The Collini Case: A Novel

ISBN: 0143125648

Author: von Schirach, Ferdinand

Condition: New

The internationally bestselling courtroom drama centering on a young German lawyer and a case involving World War IIA bestseller in Germany since its 2011 release-with rights sold in seventeen countries-The Collini Case combines the classic courtroom procedural with modern European history in a legal thriller worthy of John Grisham and Scott Turow.Fabrizio Collini is recently retired. Hes a quiet, unassuming man with no indications that hes capable of hurting anyone. And yet he brutally murders a prominent industrialist in one of Berlins most exclusive hotels.Collini ends up in the charge of Caspar Leinen, a rookie defense lawyer eager to launch his career with a not-guilty verdict. Complications soon arise when Collini admits to the murder but refuses to give his motive, much less speak to anyone. As Leinen searches for clues he discovers a personal connection to the victim and unearths a terrible truth at the heart of Germanys legal system that stretches back to World War II. But how much is he willing to sacrifice to expose the truth?