09767cam a2200589 4500 286541856 TxAuBib 20170302120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780345541543 0345541545 B00ALBR2KY Amazon 57a1f425-ccae-4065-ae83-b2194c18bfbd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 222705 1179789 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Walker, Walter. Crime of Privilege [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2307kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Cape Cod. Thriller. Fiction. mystery. murder . HTML:NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE In the tradition of Scott Turow, William Landay, and Nelson DeMille, Crime of Privilege is a stunning thriller about power, corruption, and the law in America—and the dangerous ways they come together. A murder on Cape Cod. A rape in Palm Beach. All they have in common is the presence of one of America's most beloved and influential families. But nobody is asking questions. Not the police. Not the prosecutors. And certainly not George Becket, a young lawyer toiling away in the basement of the Cape & Islands district attorney's office. George has always lived at the edge of power. He wasn't born to privilege, but he understands how it works and has benefitted from it in ways he doesn't like to admit. Now, an investigation brings him deep inside the world of the truly wealthy—and shows him what a perilous place it is. Years have passed since a young woman was found brutally slain at an exclusive Cape Cod golf club, and no one has ever been charged. Cornered by the victim's father, George can't explain why certain leads were never explored—leads that point in the direction of a single family—and he agrees to look into it. What begins as a search through the highly stratified layers of Cape Cod society, soon has George racing from Idaho to Hawaii, Costa Rica to France to New York City. But everywhere he goes he discovers people like himself: people with more secrets than answers, people haunted by a decision years past to trade silence for protection from life's sharp edges. George finds his friends are not necessarily still friends and a spouse can be unfaithful in more ways than one. And despite threats at every turn, he is driven to reconstruct the victim's last hours while searching not only for a killer but for his own redemption. Praise for Crime of Privilege "Twisting, engrossing, irresistible."—William Landay, author of Defending Jacob "Stunning . . . an outstanding crime story."—Library Journal (starred review) "A terrifically entertaining race of a read . . . jam-packed with intelligence, insight, morality and heart. Top-notch and highly recommended!"—John Lescroart "A gripping thriller . . . an unsettling, multilayered look at the insidious symbiosis between power and corruption."—Maclean's "A legal thriller and a murder mystery cloaked in pure enjoyment . . . The author's wit, dry and cutting, is razor-sharp."—Bookreporter "An engaging, very well-paced novel . . . exciting and unpredictable."—Examiner.com From the Hardcover edition.. HTML:Starred review from April 22, 2013 Walker’s sixth legal thriller—his first since 1993’s The Appearance of Impropriety—is a sheer pleasure to read. In March 1996, during a party at the Palm Beach, Fla., mansion of the politically connected Gregory family, George Becket discovers cousins Peter Gregory Martin and Jamie Gregory sexually violating a drunken young woman in the library. George hesitates at first, then intervenes to prevent further abuse. In March 2008, now an ADA on Cape Cod, George is still feeling guilty that he didn’t step in sooner. Bill Telford, a guy he meets at a local restaurant, offers him a chance to assuage his guilt. Bill wants to know why members of the Gregory family have never been implicated in the unsolved murder of his college-age daughter, Heidi, nine years earlier. Although Bill’s tenaciousness has made him a joke among lawyers and police, George is determined to crack the case. Are the Gregorys guilty, or has someone who resents their wealth and power made them targets? George must find his own moral compass, in a summer read notable for credible characters and unpredictable twists. Agent: David Gernert, the Gernert Agency.. Publisher's Weekly. HTML:"Crime of Privilege is wonderfully written, and Walter Walker has a great talent, the God-given kind that can't be taught or learned or acquired, and the reader knows it from the first paragraph of the book. The characters are complex and interesting yet also emblematic of all the players in the class war, which is the stuff of all epic stories. I love the protagonist, and I also love the portrayal of the world of the very rich. There is something about the very rich that is hard to describe, but Walter Walker got them in the camera's lens perfectly."--James Lee Burke "A gripping, chilling tale that pits privilege against pride, with a not-entirely-innocent man caught in the untenable middle.". HTML:Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Expat. HTML:"A stunning first legal thriller that is sure to get as much attention as John Grisham's The Firmand Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent . . . An outstanding crime story with spot-on characterization, a protagonist whose humiliating past compels sympathy, and a host of unexpected suspects. The novel's moral complexity will appeal to readers who enjoyed works as diverse as Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities, Nelson DeMille's The Gold Coast, and any number of contemporary thrillers.". HTML:Library Journal (starred review.) HTML:"Crime of Privilege is not only a first-class legal thriller, it is an astute examination of our society and how we are corrupted by power and money. The rich are indeed different; they get away with murder. An absolutely engrossing read from beginning to end. Not only is it a well told story of crime and punishment, but also a finely nuanced tale of sin and redemption.". Nelson DeMille. HTML:"Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow especially will love this engrossing story of murder involving high society. The author's wit, dry and cutting, is razor-sharp and somewhat reminiscent of Nelson DeMille's John Corey. . . . Crime of Privilege qualifies as a tale of moral redemption, a legal thriller, and a murder mystery cloaked in pure enjoyment.". HTML:Bookreporter. HTML:"Walter Walker's Crime of Privilege is a terrifically entertaining race of a read that also effortlessly manages to be jam-packed with intelligence, insight, morality and heart. Top-notch and highly recommended!". HTML:New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart. HTML:"Walter Walker combines an experienced attorney's sense of our flawed criminal justice system with a natural storyteller's gift. Crime of Privilege is a twisting, engrossing, irresistible detective story.". HTML:William Landay, author of Defending Jacob. HTML:"A page-turning, puzzle-solving adventure."--Booklist "Walker maintains his dry, sometimes biting humor and moral edge. . . . A convincing portrait of misbehavior among the rich and powerful.". HTML:Kirkus Reviews. "A sheer pleasure to read . . . George must find his own moral compass, in a summer read notable for credible characters and unpredictable twists.". HTML:Publishers Weekly (starred review.) HTML:"A whodunit set in Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous . . . fast-paced with lots of sharp turns . . . You'll lose yourself in it.". HTML:The Guardian (U.K.) HTML:"Crime of Privilege is a privilege to read . . . an engaging, very well-paced novel . . . exciting and unpredictable.". HTML:Examiner.com. "A gripping thriller . . . an unsettling, multilayered look at the insidious symbiosis between power and corruption.". HTML:Maclean's. "A slick, satisfying conspiracy novel where revenge tastes best served with a highball.". HTML:Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "Nuanced and emotionally convincing . . . a subtle, well-paced thriller.". HTML:USA Today. Literature. Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. 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