We,
The Jury is an accomplished legal 'thriller' set in a small US
county. I'm not completely sure that
thriller is the right description – maybe more of a courtroom drama…
A woman has been killed by her husband but was it in
self defence? The issue is explored from
the points of view of individual members of the jury, the judge, defence
counsel and various court officers.
You never directly hear from the defendant or most
witnesses. It is very cleverly done and
you don't know what's going to happen until the end.
I've always been interested in how juries work, or
don't work, so this book was great for me.
I have read quite a few courtroom drama stories. Some I liked, some bored me. I grew up on Perry Mason!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds very interesting. The cover reminds me of "12 Angry Men." So, I'll try to give it a go.
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