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The Christmas Heist: A Courtroom Adventure
The Christmas Heist: A Courtroom Adventure
The Christmas Heist: A Courtroom Adventure
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The Christmas Heist: A Courtroom Adventure

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Defendant Henry Edmonds, a homeless man who believes he works for Santa Claus, is on trial for stealing a flash drive full of secrets, a flash drive which may hold the key to Christmas but which is zipped tight in an evidence bag. Several people want Edmonds in jail, including a man who says he works for an international toy company. Witness by witness the facts come out but who is to be believed and are there any True Believers? As the courtroom clock ticks down on Christmas Eve, it becomes clear that the fates of the defendant and Christmas are inextricably intertwined. A local newspaper reporter stirs things up by blogging about what he calls the “Trial of the Century” and tweets that the “Court’s Ruling Could Halt Christmas for Thousands.” Can an irascible judge looking toward retirement find it within himself to save Christmas?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherLandis Wade
Release dateSep 25, 2015
ISBN9780986151675
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Landis Wade

Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer, dog lover, host of Charlotte Readers Podcast and author of books and stories whose third book—The Christmas Redemption—won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. He won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest for The Deliberation and received awards for his non-fiction pieces, The Cape Fear Debacle and First Dance. His short work also has appeared in Writersdigest.com, The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, Fiction on the Web and in various anthologies, including by Daniel Boone Footsteps.

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    It may seem unusual to think of courtroom drama as hilarious fun, but thankfully you don’t have to sit in the courtroom, so you won’t have to hide your giggles, smiles, and laughter from the honorable Augustus Langhorne Stark. Judge Stark is a law and order man. He likes his courtroom to be serious and orderly. After all, he usually presides over felony criminal cases. But this week is the judge’s turn in the rotation to preside over criminal misdemeanor cases in Courtroom 3150. There will be no jury. If you lose, you can appeal for a jury trial.It is December 23rd, and Judge Stark wants everything to go smoothly in the last 2 days before Christmas and, more importantly, before his retirement. Henry Edmonds is on trial for assault and stealing a flash drive. Court has been called to order. The testimony will begin. Cute. Magical. An adorable key witness. Courtroom drama as no other unless you’ve recently watched "Miracle on 34th Street."So, in these last days before Christmas, don’t get put on the naughty list. Read this charming story, and I’m sure you’ll stay on the nice list.
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    Appearing to be a homeless man who says he works for Santa Claus, Henry Edmonds is on trial for stealing a flash drive that supposedly contains the naughty and nice list. Santa has evidently gone high tech, but it appears that the flash drive has been tampered with, corrupting the information it contains. The judge is days away from retirement, and he is sure he doesn’t want to be remembered as the judge who stole Christmas. This delightful rendition has elements of the famous movie, “Miracle on 34th Street,” but is in a class all its own. Filled with both drama and humor, it reminds us that a little elf will lead them, or something like that!

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