Semiautomatic - Softcover

Robert Reuland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0224061550 ISBN 13: 9780224061551

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2004

Synopsis

Rob Reuland's first novel, Hollowpoint, was described by the Guardian as 'a blackly comic tale of a lawyer on a redemptive mission in the bleak Brooklyn projects- Reuland guides us through the cynical courtrooms and mean streets with assurance, cruel wit and pathos.' Semiautomatic features the same lawyer, Andrew Giobberti. Having resolved an explosive case in a controversial manner, Giobberti was exiled from the high-powered DA's Homicide Bureau to the dusty decay of the Appeals Bureau. But now the powers that be want this brilliant, difficult prosecutor back in the courtroom. They're counting on Giobberti's courtroom brilliance to ensure a guilty verdict for murder suspect Haskin Pool. It seems a straightforward enough case - a bodega robbery gone bad, leaving a well-loved grocer in a pool of his own blood. The press has poured a lot of ink on the story, pressuring local pols to get a killer behind bars. What people want and what they get may be two different things - for Giobberti has a habit of uncovering nothing but the whole truth. It doesn't take long for him to realize this case stinks. There's a conspiracy to convict that reaches well up the political hierarchy and it's fully expected that Giobberti will play a key role in this seamy drama.

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From the Back Cover:

"Rob Reuland writes beautifully--about sadness and cities and injured dreams. First with Hollowpoint and now with Semiautomatic, he has renewed my faith in the health and future of the urban crime novel." -Dennis Lehane
"Semiautomatic is a novel-lover's treat. It is one of those very rare books that manages to be smart, compelling, witty and important all at once. Rob Reuland skips the by-the-numbers nonsense of the generic legal thrillers and instead offers a fully-detailed world of vivid characters and a trouble court system, and he reminds us why we find stories about the law so fascinating." -David Liss, author of The Coffee Trader and A Conspiracy of Paper
"Semiautomatic shines with fantastic imagery, sharp dialogue, and sparkling detail. An engrossing, morally complex winner from Robert Reuland, one of crime fiction's most gifted young writers." -George Pelecanos

About the Author:

Rob Reuland practised law on Wall Street for many years before joining the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, where he was assigned to the Homicide Bureau. He spent his youth in Iowa before attending Cambridge University and the Vanderbilt Law School. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two young children and writes full-time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0224061550
• ISBN 13: 9780224061551
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256