Direct Actions

by Terry Olson

Tired of selling out his principles as a corporate attorney for a silk-stocking Detroit law firm, Jeremy Jefferson seeks a change of venue as a public defender in rural Michigan. But the peace and quiet of small town practice is shattered when Jeremy is assigned to defend Zeb Radamacher, a high school anarchist charged with eco-terrorism for firebombing a local superstore development. As the governor's office uses Zeb's case to politicize terrorism and Zeb's supporters are bent on starting a small revolution - conservative prosecutors, judges and jurors are the least of Jeremy's worries. In the fearful atmosphere of post-9/11 America, Jeremy's own life and liberty may be on the line.

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one read too long ago to write up properly. It's interesting how all of my non-fiction reads in the last 2 years have been by authors who I personally knew - which was my motivation to carve out the time to read them! Terry Olson is/was a member of a blogging community back in 2005 and I remember that as soon as he announced the publishing of his novel I jumped at buying it and read it immediately. I remember that it was a good read, lots of action, timely material and well developed characters.

[Sellyndavies · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trash and treasure. Monkey-wrench gang meets courtroom drama. If you are looking for an entertaining, relaxing page-turner, this is chewy.