chicago underworld. Tony Jr. is bitter about his conviction for drug-related offenses and blames Cole. Filled with brilliant legal maneuvering and surprise after surprise, The Advocate spins a complicated, frightening, often humorous path through aspectacular federal trial, ruthless organized crime activity, an unexpected verdict, and a conclusion that will leave even the most avid mystery readers wondering why they didn't see it coming."", Filled with brilliant legal maneuvering and surprise after surprise, The Advocate spins a complicated path through a federal trial, ruthless organized crime activity, an unexpected verdict, and a startling conclusion., Criminal defense attorney Darcy Cole is facing one of the biggest cases of his distinguished career, but at the same time he must deal with his own midlife crisis. He has just won an acquittal for his client--beautiful, self-centered Lynne Tobias--from the charge of murdering her husband, a prominent Chicago attorney. But now Cole and Tobias are facing federal charges of conspiracy to defraud an insurance company in connection with the death of her husband. This new charge has been brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Owen Dempsey, who is running for governor. He knows that prosecuting Tobias will provide him with massive, and free, election-year publicity. A notorious self-promoter, Dempsey has a reputation as a ruthless politician with an infallible knack for getting the right kind of headlines. Cole, however, is exhausted, worn out. A brilliant criminal defense attorney, he has made his career the central focus of his life. While he appears to be a successful man, he has had no personal life since his wife divorced him years earlier. He feels old and lost and weary. During his sleepless nights, he sits alone in his penthouse apartment overlooking Lake Michigan, trying to imagine what sort of lives the people on the expressway below live, remembering the mistakes he's made, and wondering if he has anything to show for his life. Filled with brilliant legal maneuverings and surprise after surprise, The Advocate spins a complicated, frightening, often humorous path through a spectacular federal trial, ruthless organized crime activity, a verdict that is totally unexpected, and a conclusion that will leave even the most avid mystery readers wondering why they didn't see it coming.

LC Classification NumberPS3551.X45