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050 _aPS3554.A68 L37
082 _a813
100 1 _aChristopher A. Darden
245 1 _aThe Last Defense
260 _bPenguin Publishing Group
300 _a368 pages
520 _aMercer Early, a young litigator at the most prestigious African-American law firm on the West Coast, has everything going for him. That is, until a labyrinthine murder case drops into his lap-and threatens the pillars on which his many laurels rest. An incisive look at criminal justice and race relations, this novel will challenge your assumptions about guilt and innocence-and keep you turning pages until the very end.
650 _aThriller
650 _aMystery
700 1 _aDick Lochte
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