The release date for the English version of 'An Innocent Client' by
Scott Pratt is Oct 2012. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In a Tennessee hotel room, a preacher's brutally murdered body is discovered.
A young lady who is mysterious and attractive gets charged.
In this contender for the Mystery Readers International "Best Debut Mystery," criminal defence attorney Joe Dillard has sought to strike a balance between his conscience and his job, which has led him to grow cynical over time. Clever but cynical, Dillard wants no part in the criminal defence, yet he can't turn down the opportunity to defend someone who may be innocent. Even though his mother is dying of Alzheimer's and his drug-addicted sister was recently released from jail, Dillard remains steadfast in his dedication to the case, even in the face of personal struggles and expectations from his job that might ruin him.
"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut." Publishers Weekly, Inc.
"Grisham and Scott Turow are here... I think this is the most interesting first chapter I've read in ten years. Says Ken Bruen.
An intelligent and nuanced read, "An Innocent Client" (the first in the critically acclaimed Joe Dillard series) will leave you wanting more, especially with its surprising narrative twist.