Above the law

Format:

Book (large print)

Title:

Above the law

Author:

Green, Tim, 1963-

ISBN:

9781410414991

Publication Information:

Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.

Physical Description:

447 pages (large print) ; 22 cm

Series title(s):

Thorndike Press large print basic series.

Summary:

Years after her first appearance in The Letter of the Law, attorney Casey Jordan has closed her high-powered practice and opened a legal aid clinic. When an illegal Mexican immigrant is shot to death on a ranch outside Dallas, it makes the news not because of the immigrant, but because of the shooter: rising star Senator Tucker Dean. The death appears to be a hunting accident. But the victim's wife disagrees, and Casey approaches the district attorney's office.

Subject(s):

Women lawyers -- Fiction.

Noncitizens -- Crimes against -- Fiction.

Legislators -- United States -- Fiction.

Large type books.

Illegal immigration -- Fiction.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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A New York Times Bestselling Author.A Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Mystery Guild.Years after her first appearance in The Letter of the Law, attorney Casey Jordan has closed her high-powered practice and opened a legal aid clinic. When an illegal Mexican immigrant is shot to death on a ranch outside Dallas, it makes the news not because of the immigrant, but because of the shooter: rising star Senator Tucker Dean. The death appears to be a hunting accident. But the victim's wife disagrees, and Casey approaches the district attorney's office."... feisty Dallas lawyer Casey Jordan must contend with illegal immigrants, abuse of power and pure unadulterated evil in this rousing legal thriller ..." - Publishers Weekly

Author Notes

Timothy Green was born in Liverpool, New York on December 16, 1963. He received a degree in English from Syracuse University in 1986. He was the Atlanta Falcons' first-round draft pick in 1986 and played for them through 1993. In 2002, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1994 and began writing books for adults including The Dark Side of the Game, False Convictions, and A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search. He also writes children's books including Football Genius, Baseball Great, The Big Time, and Unstoppable. He has served as a commentator for the NFL on Fox.

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Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Last seen in bestseller Green's The Letter of the Law (2000), feisty Dallas lawyer Casey Jordan must contend with illegal immigrants, abuse of power and pure unadulterated evil in this rousing legal thriller. When a U.S. senator from Texas known only as Chase, the kind of guy who frequents coke whores and kills puppies, suspects one of his undocumented workers, Elijandro "Ellie" Torres, of messing with his wife, Chase shoots Ellie and fakes the death as a hunting accident. Casey, who practices law out of an abandoned gas station, takes on the case of Ellie's widow, Isadora, and baby, Paquita, who are taken into custody by immigration officials and then deported. Casey's hunky love interest, PI Jose O'Brien, aids her in the ever-broadening investigation. Most of the characters are pretty much off-the-shelf, but Green throws in enough unexpected twists to distract readers from the plot's overly familiar aspects. Fans of Green's 12 previous novels will be perfectly satisfied. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

New York Times best-selling author Green's (www.timgreenbooks.com) latest thriller reintroduces Dallas attorney Casey Jordan, who last appeared in The Letter of the Law (2000). When an illegal Mexican worker is "accidentally" killed by an unscrupulous, ruthless, and extremely powerful senator, Casey and her PI boyfriend go after the senator only to discover he is untouchable and truly above the law. Audie Award nominee Bernadette Dunne (see Behind the Mike, LJ 5/15/09) keeps the suspense alive, brilliantly realizing each character's accent and tone. For fans of legal thrillers. [Embeddable audio clip available through library.-booksontape.com.-Ed.]-Ilka Gordon, Siegal Coll. of Judaic Studies Lib., Cleveland (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.