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EAN : 9782259263368
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 432
Size : 132 x 201 mm
The Defense Game

Release date : 14/06/2018
André Buffard has been a lawyer since 1972. His name has been associated with some of the best-known cases of the last 40 years. He defended the terrorist Carlos, Pierre Chanal (an accused serial killer), Jean-Claude Romand (for the affair that inspired Emmanuel Carrère’s book
L’Adversaire (The Adversary)), as well as some members of Action directe, Alain Carignon and... Éric Cantona. At age 69, he is making a sensational entrance into the world of crime fiction.
~In Lyon, a young judge’s body has been found beaten to death
under a doorway where she was trysting with her lover. The
police soon focus on him, as his lies as well as other, more
concrete, clues make him the ideal suspect. A well-known
lawyer who is planning to run for mayor, hires...
~In Lyon, a young judge’s body has been found beaten to death
under a doorway where she was trysting with her lover. The
police soon focus on him, as his lies as well as other, more
concrete, clues make him the ideal suspect. A well-known
lawyer who is planning to run for mayor, hires David Lucas, a
renowned lawyer, to defend him. Lucas will try anything to get
his client acquitted.
André Buffard carries us away with an extremely realistic
courtroom drama and an exceptional trial experienced from the
inside, from the suspect’s questioning to the trial in court. He
offers a precise portrayal of the relations between a lawyer and
the client he’s defending, painting an uncompromising portrait
of both the judicial system and the media’s role in an affair that
makes headlines. He also explores the lawyer’s motivations.
Torn between desires for the truth, riches and power, this book
shows hos win the end, justice is just another game...
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EAN : 9782259263368
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 432
Size : 132 x 201 mm
Plon