There are no witnesses and there is no murder weapon.
#NOT GUILTY WITH PREJUDICE TRIAL#
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit on a jury for a murder trial? Well, get ready to be seated in the jury box for the trial of Gabriel Soto, accused of murdering Melina Mora. And you will not be able to predict how it all ends.more
There’s never been a thriller writer quite like Peguero. You’ve never read a legal thriller quite like this. With striking originality and expert storytelling, Robin Peguero’s debut novel explores the prejudice that hangs over every trial in America. And it’s their experiences, biases, and beliefs that will ultimately shape the verdict. What Sandy, Jordan, and Judge Tackett all know, however, is that the criminal justice system is complicated, and everyone has a story-especially the jury. Sandy Grunwald, a young prosecutor whose political ambitions depend on securing a conviction, finds herself pitted against Jordan Whipple, a preening public defender armed with a freshly discovered, dynamite piece of evidence on the eve of the trial-if the Honorable Darla Tackett will admit it. Two strands of her hair were found in his bedroom. On the night Melina Mora, a free-spirited woman both proud and kind, was murdered, she was seen with a young man of Gabriel Soto’s description. Joseph Cole is the founder of his local neighborhood watch, unduly obsessed with the families around him.Īlong with four others, these jurors of varying ages and walks of life whose paths would likely never have otherwise crossed must come together to make one of the most important decisions of their lives. Laura Hurtado-Perez is a physician whose unassuming manner conceals a private pain. Seven strangers must decide.Įarl Thomas, a straight-laced taxman with his fair share of police encounters, is the begrudging foreperson in a high-stakes trial in Miami. Joseph Col The "exciting" and "clever" debut thriller ( New York Times Book Review): No one knows what happened that night. Earl Thomas, a straight-laced taxman with his fair share of police encounters, is the begrudging foreperson in a high-stakes trial in Miami. The "exciting" and "clever" debut thriller ( New York Times Book Review): No one knows what happened that night.
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