The Law of Second Chances

A rich man parks his expensive car in downtown New York. As he gets out of the car, he is surprised to see a young man in front of him, holding a gun. No need to panic. He's been in this situation before. It's surely about money, and therefore negotiable - isn't it? There's a sharp crack of a gun and then silence. A week later a small time crook has been arrested for murder. Two eye witnesses have put him at the scene of the crime, but did he pull the trigger? He's facing death row and if there's to be a law of second chances, he needs a good lawyer fast.

Trial attorney Jack Tobin is confronted by two explosive death row cases when he is asked to represent Benny Avrile, a New York City gangster set up in the killing of a retired oilman, and Henry Wilson, an addict and career criminal whose Florida execution is just weeks away. By the author of The Mayor of Lexington Avenue. 75,000 first printing.