A Jury of Her Peers

by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Book Overview

In this electrifying legal thriller, public defender Sybylla Muldoon unwittingly encounters a massive and malignant conspiracy when her client, a homeless man, is accused of stabbing a child on a New York street. With its timely, terrifying premise and its strong, engaging female protagonist, this novel breaks breaks fresh ground in the area of fictional law.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517700611
• ISBN13: 9780517700617
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Worth reading

I thought this book was excellent. It gives a new meaning to jury selection. It is a book that kept one surprised.

Jury of Her Peers Gets Verdict: Guilty of Excellence

A Jury of Her Peers is a compelling first novel from a first-rate mystery writer. The pages in this book practically turn themselves, and the story will keep you guessing until the very end. A young liberal attorney in New York City uncovers a diabololical scheme that goes way beyond the typical definition of jury-rigging. In defending a homeless man accused of stabbing a young girl, she tries to understand what led to his violent attack. What she discovers is nothing short of horrifying -- a tale of corruption and power that shakes the very foundations of the legal and political systems. As she struggles to reach the truth, she must use all of her wits to stay alive. Korelif writes with a flair for wit and cynicism, pacing her story with enough action and intellect to satisfy serious mystery fans. Like Scott Turow and John Grisham, she knows her way around the legal system, and she weaves in a tight plot that fits like clockwork. Quite an impressive debut.

A humdinger of a thriller

It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. Highly original, it would make a smashing film. I look forward to Korelitz's next book

Kept me up all night.

Jury of Her Peers kept me up all night. I just couldn't (or wouldn't) put it down