The Deception by Barry Reed
Sinfully entertaining. - Kirkus Reviews Absorbing. - Library Journal At seventeen, Donna DiTullio was a highly ranked tennis player. At twenty-one, she's hospitalized as a suicidal manic-depressive. But under the care of Dr. Robert Sexton, Donna is ready to be discharged. Then, unexpectedly, she leaps from a fifth-floor balustrade, leaving herself paralyzed and near death. Attorney Dan Sheridan is called in to sue the hospital and its owner, the Archdiocese of Boston. The investigation and subsequent trial test all of Sheridan's skill as a lawyer and lead to an ethical dilemma that will nearly cost him his life.
Barry Reed is a name partner in a Boston law firm specializing in medical malpractice cases, and in Chairman of the Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association. His first novel, The Verdict, was made into the acclaimed movie starring Paul Newman, and won five Academy Award nominations. Mr. Reed assisted in writing the screenplay. His current novel, The Choice, has been optioned to Touchstone, with Alec Baldwin slated to star as Galvin. Mr. Reed is a graduate of Holy Cross College, attended University of Southern California Law School, and is a graduate of Boston College Law School. He and his family live in the Boston area.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312964948 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312964943 |
| Title | The Deception |
| Author | Barry Reed |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Year published | 1998-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
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