Description:
When a restaurant owner and his chef are brutally murdered in a small Georgia mountain town, a recently fired employee is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death.
Brief description: Bob Rothman was a newspaper journalist for six years before attending law school. After graduation, he became a trial lawyer at an Atlanta law firm, where he practiced for more than 38 years. Although he primarily handled business disputes and media defense work, Bob also spent ten years representing a death row inmate in post-conviction proceedings. He is a member, and has served as chair, of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation. He also served as chair of the ABA Death Penalty Representation Project. Bob and his wife, Dee, live in Atlanta. A Terrible Guilt is his first novel.
Review Quotes:
"The suspense and impact of the murder trial are captured in realistic scenes that spice whodunit questions with deeper-level inspections of whydunit." -Midwest Book Review
"A poignant and masterful story about a capital murder case, and the devastating impact it has on everyone involved. Rothman's knowledge of the courtroom, and his empathy for the people whose lives intersect with the justice system, shines through." -Bob Carlson, Butte, Montana, trial lawyer for more than 40 years
"A brisk-paced legal thriller packed with twists, turns, and tension!" -Cam Torrens, award-winning author of Stable and False Summit