An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard #1) - Scott Pratt
Category: Mystery
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Mystery, Thriller
A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room., A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused., In this Mystery Readers International finalist for Best Debut Mystery, criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as hes tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he cant resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimers, but Dillards commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him., Pratts richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut. Publishers Weekly., Its Scott Turow and Grisham The opening chapter is maybe the most com
