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Deliberate Intent: A Lawyer Tells the True Story of Murder by the Book

by Smolla, Rodney A. | PB | VeryGood
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Condition
Very Good
A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780609805633

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0609805630
ISBN-13
9780609805633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1606038

Product Key Features

Book Title
Deliberate Intent : a Lawyer Tells the True Story of Murder by the Book
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Murder / General
Genre
True Crime
Author
Rodney A. Smolla
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Crisply narrated . . . Smolla shifts deftly from gritty crime scenes to a world of seminars and high-toned talk shows." -- New York Times Book Review "A jewel of a book . . . one of the best portrayals ever of how cases with horrible facts lead to discomforting law. . . . This book is superb." -- Floyd Abrams "Deliberate Intent doesn't disappoint. Entertaining and engaging, the book shows that one of our most sacred freedoms sometimes has a sharp edge." -- Detroit Free Press, "Crisply narrated . . . Smolla shifts deftly from gritty crime scenes to a world of seminars and high-toned talk shows." --New York Times Book Review "A jewel of a book . . . one of the best portrayals ever of how cases with horrible facts lead to discomforting law. . . . This book is superb." -- Floyd Abrams "Deliberate Intentdoesn't disappoint. Entertaining and engaging, the book shows that one of our most sacred freedoms sometimes has a sharp edge." --Detroit Free Press
Dewey Decimal
342.73/0853
Synopsis
The case was this: Lawrence Horn hired a contract killer to execute his ex-wife and severely brain-damaged son. On March 3, 1992, the man he hired, an inexperienced killer named James Perry, used a book called Hit Man -- billed by the publisher as "A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors" -- as a blueprint for the murders; following to the letter the book's explicit instructions on how to make the killings look like a burglary gone wrong and how to keep from leaving forensic evidence at the scene. To Horn and Perry it seemed like Hit Man was all they needed to create the perfect murder. They were wrong. The copy of Hit Man found in James Perry's possession actually helped the prosecution lock up Horn for life and send Perry to death row. But the Hit Man case was not closed. The victim's families shocked the nation by filing an unprecedented wrongful death suit against Paladin Press, the publisher of Hit Man -- a suit that seemed to defy the First Amendment itself. Although it went against his abiding belief in freedom of the press, Rod Smolla took the case, likening the book to "a loaded pistol or a vial of poison." Deliberate Intent is the dramatic story of the legal battle that followed.

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