{"product_id":"the-13th-juror-isbn-9780451215932","title":"The 13th Juror","description":"In John T. Lescroart's brilliant new novel, \u003cb\u003eThe 13th Juror\u003c\/b\u003e, Dismas Hardy, lawyer\/investigator, undertakes the defense of Jennifer Witt, accused of murdering her husband and their eight-year-old son as well as her first husband, who had died nine years earlier from an apparent drug overdose. While preparing his case, Hardy learns that both of Jennifer's husbands had physically abused her. But Jennifer refuses to allow a defense that presumes her guilt. She is not guilty, she claims. Hardy is now driven to seek an alternative truth a jury can believe. As the trial progresses, the complex truth itself begins to change, to bend, to fade in and out of focus as the clock keeps ticking on Jennifer's fate, until there seems only one person left to convince, and she is \"the 13th juror\"—the judge. \u003cb\u003eThe 13th Juror\u003c\/b\u003e is a stunning and suspenseful novel of moral ambiguity, of good intentions, bad judgements and the tortuous path to ultimate justice.\"A brilliant courtroom drama.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I double-dare you to begin reading John T. Lescroart's new suspense trial novel and put it down....This one is on the money.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Larry King\u003ci\u003e, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling...The power of the book lies in Lescroart's impeccable accumulation of detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unusual in his ability to combine courthouse scenes with action sequences, judicial puzzles and dimensional people, Mr. Lescroart produces a full house of well-drawn characters. The many subplots, social issues and legal maneuvers of \u003ci\u003eThe 13th Juror\u003c\/i\u003e, come together in a fast-paced text that sustains interest to the very end.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003eJohn Lescroart is the author of nineteen previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Betrayal, The Suspect, The Hunt Club, The Motive, The Second Chair, The First Law, The Oath, The Hearing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNothing But the Truth\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Northern California.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44863693258981,"sku":"NP9780451215932","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451215932.jpg?v=1767737965","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-13th-juror-isbn-9780451215932","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}