{"product_id":"abiding-conviction-volume-3-paperback","title":"Abiding Conviction: Volume 3 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawyer Dutch Francis faces an impossible situation--search for your missing wife or defend your high-profile client.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dutch Francis is a defense attorney in the case of a judge accused of killing his wife. Just as the trial is about to begin, Ginnie Turner, Dutch's wife and TV news broadcaster, goes missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Under extreme duress, Dutch tries to extricate himself as the judge's attorney--or at least postpone the trial. The judge insists that the trial proceed without delay and that Dutch remain his attorney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exhausted by the murder trial, Dutch confronts an ineffectual police department, suspicious that he is involved in his wife's disappearance. He takes matters into his own hands as he struggles to balance both responsibilities--the trial and finding his wife--pushing him to the brink of losing everything he holds dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At first Dutch suspects that Ginnie was kidnapped in retaliation for her recent stories about sex scandals. But after receiving bits of her in the mail--fingernails, hair--he realizes the kidnapper's intent may be to punish him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Could his defense of the judge be the reason? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of John Grisham and Scott Turow will love the courtroom drama.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer trial lawyer \u003cb\u003eStephen M. Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Dutch Francis thriller series. A Boston native, he is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the University of San Francisco School of Law. He served as a law clerk to the justices of the New Hampshire Superior Court, and while in New Hampshire, he worked on a murder trial that inspired his first Dutch Francis novel, \u003ci\u003eAlibi\u003c\/i\u003e, which was followed by \u003ci\u003eAbout Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and now, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbiding Conviction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. He currently lives in the San Francisco area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.01 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696684994623,"sku":"9781608095650","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/513912e4985c698941e0239f8f5ce6dc.webp?v=1765007079","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/abiding-conviction-volume-3-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}