Perfect Justice - Hardcover

Bernhardt, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345380282 ISBN 13: 9780345380289

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1994

Synopsis

From William Bernhardt, bestselling author of PRIMARY JUSTICE, BLIND JUSTICE, and DEADLY JUSTICE.

While attorney Ben Kincaid is vacationing in the Ouachita Mountains, he becomes embroiled in the brutal murder by crossbow of a young Vietnamese immigrant. Though revolted by the killing, Ben agrees to represent the accused--a remorseless youth and active member of the Anglo SaxonPatrol (ASP). Soon Ben begins to believe in the young man's innocence, yet before the trial, the client suddenly decides to pleade guilty. As members of the Vietnamese community fight fire with fire, Ben frantically searches for the truth. When he infiltrates an isolated ASP camp in thewoods, he discovers that what appears to be just another monstrous hate crime could be something else entirely.

PERFECT JUSTICE is a whirlwind novel of suspense that addresses some of the most controversial issues of our time. William Bernhardt paints a riveting portrait of a town torn apart by xenophobia, racism and violence. With mounting suspense, his anatomy of an incendiary courtroom trial culminates in serpentine twists and sizzling revelations.

"I fought the real courtroom battle for the Vietnamese fisherman against the Texas Klan and I was stunned how real-to-life William Bernhardt's PERFECT JUSTICE is--a gripping courtroom thriller you can't put down."

Morris Dees,

Author of HATE ON TRIAL and A SEASON OF JUSTICE

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"A gripping courtroom thriller you can't put down. . . . I was stunned by how real-to-life William Bernhardt's PERFECT JUSTICE is."
--Morris Dees, Author of A Season of Justice

"Rewards its readers with a genuinely surprise ending while also raising serious issues."
--The Orlando Sentinel

About the Author:

William Bernhardt made his debut as a novelist with Primary Justice, a bestseller that launched what Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine called "one of the best new series going.  Bernhardt's subsequent novels include Blind Justice, Deadly Justice, Perfect Justice (which won the Oklahoma Book Award), Cruel Justice, and Double Jeopardy. His most recent novel is Naked Justice.

As an attorney, William Bernhardt has received several awards for his public service, and (in 1993) he was named one of the top twenty-five young lawyers in the nation. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife, Kirsten, and their children, Harry and Alice.
From the Paperback edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0345380282
• ISBN 13: 9780345380289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 369