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The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
- Author
- James Sheehan
- Narrator
- Vincent Marzello
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 27 January 2011
- Run Time
- 15 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Jack Tobin is a trial lawyer with a searing-hot reputation in Miami, far removed from his scrappy youth on the streets of New York.But when a young Florida man is railroaded into a murder conviction in the tiny Florida backwater of Bass Creek, Tobin is driven to pay back a debt to his best friend, the boy who once dubbed him 'the Mayor of Lexington Avenue'.
In his efforts to get the death penalty overturned, Tobin moves back to South Florida, where he finds himself up against the small-town legal establishment, where favours are routinely traded at the expense of truth, and where police corruption has become an art form.
'If you like crime novels, legal thrillers and courtroom dramas, you'll love The Mayor of Lexington Avenue, which has all three, plus some nostalgic New York City flashbacks as an added bonus. James Sheehan, a Florida trial attorney, has created Jack Tobin, a Florida trial attorney, and one of the most interesting and complex characters I've come across in a long time. This is a debut novel, but it reads like it was written by a master of the genre.' Nelson DeMille
Critics Review
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'Sheehan handles the courtroom stuff like a pro, dragging us through cross-examinations and procedural challenges with deftly hewn dialogue.'
The Times
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Sheehan has written an outstanding legal debut full of rich characters. Full marks!
The Independent on Sunday
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Sheehan's book is a powerful polemic against the American legal system and above all against the death penalty.
Literary Review
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Move over John Grisham, here's an electrifying, hard-boiled thriller and courtroom drama rolled into one.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph
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Details
- Author
- James Sheehan
- Narrator
- Vincent Marzello
- Duration
- 15 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 January 2011
- ISBN
- 9781446461105
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Political / legal thriller
Synopsis
Jack Tobin is a trial lawyer with a searing-hot reputation in Miami, far removed from his scrappy youth on the streets of New York.But when a young Florida man is railroaded into a murder conviction in the tiny Florida backwater of Bass Creek, Tobin is driven to pay back a debt to his best friend, the boy who once dubbed him 'the Mayor of Lexington Avenue'.In his efforts to get the death penalty overturned, Tobin moves back to South Florida, where he finds himself up against the small-town legal establishment, where favours are routinely traded at the expense of truth, and where police corruption has become an art form.'If you like crime novels, legal thrillers and courtroom dramas, you'll love The Mayor of Lexington Avenue, which has all three, plus some nostalgic New York City flashbacks as an added bonus. James Sheehan, a Florida trial attorney, has created Jack Tobin, a Florida trial attorney, and one of the most interesting and complex characters I've come across in a long time. This is a debut novel, but it reads like it was written by a master of the genre.' Nelson DeMille
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