{"product_id":"9780312381615","title":"Degree of Guilt","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDegree of Guilt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Richard North Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTV journalist Mary Carelli admits that she shot and killed Mark Ransom, one of the world's most famous authors. She claims it was self-defense. She swears he tried to rape her. Now she has to prove it in a court of law—with her former lover acting as her attorney…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Paget is one of the top lawyers in the country. But defending the mother of his son in the trial of the decade, he begins to have doubts. Is Mary telling the truth? Did she invent her story about the rape? What is she hiding? With each shocking revelation, Paget is forced to question his defense, his ethics, and the whole legal system. Because no one, not even the judge, is completely innocent. And guilt is a matter of degree…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A page-turner.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compulsively readable.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One intense courtroom clash after another...An intelligent and gripping thriller.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Flamboyant and entertaining.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Electrifying.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the year's best thrillers…Superb characterizations and intense dialogue make this utterly compelling reading.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Absorbing.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312381615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593247338702,"sku":"9780312381615","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4f1a3ffd-335f-4c95-9493-f039356eb46f.jpg?v=1637784354","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312381615","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}