Pete Palamountain
ASIN: B00FUCANPK
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 228
86,211 wds. ARC comments: "Terrific legal thriller…characters alive and real. Felt like I knew each one of them personally.""Great courtroom story. I was anxious to solve the mystery and get answers, but sad to leave Dr. Rice and his friends and enemies. Exciting from start to finish."Dr. Michael Rice, a sports medicine surgeon, is convicted of the brutal murder of a teenage girl, the daughter of his clinic partner. After spending ten years in prison in Tehachapi, California, he receives word he's been granted a new trial; and to his astonishment, he's been given bail and temporary freedom as well.His hometown reacts with hatred and violence at his release, and he realizes he might not survive until his trial date, since local authorities seem more concerned with protecting the community from him than with attempts on his life.He's desperate to use his time to prove he's not a killer ...