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by Grif Stockley (Author)
The reluctant hero of Expert Testimony returns as Gideon Page takes on the case of a psychologist accused of manslaughter, suddenly finding himself immersed in a case that goes deeper than he could have imagined.
When Gideon Page is fired from his law firm, he doesn't know that the worst is yet to come. In an effort to move on from the pain of losing his job, Gideon makes the choice to defend Dr. Andrew Chapman, a psychologist accused of manslaughter. Suddenly, Gideon finds himself on a treacherous path leading to financial scandal, white supremacists, and, ultimately, the explosive racial tensions of Blackwell County, Arkansas. Forced to represent the clients that no one else will so he can make ends meet, Gideon spends his days jousting with judges, prosecutors, and clients as he faces the most complex case of his career in Probable Cause.Front Jacket
Entertaining...Fast, fascinating.
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
When the profits of his law firm dip too low, ex-public defender Gideon Page is fired--but not before he steals a case that has all the makings of a media nightmare. Dr. Andrew Chapman, a black psychiatrist, is charged with manslaughter when a severely retarded girl dies in his care during a risky--and some say barbaric--elctro-shock procedure. When it turns out that the doctor and the girl's mother were having an affair, the press is about to have a field day. That is, unless Gideon can unravel the many twisted threads of truth, battle a county steeped in racial strife, and lock horns with a tough, ambitious, female prosecutor in a courtroom set to explode....
Author Biography
Grif Stockley is an author, historian, and attorney known for his dedication to advancing civil rights after coming of age in the Jim Crow South. His Gideon Page series of legal mystery novels became popular in the 1990s. Stockley has been awarded the Porter Prize, the Booker Worthen Literary Prize, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arkansas Historical Association.
