Death Penalty

Detroit lawyer Charley Sloan has been around the block once or twice. Down for the count, drinking heavily, a three-time loser in the marriage wars, Charley repairs his tattered career and gets back in the game. Heading his rogues' gallery of clients is the infamous, twisted angel of mercy, Doctor Death, whose patients have a strange habit of dying under very peculiar circumstances. But now Charley steps into a case with the opportunity to do some good. The high stakes include a literal matter of life and death, and, as he quickly discovers, they also include the sinister stench of corruption that reaches to the highest levels of jurisprudence - including Charley Sloan's respected mentor. Suddenly, a rock and a hard place never looked so good. Praise for William J. Coughlin: 'In Charley Sloan … the author has given us a character we can care about – USA Today 'Bravo! Coughlin brilliantly captures the corruption of the legal system by human error and greed. Thought-provoking and timely' – Library Journal 'Will not fail to please connoisseurs of legal fiction' – American Bar Association Journal William J. Coughlin has combined a career as a United States administrative judge in Detroit with that of a best-selling novelist. His previous, highly acclaimed and successful novels are His Father’s Daughter, Her Honor, In the Presence of Enemies and Shadow of a Doubt.