| Author: | William Deverell | ISBN: | 9781554902392 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press | Publication: | October 1, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Deverell |
| ISBN: | 9781554902392 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2002 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
*Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel, 1998 *Winner of the Dashiell Hammett Award, 1998. Arthur Beauchamp, one of Vancouverrsquo;s most heralded criminal lawyers, has moved to a quiet island off the British Columbia coast. Hersquo;s trying to recover from a marriage gone sour, but his retirement is interrupted by his former law partners - they want Arthur to take charge of the defence trial of Jonathan Orsquo;Donnell, the acting dean of the law school. Orsquo;Donnell has been accused of rape by one of his students, Kimberley Martin, a smart but arrogant woman who is engaged to a rich businessman. If convicted, Orsquo;Donnell understands that his career will implode; he believes that only Arthur Beauchamp can save his professional life.After much pleading, Beauchamp agrees to handle the case. He is drawn into a complex legal situation dealing with gender and sex, while his personal life takes a provocative turn as well. A courtroom drama ensues, with unpredictable twists and bizarre events.When published in Canada, Trial of Passion won the 1998 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel. And even though it hadnrsquo;t yet been released in the U.S., the book was nevertheless winner of the 1998 Dashiell Hammett Award "for a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing" as chosen by the North American branch of the International Association of Crime Writers.
*Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel, 1998 *Winner of the Dashiell Hammett Award, 1998. Arthur Beauchamp, one of Vancouverrsquo;s most heralded criminal lawyers, has moved to a quiet island off the British Columbia coast. Hersquo;s trying to recover from a marriage gone sour, but his retirement is interrupted by his former law partners - they want Arthur to take charge of the defence trial of Jonathan Orsquo;Donnell, the acting dean of the law school. Orsquo;Donnell has been accused of rape by one of his students, Kimberley Martin, a smart but arrogant woman who is engaged to a rich businessman. If convicted, Orsquo;Donnell understands that his career will implode; he believes that only Arthur Beauchamp can save his professional life.After much pleading, Beauchamp agrees to handle the case. He is drawn into a complex legal situation dealing with gender and sex, while his personal life takes a provocative turn as well. A courtroom drama ensues, with unpredictable twists and bizarre events.When published in Canada, Trial of Passion won the 1998 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel. And even though it hadnrsquo;t yet been released in the U.S., the book was nevertheless winner of the 1998 Dashiell Hammett Award "for a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing" as chosen by the North American branch of the International Association of Crime Writers.
