SPECIAL VICTIM

THE DEVINE TRILOGY

"In SPECIAL VICTIM, which is loosely based on the Central Park Jogger case, Coffey dives even deeper into questions of love, truth and loyalty, and of how the past is always present in our lives."

Sheila Devine, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who yearns to win an Oscar, receives what could be the offer of a lifetime when she’s promised unlimited access to do a movie about four young men who claim they were wrongly convicted in the brutal attack of a female runner in New York City. There’s one big catch: the prosecutor in the case was Sheila’s brother, Michael, who is now the Manhattan district attorney. Since the convicted men are represented by Rolando Ortega, the best lawyer in the city, Sheila fears any other filmmaker will turn the project into a hatchet job.

When she digs into the case, Sheila uncovers angles and developments that turn it even murkier. The attack left the victim damaged, but she has carved a life for herself, but the new uproar threatens to upend everything she’s achieved. Meanwhile, Michael’s role as the lead prosecutor becomes the overriding issue in his campaign to win a full term as district attorney. With the election drawing near, and the list of suspects growing longer, Sheila races against time to secure a measure of justice.

SPECIAL VICTIM is the explosive sequel to Tom Coffey’s widely praised PUBLIC MORALS, which examined the dynamics of a family that was shattered by a police corruption scandal. In SPECIAL VICTIM, which is loosely based on the Central Park Jogger case, Coffey dives even deeper into questions of love, truth and loyalty, and of how the past is always present in our lives.

“Possessing a distinguished career as a journalist, and the ability to write compelling fiction, Tom Coffey has made his mark. Special Victim, loosely based on a horrific crime that grabbed the attention of not only New York City, but the country as well, will keep you reading nonstop.”

⎯Harriette Sackler, Agatha Award-Nominated Short Story Writer, Grants Chair – Malice Domestic, Ltd. Board of Directors

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BOOK DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9781685128142
Publisher: Level Best Books
Publication date: 11/19/2024
Series: The Devine Trilogy , #2
Pages: 322
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DLF7TG36
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Level Best Books (November 19, 2024)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 19, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2202 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages

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