The Price of Victory: A Novel

by Vincent S. Green

Assigned to defend Sgt. First Class Billy T. Frazier, a war hero accused of being the Army's largest drug dealer, Jack Hayes struggles against his own working-class prejudice against the rich to fight an unscrupulous prosecutor.

219 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

Born in 1953, Vincent S. Green served as an Army JAGC in Germany and Kansas where he defended over 200 soldiers at courts-martial and obtained acquittals in major murder, drug, and robbery cases. He studied writing with National Book Award winner John Casey and was a Henry Hoyns Fellow at the University of Virginia MFA program. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles and drew on his experience in the Army to write The Price of Justice.

Reviews

[Anthony Ambruso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utterly fantastic

I didn't really expect to like this book, but it was the best courtroom drama I ever read. It was smart, interesting, and it moved quickly. It never bogged down. I highly recommend reading this book.