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The Hanging Judge
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
When a drive-by shooting in Holyoke, Massachusetts, claims the lives of a Puerto Rican drug dealer and a nurse at a neighborhood clinic, the police arrest a black drug dealer. With no death penalty in Massachusetts, the US attorney shifts the double homicide out of state jurisdiction into federal court so that he can pursue the death penalty.
The Honorable David S. Norcross, who has been on the federal bench only two years, now presides overthe first death penalty case in the state in 50 years. He must contend not only with an ambitious female prosecutor and a brilliant veteran defense attorney, but with a citizenry outraged at the senseless killing of a white hockey mom- not to mention the pressures of the media, anti-death penalty protesters, vengeful gang members, and the million other things that can go wrong in a capital trial.
Michael A. Ponsor takes readers into the courtroom and beyond, presenting with great sensitivity the points of view of the defendant and his wife; the victims' families; law enforcement officers; witnesses; and the judge who, while still coming to terms with the death of his wife, begins a relationship with a woman he is not sure he can trust.
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- Mr N.
- 16-01-20
Good Story but not fluent.
I enjoyed the general direction of the story in this book but found it to jump from one subject to another and miss out large chunks of the story as the chapters changed. So much so that at time’s I was forced to check it hadn’t missed a chapter accidentally!!
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- John Markie
- 28-05-22
intriguing
well narrated fantastic story with more than interesting characters a great story always had my interest I look forward to the follow up book to listen to
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- Margaret
- 11-08-18
What a superb book!
This is the first novel written by a real live judge about a court case bringing in capital punishment.
I firstly read his second book, the One-Eyed Judge, released recently on the strength of positive reviews in the book section of the Sunday Times Culture magazine. It was so good, I immediately downloaded his first, despite the three star rating. And couldn’t stop listening to it either.
Praise for the narrator, Rich Orlow, quite wonderful.
If you like courtroom drama, a riveting read with humour and heart, try this.
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