Harrison J. Walker–Jaywalker, to the world–is a frayed-at-the-edges defense attorney with a ninety-percent acquittal rate, thanks to an obsessive streak a mile wide. But winning this case will take more than just dedication.Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Estrada killed another boy after a fight over a girl: shot him point-blank between the eyes. No one disputes those facts. This kid is jammed up big-time, but almost unable to help himself. He's got the face of an angel but can hardly string together three words to explain what happened that day…yet he's determined to go to trial.All they've got is a «yesbut» defense, as in: «Did you kill him?» «Yes, but…» Jaywalker is accustomed to bending the rules–this case will stretch the law to the breaking point and beyond.
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Joseph Teller. Overkill
Praise for the novels of. JOSEPH TELLER
Overkill. Joseph Teller
CONTENTS
1. GUILTY WITH AN EXPLANATION
2. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS AN EXECUTION
3. DUMB-ASSED QUESTIONS
4. A REAL NICE KID
5. JUST GETTING STARTED
6. WELCOME TO TOMBSTONE
7. BRICKS AND BOOKS
8. DUTCH TREAT
9. FRANKIE THE BARBER
10. MIRANDA
11. GETTING ANGRY
12. JURORS ENTERING
13. I HAD A SON
14. STUBBORN AND SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
15. A TWO-BIT PUNK
16. SLIM AND NONE
17. THE PROBLEM AND THE ACCIDENT
18. THE WITNESS IN THE HALLWAY
19. JEREMY’S STORY
20. THE LOST WEEKEND
21. BUTTERFLIES
22. THE LAST WORD
23. WATCHING THE CLOCK
24. NICE SHOES, YOUR HONOR
25. YES IT IS
26. PERFECT SCHMERFECT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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“Teller’s richly suspenseful story will leave the reader eagerly anticipating the denouement and Jaywalker’s next adventure.”
—Publishers Weekly starred review of The Tenth Case
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“Witnesses. Three of them, maybe four. The first wound isn’t bad, a freaky in-and-out shot that grazes Victor’s abdomen. He runs. Your guy catches up to him and, as Victor’s lying on the pavement begging for mercy, grabs him by the hair and shoots him between the eyes at point-blank range. The next day, he takes off for Puerto Rico. Stays there six, seven months. Comes back, turns himself in. Must have gotten rid of the gun by then, and figured the witnesses would be long gone. Only they’re not. They’re all around and available. So, to answer your question as plainly and as simply as I possibly can, what we have here is an execution.”
