Veritas: A Novel - Softcover

Lashner, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061010235 ISBN 13: 9780061010231

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1997

Synopsis

When Philadelphia heiress Jaqueline Shaw supposedly commits suicide, Victor Carl is hired to prove it was murder and finds himself caught in a web of deceit in a subterranean world filled with evil, discovering that some dark secrets are best left alone as he races to solve the case in order to survive. Reprint.

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Review:

Victor Carl, the endearingly crooked but highly effective Philadelphia defence attorney of choice for professional criminals great and small, is back--which is good news for the many fans of William Lashner's Hostile Witness. In Veritas, Carl is hired by a young woman who is convinced that her sister's suicide was really a Mob hit. But Carl, who knows a Mob hit when he sees one, doesn't believe it. He and his attractive client search for the truth inside Veritas (get it?), the shabby mansion where the family secrets lie buried.

Review:

Critical acclaim for Hostile Witness:

“Lashner navigates the seamy side of the legal profession with skilful pacing, finding betrayals, both personal and professional, at every turn. Suspenseful... a promising debut”
Publishers Weekly

“William Lashner is a remarkable new writer – quick, witty, funny, authoritative”
Nelson DeMille

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0061010235
• ISBN 13: 9780061010231
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback