The silver state : a novel / Gabriel Urza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urza, Gabriel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public defenders--Nevada--Fiction.

Public defenders.

Trials (Murder)--Fiction.

Trials (Murder).

Judicial error--Fiction.

Judicial error.

Death row inmates--Fiction.

Death row inmates.

Missing persons--Fiction.

Missing persons.

Reno (Nev.)--Fiction.

Reno (Nev.).

Genre:

Legal fiction (Literature)

Thrillers (Fiction)

Novels.

Physical Description:

294 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill/Little, Brown and Company, 2025.

Summary:

"What if justice isn't something the legal system is truly capable of? Law school graduate Santi Elcano's idealism is wearing away by the cases and clients he's assigned. When a young mother, Anna Weston, is brutally murdered and her body is found near Reno's infamous silver mines, Santi and his mentor in the public defender's office, C.J., are tasked with defending Michael Atwood, a man arrested for Anna's murder on scant physical evidence. Eight years later, a shocking letter from Atwood--now on death row--forces Santi to reexamine his role in the case. At the time, public obsession with Anna's disappearance and intense pressure on the police to make an arrest led to a rushed trial. As they investigated the case, Santi and C.J. became increasingly convinced they were defending an innocent man. Now, a horrific discovery leads Santi to reconsider everything he once believed, and all that it has cost him--love, family, and friendship."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN:

9781643756677

1643756672

OCLC:

1525526846