The Collini Case: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AFPVQNK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Worth reading" according to John B Keane. An interesting, engaging, easy to read novel. Its quite short so can be read in a couple of hours. The prose is simple & direct. The storyline is compelling. While the story is straightforward there is nevertheless an underlying message that anyone interested in justice & fairness will appreciate.. Five Stars David Woodhouse Don't know what I was expecting - BUT this certainly took off & was compelling story. Intelligent and engrossing Sid Nuncius I found this a gripping, well-written and thoughtful book.The plot summary seems to feature many of the clichés of the genre - a young, inexperienced lawyer agrees to defend a murder case but finds that his client obviously committed the crime but won't say why. The lawyer finds that he has a close personal connection to
As Leinen searches for clues he discovers a personal connection to the victim and unearths a terrible truth at the heart of Germany’s legal system that stretches back to World War II. But how much is he willing to sacrifice to expose the truth?. Complications soon arise when Collini admits to the murder but refuses to give his motive, much less speak to anyone. And yet he brutally murders a prominent industrialist in one of Berlin’s most exclusive hotels.Collini ends up in the charge of Caspar Leinen, a rookie defense lawyer eager to launch his career with a not-guilty verdict. He’s a quiet, unassuming man with no indications that he’s capable of hurting anyone. The internationally bestselling courtroom drama centering on a young German lawyer and a case involving World War IIA bestseller in Germany since its 2011 release&md
(Aug.) . From Publishers Weekly Von Schirach, a prominent German advocate for the accused and author of two story collections (Guilt; Crime), disappoints with this present-day legal thriller, a whydunit. Even the courtroom scenes lack genuine drama. Fabrizio Collini, a toolmaker in his late 70s, pretends to be a reporter for an Italian newspaper when he calls on 85-year-old Jean-Baptiste Meyer, a German businessman, in his room at Berlin's Hotel Adlon. Caspar Leinen, who has just begun work as a defense lawyer, accepts the case before realizing that Meyer's r