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Small-time operator Bobby Carnes took a shot at a big score, setting up a major drug sale with some high rollers in Marina del Ray. He went in with a few bags of crank-methamphetamine and a .44 and walked out a stone-cold killer: a suitcase full of cash in his hands and four bodies in his wake. Now Carnes is up for trial, and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Keegan has decided to prosecute the case himself, prompted by his own private anguish. It’s a move that guarantees him media coverage in a brutal reelection campaign—a strategy that could easily backfire. For Keegan’s star witness is running scared, and if he loses the case, a brutal murderer will go free . . . and all of George Keegan’s dreams will turn to dust.

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“Wood delivers a compelling moral tale disguised as an intelligent legal thriller.” —Publishers Weekly "No one writes a better police procedural than Bill Wood." —John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Juror and The Hunt Club “William P. Wood . . . knows the intricacies and ironies of the legal system. He also knows how to employ them to weave a compelling story.” —San Diego Union “William P. Wood, a former prosecutor, knows well how to surprise and engross us.” —Vincent Bugliosi, international bestselling author of Helter Skelter “Wood clearly knows the inner workings of the judicial system.” —Publishers Weekly “What Joseph Wambaugh did for law enforcement, William P. Wood will do for the judiciary.” —Tulsa World

Stay of Execution

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    A Hardback by William P. Wood

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      Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
      Publication Date: 11/12/2014
      ISBN13: 9781630267551, 978-1630267551
      ISBN10: 1630267554

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Small-time operator Bobby Carnes took a shot at a big score, setting up a major drug sale with some high rollers in Marina del Ray. He went in with a few bags of crank-methamphetamine and a .44 and walked out a stone-cold killer: a suitcase full of cash in his hands and four bodies in his wake. Now Carnes is up for trial, and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Keegan has decided to prosecute the case himself, prompted by his own private anguish. It’s a move that guarantees him media coverage in a brutal reelection campaign—a strategy that could easily backfire. For Keegan’s star witness is running scared, and if he loses the case, a brutal murderer will go free . . . and all of George Keegan’s dreams will turn to dust.

      Trade Review
      “Wood delivers a compelling moral tale disguised as an intelligent legal thriller.” —Publishers Weekly "No one writes a better police procedural than Bill Wood." —John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Juror and The Hunt Club “William P. Wood . . . knows the intricacies and ironies of the legal system. He also knows how to employ them to weave a compelling story.” —San Diego Union “William P. Wood, a former prosecutor, knows well how to surprise and engross us.” —Vincent Bugliosi, international bestselling author of Helter Skelter “Wood clearly knows the inner workings of the judicial system.” —Publishers Weekly “What Joseph Wambaugh did for law enforcement, William P. Wood will do for the judiciary.” —Tulsa World

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