num_pages: 560
description: A Murder trial thick with sensation and scandal The victim - a world famous (and infamous) novelist. The defendant - one of the most celebrated women in TV journalism, claiming self-defence against attempted rape. The defence attorney - a high profile lawyer, once the focus of national attention during an investigation that brought down a president. The trial unfolds. The defendant's claim of self-defence is slowly undermined. The truth is gradually revealed. The defence attorney is faced with an inescapable and explosive dilemma of ethics and emotion, as the secrets of his own life become intertwined with the trial itself.
title: Degree Of Guilt
titlecomplete: Degree Of Guilt
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Legal Thriller, Adult, Novels
ratings_count: 9982
series: Christopher Paget
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
category: Romans étrangers
publisher: Arrow