Render Up the Body: A Novel of Suspense - Softcover

Wesson, Marianne

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9780061093920: Render Up the Body: A Novel of Suspense

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ISBN 10: 0061093920 ISBN 13: 9780061093920

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1998

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Disillusioned sex-crimes prosecutor Cinda Hayes abandons the D.A.'s office to run a rape crisis center, only to be torn between her roles as a women's advocate and death penalty opponent as she is drawn into the case of a death-row inmate convicted of the rape and murder of his girlfriend

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Review:

'Impressive...By turns tough and tender, Wesson won't let the likes of Turow and Grisham keep the legal thriller genre an exclusively male one' Yorkshire Evening Press

'A sharp and contemporary debut' Eastern Daily Press

'Bright and lively and very, very smart' Susan Isaacs

'Always strikes one layer deeper than expected. Strongly plotted and told with style, the novel engages readers' hearts and minds alike and marks a notable debut' Publishers Weekly

It is hard to believe that RENDER UP THE BODY is a debut novel, so skilled is the writing. Scott Turow fans wil devour this intense legal drama (Sara Paretsky)

She creates characters whose rounded humanity and moral dilemmas are irresistible... A very fine achievement (Independent on Sunday)

Wesson's characters are convincing and sympathetic, the prose well crafted. All in all, an excellent debut (Sunday Times)

Wesson's character s are convincing and the story is gripping throughout, with a shocking final twist. This is a remarkable debut (Sunday Telegraph)

About the Author:

Marianne Wesson is a professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School.

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