Chilling effect : a novel / by Marianne Wesson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wesson, Marianne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women lawyers--Fiction.

Women lawyers.

Children--Crimes against--Fiction.

Children.

Erotic films--Fiction.

Erotic films.

Boulder (Colo.)--Fiction.

Boulder (Colo.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Equal parts courtroom drama, intellectual journey, and character study, Chilling Effect is Marianne Wesson's most provocative Lucinda Hayes mystery to date. When attorney Lucinda Hayes reluctantly agrees to represent the mother of a brutally slain child, she must convince the court that the makers of a pornographic film are liable for the murder. As the case unfolds, Lucinda calls upon all her personal strength and legal talent, facing down her own ghosts as well as the powerful entertainment industry's star lawyers. In Chilling Effect, Wesson affirms the power of free speech to inspire the

Contents:

Copyright; Acknowledgements; Part One; Part Two; Part Three

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 12, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4571-1058-X

OCLC:

775301679