A Matter of Conviction

by Evan Hunter

An explosive novel of twisted values and tangled lives.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Crime

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

Better known by his pseudonym Ed McBain.

Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952. While successful and well known as Evan Hunter, he was even better known as Ed McBain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956.

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Description: After three teenage hoods stab blind Puerto Rican Roberto Escalante, assistant DA Hank Bell is tasked with prosecuting the case. He's looking for convictions for first degree murder for all three of the boys, even 15 year-old Danny DiPace, son of his old girlfriend, Mary DiPace. He grew up in the neighborhood and investigates the case with Lt. Gunderson. He learns that Escalante may have pulled a knife and was actually one of the leaders of the Puerto Rican gang that fought regularly with their Italian opponents. Bell's wife is upset at the prospect that he's seeking the death penalty for kids and he thinks she's just a liberal living in her own little perfect world. As he gathers more evidence however, he begins to see that it's all far more complex than it first appeared. He pursues justice in the case - Written by garykmcd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ylI...

Evan Hunter is better known as Ed Mcbain. The start of this had me thinking of those finger clicks from West Side Story

[James H. Jaqua · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guilty...or not.

An interesting look at an attorney 's world, or part of it. The reality of his neighborhood comes as no surprise, what it does to him is the story. His end reaction is quite a change in his thinking.

[Mark Trenier · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to use in comparative literature class with the movie, "The Young Savages." Pretty predictable but some nice suspense.

[Radwa]

The Young Savages (1961)
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[Richard Dominguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn that was a fabulous story. This is one of the few tales whose theme will never fade away. A story so based in fact that it can be told forever without losing its quality.

[Creolecat]

The Young Savages (1961)

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

🖊️ Fabulously well-told story of a gang of punks.
📕Published — 1959. In the public domain.
🎥 1961 movie version with Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, et al.
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