{"product_id":"mystic-wind-a-legal-thriller-volume-1-9781608095780","title":"Mystic Wind: A Legal Thriller Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 American Fiction Award Winner for Legal Thriller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe last remaining fragment of truth-- hidden in the mire of the Mystic Creek\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoston star-prosecutor-turned-corporate-attorney Jack Marino has risen fast and far from his upbringing in the Mystic housing projects. But after he's savagely beaten in retaliation for his work as head of the District Attorney's Urban Gang Unit, he's fired because his powerful boss is running for governor and fears the beating may have shaken Jack's formidable confidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack lands a plush suite at his father-in-law's mega law firm, making big money practicing corporate law. Although he seemingly has everything-- money, privilege, and an heiress for a wife, what he doesn't have is his own self-respect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he is given a chance to get back into criminal law-- this time as defense counsel in a capital murder case-- he finally feels alive again. But to save his client from death row, he'll face a criminal network far more organized and powerful than he could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case will take Jack back to the projects he thought he' d escaped. He'll risk personal and professional ruin, and ultimately his very life, to fight the corrupt forces determined to see his client go down-- forces that may have already given absolute immunity to the real killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oceanview Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608095780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"James Barretto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049629319349,"sku":"9781608095780","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f4a4efac-d1ee-4e11-8ed4-db494636ac83.jpg?v=1689691957","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mystic-wind-a-legal-thriller-volume-1-9781608095780","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}