Methods of Execution: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- Not since the debut of Andrew Vachss has a novelist written so compellingly about the dark side of the law, and about human nature and the passion that directs men’s lives. Set in Seattle, Methods of Execution is a legal thriller of startling directness by a writer with a sharp eye and a fresh approach. Matthew Riordan, a character one critic has called “part Perry Mason, part Columbo,” is a tough, cynical lawyer who has burned out—until an old girlfriend, Elizabeth Kleinfeldt, breaks into his self-imposed isolation to ask for his help in appealing the death sentence of Robert Polhaus, a convicted serial killer. Despite his detestation of Polhaus, who appears to be a stone-cold killer, Matt agrees to take on the case, and is drawn into a terrifying underworld of prostitution, sadomasochism, blackmail, and murder that involves, as he soon discovers, the police, the politicians, even the judge, a world in which the only thing that seems certain is that Polhaus, however contemptible he may be, is not a murderer.... More than a thriller, Methods of Execution is tough, fast-paced entertainment at its very best.
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 284 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780671867249
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- Date of Addition:
- 08/15/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Fredrick D. Huebner
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Larry Lumpkin
- Proofread By:
- Tomoko Miles
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.