The D.A. Takes A Chance
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Ex-Library with usual markings. Binding condition: Good.
When District Attorney Doug Selby is drawn into a case that cuts dangerously close to the heart of his small-town jurisdiction, the stakes rise far beyond the courtroom. The D.A. Takes a Chance thrusts Selby into a labyrinthine web of deception, murder, and political intrigue, where a single miscalculation could cost him everything — his career, his reputation, and perhaps his life. Gardner masterfully constructs a plot that keeps readers breathlessly turning pages, balancing razor-sharp legal procedural detail with the pulse-pounding tension of classic American crime fiction. Erle Stanley Gardner, one of the most prolific and widely-read crime writers of the twentieth century, brings his trademark precision and wit to this entry in the beloved Doug Selby series. Unlike his more famous Perry Mason chronicles, the Selby novels cast the law in a proactive, morally complex light — the D.A. is not merely a reactor to crime but a hunter of truth in a world riddled with corruption. Gardner's taut prose and unerring instinct for suspense cement this novel as an essential addition to any collection of golden-age American crime fiction — a story that reminds us just how much courage it takes to do what is right.
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Heinemann
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Ex-Library with usual markings. Binding condition: Good.
When District Attorney Doug Selby is drawn into a case that cuts dangerously close to the heart of his small-town jurisdiction, the stakes rise far beyond the courtroom. The D.A. Takes a Chance thrusts Selby into a labyrinthine web of deception, murder, and political intrigue, where a single miscalculation could cost him everything — his career, his reputation, and perhaps his life. Gardner masterfully constructs a plot that keeps readers breathlessly turning pages, balancing razor-sharp legal procedural detail with the pulse-pounding tension of classic American crime fiction. Erle Stanley Gardner, one of the most prolific and widely-read crime writers of the twentieth century, brings his trademark precision and wit to this entry in the beloved Doug Selby series. Unlike his more famous Perry Mason chronicles, the Selby novels cast the law in a proactive, morally complex light — the D.A. is not merely a reactor to crime but a hunter of truth in a world riddled with corruption. Gardner's taut prose and unerring instinct for suspense cement this novel as an essential addition to any collection of golden-age American crime fiction — a story that reminds us just how much courage it takes to do what is right.