THE VERDICT
Book ID/图书代码： 05430012B57475
English Summary/英文概要： Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk, desperately trying to get promoted. And then he is given the biggest opportunity of his career: to help defend a millionaire accused of murdering a woman in his hotel suite.
The only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, turns out to be not only someone he knows, but someone he loathes. This case could potentially make Terry’s career, but how can he defend a former friend who betrayed him so badly?
With the trial date looming, Terry delves deeper into Vernon’s life and is forced to confront secrets from their shared past that could have devastating consequences for them both. For years he has wanted to witness Vernon’s downfall, but with so much at stake, how can Terry be sure that he is guilty? And what choices must he make to ensure that justice is done?
Packed with twists, turns and an unforgettable trial scene, The Verdict is the most page-turning British legal thriller in many years.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 特里•弗林特是一位勤勉的法律工作者，非常期望自己能在法律界一展身手。于是他在自己的职业生涯中难得的获得了一次机会：帮一位被指控在酒店套房谋杀了一名妇女的百万富翁作辩护。
唯一的问题是这位被指控的男人，弗农•詹姆斯，原本是特里的死敌 — 这个曾背叛过他的男人，一度曾让他在校园里众叛亲离。这起诉讼案可能会让特里的事业有所起步，但他如何去为一个自己曾厌恶的男人作无罪辩护呢？
情节曲折回荡，而又令人难忘的经典庭审记述。《定案》是近年来英国法律惊悚小说中最为精彩的一部作品。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：listed as one of Publishers Weekly’s top 10 crime and thriller novels of the year
London now has its own John Grisham (Mark Billingham)
A terrific legal thriller in which long-buried secrets acquire the force of deadly weapons . . .The writing is vivid and energetic, and Stone has John Grisham’s flair in the court scenes (Guardian)
Nick Stone’s THE VERDICT has been listed as one of Publishers Weekly’s top 10 crime and thriller novels of the year; http://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2015/mystery#book/book-8
About the Author/作者介绍： 尼克•斯通（Nick Stone）
一九六六年出生于英国剑桥，曾在剑桥攻读历史，现居于伦敦。作者擅长以独树一格的惊悚设定，描写令人头皮发麻的恐怖犯罪与谋杀，作品节奏明快，有通俗小說的动作场面，有类型小說的复杂情节，更有关怀社会的严肃议题。” 作者是英国犯罪小说作家协会钢匕首獎得主，本书更是获得美国国际惊悚作家协会年度最佳小说的荣誉。据说本书故事中的主角是他本人真实人生的映射。
Nick Stone was born in Cambridge in 1966. His father is the historian Norman Stone, and his mother descends from one of Haiti’s oldest families, the Aubrys – some of his later relatives actually worked for Francois ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier, Haiti’s most notorious dictator. Nick spent his early years in Haiti, before returning to England in 1971 to finish his schooling. As a teenager, he took up boxing and fought in the National Amateur League, but gave it up when he won a place to read history at Cambridge. It was during a year spent in Haiti in the mid-nineties that the plot for Mr Clarinet first began to take shape. He is married and lives in London. He is the author of Mr Clarinet and King of Swords.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold:UK: Little, Brown
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