Alibi

by Stephen M. Murphy

THE Boston Lawyer Dutch Francis has moved to the small city of Manchester, New Hampshire, where the only criminal cases he takes are DWIs. That is until - after more than twenty years - his childhood friend Larry Conway calls, pleading for his help.
THE Out of the goodness of their hearts, the Conways have taken in a troubled young man named Raymond Walker. Now, Walker stands accused of murdering the local college football star, a future All-American.
THE Dutch is up for the challenge. Anything for a friend. But the more Dutch investigates, the more he is convinced of his client's innocence. and the closer he gets to uncovering a shocking conspiracy in which he is nothing but a pawn...
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

421 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 26, 2005

About the author

American retired civil trial lawyer and author of legal fiction.

Murphy resides in San Francisco.

Reviews

[Kylene Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent book. A crime/ court case story that reminded me of some of the TV shows that are out now- lots of twists and turns. The ending left me sad but it was a good story

[Lauren Bachtel · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun read. Very entertaining but a little predictable.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satisfying story that will involve you through its twists and turns. 3 stars

My thanks to the books giveaway sponsors who provided the opportunity for me to obtain this book.

[Julie Kleckner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Figured it out early in the book

I knew how this book was going to end, just not all the details. Good book overall that kept me reading to the end.

[Jacque · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twists & Turns, keeps you guessing

Thank you for the book, I enjoyed it. Good plot, got mystery. I would recommend this book to anyone. -Jacque M

[Sheila Cohen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good detective story

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 stars

[David Fraser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining courtroom mystery. Would be a 4, but some "scenes" were unnecessary and boring.

[Jacquelyn Schingeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. It gets down into the real methods behind preparing for the trial and gives you some insight into how the clues fit together to get to a conclusion. I found all the preparation very be interesting and informative as part of the case information. I did believe I had the end figured out and as it turned out, I did have the correct ending but the way the book got to that conclusion was different than the way I had figured out.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the beginning this book had me guessing so when the final twist revealed the truth it was totally unexpected but made for a heck of an ending.

[Al Menaster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Weak lawyer thriller. Case against the defendant is so weak no one would file charges or even arrest. Plus ending is bad.