ALSO BY WILLIAM J. COUGHLIN
The Judgment
The Heart of Justice
In the Presence of Enemies
Death Penalty
Shadow of a Doubt
Her Honor
Her Father’s Daughter
The Twelve Apostles
Day of Wrath
The Stalking Man
The Grinding Mill
The Destruction Committee
The Dividend Was Death
The Widow Wondered Why
Cain’s Chinese Adventure
(under the pseudonym Sean A. Key)
The Mark of Cain
(under the pseudonym Sean A. Key)
EXTRAORDINARY ACCLAIM FOR WILLIAM COUGHLIN
THE JUDGMENT
“William Coughlin, with the engraver’s finest awl, has created another legal thriller filled with the aching human frailties that are hidden in all of us. Masterfully, he intersects his characters into one thunderous conflict after another until Charlie Sloan, the lawyer with the threadbare heart, is the last man standing. If you don’t have enough time to finish The Judgment, don’t start it.”
—Paul Lindsay, author of Freedom to Kill
“Finely wrought characterizations and a practiced novelist’s respect for the way in which unanticipated tragedy can bring on moments of quiet insight.”
—Kirkus Reviews
THE STALKING MAN
“All the pieces come together in a chilling climax to this tightly knit shocker.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Horrifying … intense. This is one to keep you sitting up straight.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Good storytelling … jackhammer drive … the climax is gripping.”
—Detroit News
IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES
“A taut legal thriller … Coughlin knows his stuff!”
—Playboy
“Coughlin keeps you burning the midnight oil to the very end.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“[A] convincing legal thriller.”
—Publishers Weekly
THE HEART OF JUSTICE
“First-rate entertainment.”
—Booklist
“Satisfying and right on target … Among Coughlin’s best.”
—Detroit News
“Taut drama and great courtroom action … Fans will love it.”
—Library Journal
SHADOW OF A DOUBT
“Shadow of a Doubt has much of the atmosphere and intrigue of Anatomy of a Murder and a humdinger of an ending … A great read.”
—Scott Turow
“Coughlin’s spellbinding grasp of the courtroom held me on the edge of my seat until the last page.”
—William J. Caunitz
While the characters in this book are fictional and bear no resemblance to any existing persons, the places are quite real. However, some of the institutions mentioned in this book may find some changes and additions previously denied them by administrators and legislatures.
Prior edition previously published as No More Dreams.
THE COURT
Copyright © 1982, 1999 by William J. Coughlin.
Excerpt from Afterburn copyright © 1999 by Colin Harrison.
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ISBN: 0-312-97027-7
A & W Publishers hardcover edition published 1982
St. Martin’s Paperbacks edition / December 1999
eISBN 9781466875913
First eBook edition: June 2014
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