num_pages: 391
description: Clifford Irving's new novel tells the remarkable tale of Billy Braverman, a young genius and TV star.  A passionate rock climber,as well, Billy is indicted in a New York juvenile court for murder. He's accused of shooting his teen-aged girlfriend's father, an East Hampton garbage collector who believes he's a descendant of Shakespeare.  Billy's parents believe that their son has a heart of gold and the mind of an old soul. Is he guilty of murder? And, if that's possible, what drove him to commit such a terrible act?  BOY ON TRIAL follows the legal and emotional adventures of this extraordinary gifted person. He and his family take us on a journey that, as a reader, we don't want to end..
language: English
title: Boy on Trial