The Law Of Second Chances by James Sheehan

The Law Of Second Chances by James Sheehan

A rich man parks his expensive car in downtown New York. As he gets out of the car, he is surprised to see a young man in front of him, holding a gun. There's a sharp crack of a gun and then silence. A week later a small time crook has been arrested for murder.

Sheehan handles the courtroom stuff like a pro, dragging us through cross-examinations and procedural challenges with deftly hewn dialogue* The Times *
Sheehan has written an outstanding legal debut full of rich characters. Full marks! * Independent on Sunday *
Sheehan's book is a powerful polemic against the American legal system and above all against the death penalty. * Literary Review *

James Sheehan was born and raised in New York City and grew up in a four-room railroad apartment with his five brothers and sisters. He started working at the age of twelve, shining shoes at a local shoe repair shop. At fourteen, he had a newspaper route. During school, he worked at a local delicatessen, an antique store where he stripped and delivered furniture, as a construction worked during the summers, a short-order cook throughout his college years, and as a roofer's assistant while he attended graduate school in Florida.

He is currently a trial attorney in Tampa, where he's practised law for many years. His experience of growing up in New York has shaped his life.

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ISBN 13	9780552154956
ISBN 10	0552154954
Title	The Law Of Second Chances
Author	James Sheehan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2008-12-04
Number of pages	592
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