{"product_id":"the-last-trial-9781503953147","title":"The Last Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer law professor Tom McMurtrie has brought killers to justice, and taken on some of the most infamous cases in Alabama's history. Now he's tackling his greatest challenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcMurtrie's old nemesis, Jack Willistone, is found dead on the banks of the Black Warrior River. Willistone had his share of enemies, but all evidence points to a forgotten, broken woman as the killer. At the urging of the suspect's desperate fourteen-year-old daughter, McMurtrie agrees to take the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as seasoned as McMurtrie is, even he isn't prepared for how personal and dangerous this case is going to get. With the trial drawing near and his sharp young partner, Rick Drake, dealing with a family tragedy, he recruits his best friend, Bocephus Haynes, to help investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs key witnesses disappear and old demons return, time becomes McMurtrie's most fearsome opponent. Soon loyalties will be tested and the boundaries of law will be broken as McMurtrie fights to save his legacy--and his client's life--before the truth is buried forever in the muddy waters of the Black Warrior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBailey, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRobert Bailey is the bestselling author of the McMurtrie \u0026amp; Drake legal thriller series. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is the third novel in the series. The first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Professor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBetween Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e, both won the Beverly Hills Book Award for legal thriller of the year. \u003ci\u003eBetween Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e was also a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year. For the past eighteen years, Bailey has been a civil defense trial lawyer in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, where he lives with his wife and three children. For more information, please visit www.robertbaileybooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631669350674,"sku":"9781503953147","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_266fb252-7e10-403c-9c24-058fb2c1735b.jpg?v=1732779709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-trial-9781503953147","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}