California P.I : one woman's fight to save prisoners from death row / by Rachel Sommerville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sommerville, Rachel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private investigators--Biography.

Private investigators.

Death row inmates--California.

Death row inmates.

Sommerville, Rachel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

California Private investigator

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Marquis is accused of involvement in the murder of a man from a rival neighborhood. Darren has been found guilty of murdering a gas station attendant. Charles has been charged with the murder of a homeless teenage girl. All three men are facing the death penalty in California. A passionate account, this book follows an Australian-born private investigator as she attempts to save these men's lives. A journey from genteel, middle-class Adelaide, Australia, to the ghettos and prisons of the United States, this is also an insider's view of the U.S. justice system and the injustices it often com

Contents:

Cover ; About the Author ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Author's note ; Introduction: 'The Alcatraz of the Rockies' ; 1 The apprentice ; 2 PI training ; 3 Asking the right question ; 4 Cruel and unusual punishment ; 5 Death penalty case ; 6 Marquis's story ; 7 Two trials ; 8 Post-conviction work ; 9 Jurors ; 10 LWOP: Life without the possibility of parole ; Postscript ; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781742245843

1742245846

OCLC:

833764911