Fiction by Lisa Scottoline
In this story, defense lawyer Bennie Rosato takes on a case, pro bono, that is nearly sure to lose because she feels bad for the defendant. This is not how she usually operates.
Twenty-five year-old Jason Lefkavik is accused of murdering his lifelong nemesis in a deserted alley after a very public bar fight. His defense (I just woke up with a knife in my hand and he was already dead!) is very weak and the evidence against him is strong. But Bennie feels like she failed Jason when he was a juvenile offender thirteen years before and is determined to help.
This was a good legal thriller with a surprise ending.
I also read recently by this author: The Truth About the Devlins
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