Something Up a Sleeve

Rating:
Summary: Vintage legal thriller! Nice alternative to a Grisham
Review: Reads like an episode of Law and Order!
FROM DJ FLAP:

Something about the murder trial of J.Stanley Martin was making Assistant District Attorney Bernard Simmons uneasy, despite the fact that all the evidence pointed to Martin. Bernie didn't think it would be hard to prove he killed his wife- except that counsel for the defense, Abe Levinsky, was acting as though he had a trick up his sleeve.

Before he can play it, Levinsky's trick is trumped by somebody who bashes him in the back of the head. It could be just another fatal New York mugging, but it isn't. When Bernie tracks down a private detective who's been working for the defense lawyer, he makes a discovery that leaves no doubt. Levinsky was murdered for a very good reason.

Now the only thing to do is sift back through the transcript of the trial for a clue to whatever it was Levinsky discovered. It's slow, tedious work, but Bernie patiently pores over page after page, searching for some small detail he's missed.

His patience is rewarded when he comes face to face with someone who, having killed before, has absolutely nothing to lose by killing again.