The Prosecution: A Legal Thriller

By D. W. Buffa

From the best-selling author of The Defense, a spellbinding sequel: The Prosecution.

It was a one-way ticket out of his self-imposed isolation and into the courtroom on the right side of justice. It was a favor for his old friend Judge Horace Woolner. It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to serve as special prosecutor in a case against a man sworn to uphold the law, Marshall Goodwin, the chief deputy district attorney accused of having his former wife murdered. It was an opportunity Joseph Antonelli couldn't walk away from.

But Antonelli is walking into more than he bargained for. The Goodwin case renews his appetite for the practice of law, and although Antonelli is determined to remain on the side of justice, there are many shades between right and wrong. And Antonelli may be over his head when Russell Gray, an urbane, worldly, and wealthy man from a prominent Portland family, is found murdered in his living room. Horace Woolner's wife stands accused of the crime. With justice and love on the line, the stakes couldn't be higher. In this stunning look at our legal system and our hearts, D. W. Buffa delivers on the promise of The Defense and takes us into the dark recesses of our courtrooms and our souls, where there are no easy answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Dec 17, 2013
• ISBN: 9781466860599

D. W. Buffa

D. W. Buffa completed a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Chicago and worked as a defense attorney for ten years. The author of legal thrillers, including The Defense, The Prosecution, and The Judgment, he now lives in Northern California.

Reviews for The Prosecution

[ecw0647 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Joseph Antonelli is coaxed out of retirement by a judge, an old friend, who has learned of a charge against the current chief deputy D.A. that he had had his wife killed. The confessed killer, offered the testimony that he had been hired to kill her in return for a reduced sentence.

We'll forget details of the plot, or should I say plots, since there are really two distinct story lines, tied together only by Antonelli's friendship with the judge. As is usual in books like this, each story has a little twist at the end that serves to expand our understanding of Antonelli's character as he plays both sides of the fence in this one.

Buffa really knows how to write courtroom dialog. Those sections are very hard to put down. Antonelli's ruminations might prove distracting for those who wish a more linear story that moves without pause, but I find it's always nice to stop a while and smell the roses.

[debavp · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another great story told in another interesting manner. There are two separate cases that have intertwined and affected all the characters concluding both with a not-so predictable ending. I am curious to see which of these characters might appear again in the future and if friendships will recover. Again, I get that Antonelli and a couple of other characters are tall, but enough already with the repetitive descriptive of how they sit. I am capable of remembering it and visualizing it if need be. It does get distracting after while.