By James Sheehan
Center Street, September 10, 2013
ISBN: 978-1455574520
Pages: 416
Jack Tobin, a Florida trial lawyer, is committed to justice for the innocent. But when he’s presented with Henry Wilson’s case, he’s unsure of the convict’s innocence. Wilson has eight weeks to live, and Tobin has to decide if he can and will help him.
Benny Avrile is a small-time thief with his eye on an oil man’s big billfold. But Benny is way over his head on this one. The robbery goes bad, and the oil man ends up dead. Just when Benny’s fate is all but sealed, an old friend from Jack’s past reaches out…
The clock is ticking on Henry Wilson’s life, the cops are in hot pursuit of Benny, and back at home, there are dark clouds on the horizon for Jack and his beautiful wife, Pat.
Jack
Tobin, a Florida trial lawyer, is committed to justice for the
innocent. But when he’s presented with Henry Wilson’s case, he’s unsure
of the convict’s innocence. Wilson has eight weeks to live, and Tobin
has to decide if he can and will help him.Benny Avrile is a
small-time thief with his eye on an oil man’s big billfold. But Benny is
way over his head on this one. The robbery goes bad, and the oil man
ends up dead. Just when Benny’s fate is all but sealed, an old friend
from Jack’s past reaches out…The clock is ticking on Henry
Wilson’s life, the cops are in hot pursuit of Benny, and back at home,
there are dark clouds on the horizon for Jack and his beautiful wife,
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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 man, Rudy, is railroaded into a murder conviction in
the tiny Florida backwater of Bass Creek, Tobin resolves to pay back a
debt to his best friend, the boy who once dubbed him ‘the Mayor of
Lexington Avenue’.
Heartbreak, tragedy, courtroom drama and the hope of redemption play out
in this utterly page-turning, thought-provoking legal thriller.
– See more at:
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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 man, Rudy, is railroaded into a murder conviction in
the tiny Florida backwater of Bass Creek, Tobin resolves to pay back a
debt to his best friend, the boy who once dubbed him ‘the Mayor of
Lexington Avenue’.
Heartbreak, tragedy, courtroom drama and the hope of redemption play out
in this utterly page-turning, thought-provoking legal thriller.
– See more at:
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-sheehan/the-mayor-of-lexington-avenue/9781455574544/#desc
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 man, Rudy, is railroaded into a murder conviction in
the tiny Florida backwater of Bass Creek, Tobin resolves to pay back a
debt to his best friend, the boy who once dubbed him ‘the Mayor of
Lexington Avenue’.
Heartbreak, tragedy, courtroom drama and the hope of redemption play out
in this utterly page-turning, thought-provoking legal thriller.
– See more at:
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-sheehan/the-mayor-of-lexington-avenue/9781455574544/#desc
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| James Sheehan |
He was a successful trial attorney for 30 years, and currently teaches
trial law and is the Director of the Tampa Law Institute at Stetson
University College of Law in Tampa, Florida.
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It appears I am officially a reviewer of James Sheehan’s novels and in that time I have become a huge fan. I have reviewed The Lawyer’s Lawyer and The Mayor of Lexington Avenue previously here at Outnumbered 3 to 1. In The Law of Second Chances we once again follow the incredibly brilliant lawyer, Jack Tobin, in his quest to help provide the best case possible for the accused.
My Summary
Jack Tobin is living the dream with his wife Pat in the small town of Bass Creek, Florida. Although he is retired with millions he still works cases where he believes innocent people sit on death row. His next case is with Henry Wilson who has but a few weeks until his day of execution and with his criminal record a mile long Jack is unsure if he should even represent him.
While Jack spends time going through all of Henry’s files while trying to make up his mind on the case his wife Pat is hit with terrible news but she tells Jack that he must continue his investigation into Henry’s case.
Meanwhile in New York a murder is committed and Benny, a homeless street criminal, is booked and faces first-degree murder charges. It looks like an open and shut case. Until Jack finds himself in New York and looking into the case but he is not normally one to represent someone unless he knows they are not guilty and that is not the case with Benny.
The Law of Second Chances is yet another brilliantly written book by Sheehan who has a knack for piecing together two what seems to be totally irrelevant stories into one remarkably nail biting story. I have only ever read a handful of legal thrillers before and none of those ever piqued my interest and excitement for reading like Sheehan’s books. His plot twists are not to be missed!
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