Conviction
When the body of nine-year old Thuy Sen is found in the San Francisco Bay, the police quickly charge Rennell and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury, abetted by an incompetent defense lawyer, is nearly as quick to find the brothers guilty, and to sentence them both to die for their crimes.
Fifteen years later, overworked pro bono laywer Teresa Peralta Paget, her husband Chris, and stepson Carlo, a recent Harvard law graduate, become convinced not only that Rennell didn't receive a fair trial but that he may well be innocent. Racing against the clock and facing enormous legal obstacles, Teresa, Chris, and Carlo desperately try to stay Rennell's execution, taking the case all the way to the Supreme Court, and to an enormously moving and powerful conclusion.
Part of the series of books following attorney Christopher Paget:
- Book 1: The Lasko Tangent
- Book 2: Degree of Guilt
- Book 3: Eyes of a Child
- Book 4: Conviction
“Richard North Patterson is a terrific novelist.” —The Washington Post
“Genuinely moving… It is impossible not to keep reading.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Conviction should become required reading for every American law student… With each successive book, including Conviction, Mr. Patterson redefines the term tour de force.” —The Dallas Morning News
“Rich, thrilling… [Patterson] delivers enough action, intrigue, and coherence to keep you plugged in until the emotionally searing, thought-provoking ending.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“No one on the legal thriller landscape today packs more emotional punch than Patterson.” —The News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida)
