Alibi

by Stephen M. Murphy

In Manchester, New Hampshire, lawyer Dutch Francis is known for defending people accused of DWIs, not murder. But as a favor to a friend, he decides to take the case of a troubled young man accused of killing the local high school football star.Dutch is up for the challenge. The more he investigates, the more he is convinced of his client's innocence--and the more he gets played.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

Paperback

First published April 26, 2005

About the author

American retired civil trial lawyer and author of legal fiction.

Murphy resides in San Francisco.

Reviews

[Kylene Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent book. A crime/ court case story that reminded me of some of the TV shows that are out now- lots of twists and turns. The ending left me sad but it was a good story

[Lauren Bachtel · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun read. Very entertaining but a little predictable.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satisfying story that will involve you through its twists and turns. 3 stars

My thanks to the books giveaway sponsors who provided the opportunity for me to obtain this book.

[Julie Kleckner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Figured it out early in the book

I knew how this book was going to end, just not all the details. Good book overall that kept me reading to the end.

[Jacque · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twists & Turns, keeps you guessing

Thank you for the book, I enjoyed it. Good plot, got mystery. I would recommend this book to anyone. -Jacque M

[Sheila Cohen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good detective story

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 stars

[David Fraser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining courtroom mystery. Would be a 4, but some "scenes" were unnecessary and boring.

[Jacquelyn Schingeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. It gets down into the real methods behind preparing for the trial and gives you some insight into how the clues fit together to get to a conclusion. I found all the preparation very be interesting and informative as part of the case information. I did believe I had the end figured out and as it turned out, I did have the correct ending but the way the book got to that conclusion was different than the way I had figured out.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the beginning this book had me guessing so when the final twist revealed the truth it was totally unexpected but made for a heck of an ending.

[Al Menaster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Weak lawyer thriller. Case against the defendant is so weak no one would file charges or even arrest. Plus ending is bad.