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Der Killer steht nicht vor Gericht - er sitzt in der Jury! Der New Yorker Strafverteidiger Eddie Flynn soll Amerikas prominentesten Mordverdächtigen vor Gericht vertreten: Robert "Bobby" Solomon - jung, attraktiv und der Liebling von ganz Hollywood. Eddies Klienten zählen normalerweise nicht zu den Reichen und Schönen. Aber wenn er von der Unschuld eines Angeklagten überzeugt ist, tut Eddie alles, um ihn freizubekommen. Und er glaubt Bobby, dass dieser nichts mit dem Mord an seiner Frau und deren Liebhaber zu tun zu hat, obwohl alle Beweise gegen ihn sprechen.

Someone didn’t just want Megan Lewis dead. They wanted her obliterated. Even the most seasoned crime scene analysts were haunted by what they found. When Megan’s married ex-boyfriend admits to the murder, her family may at least get the mercy of swift justice. Defense attorney Cass Leary has every reason to steer clear of this case. Her client, Reed Karl might just be the most hated man in town. But one look at the police report and Cass knows something doesn't add up. And when Reed’s wife and young daughter beg her to help him, she can’t find the heart to say no.

Thirteen dramatised courtroom tales of conflicting evidence, exasperating witnesses and slippery counsel, from the writer of Brothers in Law What does it feel like to be a Judge? Listen to these self-contained dramas and you can almost feel you are looking at proceedings from the lofty position...

In Jackson Square in the French Quarter a tarot card reader told Polly Deschamps she would be a success. Thirty years later, Polly is a respected professor of literature with good friends and her own home - a safe life for her and her two daughters. Butcher Boy, released on his 17th birthday, shook the snow from his boots and headed south. New Orleans, a Mecca for runaways then and now, offers sanctuary but never forgiveness.

Dismantling the Blood Trade wasn't the end, but the beginning. Everything the Magistrates do has been called into question. Do they have probable cause? Are they respecting a suspect's right against self-incrimination? The ambassadors have questions, and they think they know the answers, but only the Magistrates know the truth. Called before the Federation Council, the collective body for discussing matters that affect all member planets, Magistrate Rivka Anoa is put under the spotlight to answer for all she had done.