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"Beauchamp is a marvelous character"--The Globe and Mail
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"Brimming with sardonic wit and zippy phrases...roller coaster twists of passion"--The Toronto StarArthur Beauchamp is Vancouver's leading criminal attorney. He's also an alcoholic with an unfaithful wife and a desperate need for solitude. So when he turns his back on his life and settles down on an island off the Pacific coast, it looks like a premature but very permanent retirment. Then one last case draws him back. The dean of law at a local university is charged with the sadomasochistic rape of one of his students. The evidence against the defendant is overwhelming. And he's lied again and again--to the police, his therapist, his attorneys.
If anyone can save him, Beauchamp can. But first Beauchamp has to save himself--from the memories of his painful past and the torment of his inner demons. And then he has to face the choice that has haunted him throughout his career: does he serve his client--or tell the truth? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
If anyone can save him, Beauchamp can. But first Beauchamp has to save himself--from the memories of his painful past and the torment of his inner demons. And then he has to face the choice that has haunted him throughout his career: does he serve his client--or tell the truth? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Ferocious phallic farrago,
By Rrmorgan (Vancouver Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trial of Passion (Paperback)
The central courtroom drama and the barrister hero's existential struggle mingle nicely around the eternal phallic problem in this yarn that almost, but not quite, transcends the crime genre.Arthur Beauchamp, impotent and ex-alcoholic discarded husband, intends to retire like a rusticated Ancient Roman to a Gulf Island, but he is lured back by an old friend's trial on rape, bodily harm and kidnap charges. The rape trial's outcome is strictly politically incorrect, but Deverell's Rumpole-like hero (and his randy client) get away with it through sheer priapic nerve. The two female leads achieve pelvic thrills in the final pages, and the leading men leave our attention well stiffened for an all-round reading gratification.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Trial of Passion (Hardcover)
Well, I shoved the rest of my life aside for this one. What a treasure! Charming, witty, with hilarious portrayals of Arthur Beauchamp's island neighbours....On the other hand, an extremely intelligent and surprising examination of sexual passion gone awry -- with a courtroom trial that ended in a way that I'd never have suspected. A thoroughly engrossing story, written with depth and compassion for every character. A sumptuous feast -- read it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
An award winning novel and a fine book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Trial Of Passion (Mass Market Paperback)
Trial of Passion has just been awarded the Hammett Prize from the North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers, honoring a work of literary excellence in the crime writing field. If you like a intelligent, literate, and witty novel, this one's for you.
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