Actual Innocence, by Siegel, Barry
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Actual Innocence, by Siegel, Barry. Ballantine Books: New York, 1999. Edition: First edition stated with full number line. ISBN: 0345413091. Hardcover, 280 pages. Quarter bound in red cloth over black boards; gilt lettering on spine.

Condition: Near Fin in a Near Fine jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped; jacket shows minor rubbing.

Contents: Publisher's Note:

When lawyer Greg Monarch is first shown Sarah Trant's petition for an appeal, he's understandably wary. Even though he hasn't seen Sarah in years, he remembers her unique ability to turn his world upside down. But now Sarah is desperately in need of his help -- this is her last appeal before an almost certain death sentence for murder. Greg travels from his coastal town of La Graciosa to the isolated valley of El Nido, an idyllic place, seemingly protected from the worries and cares of modem-day California. This magnificent valley slumbers under the watchful eye of its most powerful resident, Diana Sanborn, granddaughter of the town's founder. As Greg begins investigating Sarah's trial and conviction, he gets the distinct impression that certain residents of El Nido would prefer that he leave the case alone. Even Diana, once Sarah's staunchest ally, offers testimony that makes Sarah's guilt seem incontestible. But what if Sarah were, as she swears, actually and absolutely innocent? Greg is convinced she's been framed. Confronting a crooked sheriff's department and a D.A. who will use every trick in the book to fight Sarah's appeal, Greg probes ever deeper into the secrets and lies that led to Sarah's conviction. In a pulse-pounding coutroom showdown, he discovers the depths of deception and the decades of lies that still hold sway in El Nido. Barry Siegel has written a novel of uncommon power and insight, exposing the inherent contradictions of our legal system through a page-turning story of one man's quest for justice in a world where nothing is what it seems.