Penance For Jerry Kennedy
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A sharp and darkly comic legal thriller, Penance for Jerry Kennedy returns readers to the world of Boston defense attorney Jerry Kennedy, a wisecracking, world-weary lawyer navigating the moral ambiguities of the criminal justice system. Higgins chronicles Kennedy's latest battles in the courtroom and beyond, as his roster of morally compromised clients, corrupt officials, and street-level criminals forces him to question the cost of a career spent defending the indefensible. Written in Higgins's signature style — razor-sharp dialogue that crackles with authenticity — the novel presents a vivid portrait of Boston's legal underworld, where loyalty is transactional and justice is rarely clean. Cynical, witty, and unflinchingly honest, it stands as a masterclass in character-driven crime fiction from one of America's most distinctive voices in the genre.
Author: George V. Higgins
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Andre Deutsch
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A sharp and darkly comic legal thriller, Penance for Jerry Kennedy returns readers to the world of Boston defense attorney Jerry Kennedy, a wisecracking, world-weary lawyer navigating the moral ambiguities of the criminal justice system. Higgins chronicles Kennedy's latest battles in the courtroom and beyond, as his roster of morally compromised clients, corrupt officials, and street-level criminals forces him to question the cost of a career spent defending the indefensible. Written in Higgins's signature style — razor-sharp dialogue that crackles with authenticity — the novel presents a vivid portrait of Boston's legal underworld, where loyalty is transactional and justice is rarely clean. Cynical, witty, and unflinchingly honest, it stands as a masterclass in character-driven crime fiction from one of America's most distinctive voices in the genre.