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Title details for Escape by Robert K. Tanenbaum - Available

Escape

#20 in series

by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Charles Leggett
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Claiming God commanded her to gruesomely murder her three small children, a radical political-science professor with a high-profile politician husband pleads insanity, leaving New York District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp the arduous—and incredibly unpopular—task of proving that she's not. Meanwhile, an American-born jihadist detonates a suicide bomb inside a Manhattan synagogue. A harrowing question links the violent crimes: Is there any defense for a killer who believes that committing murder is God's will?

As Karp, his wife Marlene, their daughter Lucy, and a cast of eccentric accomplices begin a deadly manhunt, they uncover an intricate terrorist plot to paralyze New York's emergency response system and cripple the economy. They must find an assassin known only as "The Sheik" before he orchestrates a bloody massacre that could devastate the country forever.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 8, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792755432
      • File size: 652599 KB
      • Duration: 22:39:34

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In this riveting crime story New York District Attorney Butch Karp shines a penetrating spotlight on the insanity defense, asking where does morality end? In one case, Islamic terrorists are plotting a suicide attack on the heart of Manhattan, and in another Jessica Campbell "sends her three children to God." In a compelling narration Charles Leggett reads the quick, penetrating dialogue using a variety of ethnic accents to differentiate the array of characters. He involves the listener in the clever plot twists and glaring courtroom confrontations. Series fans will wish for more from Marlene and Lucy, Butch's family. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 28, 2008
      In bestseller Tanenbaum's improbable 20th Butch Karp legal thriller (after Malice), Karp, the New York County District Attorney, is as usual juggling multiple challenges?including the prosecution of Jessica Campbell, a politician's wife who murdered their three children, allegedly in response to a divine command, and yet another Islamic terrorist plot aimed at the Big Apple. While the sheer horror of Campbell's crimes, along with a psychological defense based on post-partum depression, could have been the basis for a thoughtful legal debate, Tanenbaum stacks the deck by saddling the defense with hack expert witnesses and makes a heavy-handed effort to parallel the defense theory with the suicidal jihadists, who also claim to act in the name of their god. The ability of Karp's family members to wander into apocalyptic terror plots and emerge not only unscathed but with a quip on their lips will be off-putting to many readers.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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