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Rob Reuland's first novel, Hollowpoint, was described by the Guardian as 'a blackly comic tale of a lawyer on a redemptive mission in the bleak Brooklyn projects- Reuland guides us through the cynical courtrooms and mean streets with assurance, cruel wit and pathos.' Semiautomatic features the same lawyer, Andrew Giobberti. Having resolved an explosive case in a controversial manner, Giobberti was exiled from the high-powered DA's Homicide Bureau to the dusty decay of the Appeals Bureau. But now the powers that be want this brilliant, difficult prosecutor back in the courtroom. They're counting on Giobberti's courtroom brilliance to ensure a guilty verdict for murder suspect Haskin Pool. It seems a straightforward enough case - a bodega robbery gone bad, leaving a well-loved grocer in a pool of his own blood. The press has poured a lot of ink on the story, pressuring local pols to get a killer behind bars. What people want and what they get may be two different things - for Giobberti has a habit of uncovering nothing but the whole truth. It doesn't take long for him to realize this case stinks. There's a conspiracy to convict that reaches well up the political hierarchy and it's f

About the Author :
Rob Reuland practised law on Wall Street for many years before joining the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, where he was assigned to the Homicide Bureau. He spent his youth in Iowa before attending Cambridge University and the Vanderbilt Law School. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two young children and writes full-time.

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"Claustrophobic, but in the best sort of way" Guardian "A daring writer...too quick and smart to toy with civilising subtleties" New York Times Book Review "Smart and sophisticated...Terrific! More!" Uncut


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780224061551
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • Height: 216 mm
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 135 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0224061550
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jul 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Weight: 280 gr


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