Zusatztext -John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we've got. -- The New York Times Book Review -"Another swift Grisham thrillerette." -- The New York Times on The Abduction -"Theo is a terrific character! an everyman kind of kid. . . . There are many positive messages wrapped in this entertaining story that appeals to the kid in all of us." -- USA Today ! on The Abduction Added praise for the Theodore Boone series "Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy! crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist." - The New York Times "Classic Grisham." - The Los Angeles Times "Smartly written." -- USA Today "Grisham is an absolute master." --Washington Post "Edge-of-your-seat drama! sophisticated plotting! and plenty of spunk." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Gripping . . . I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery. "-- Scholastic News Informationen zum Autor John Grisham Klappentext #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • Kid lawyer Theodore Boone is back, and this time the stakes are personal in a series with edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk ( Chicago Sun-Times )! Classic Grisham. Los Angeles Times Big trouble is brewing for Theodore Boone. While all of Strattenburg anxiously awaits the new trial of infamous murder suspect Pete Duffy, problems arise for their own kid lawyer. There's been a robbery and Theo is the prime suspect. His reputation is on the line, and with evidence building against himand danger closing inTheo will do whatever it takes to prove his innocence . . . even if it means breaking a few rules. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone's trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end. Don't miss any of John Grisham's acclaimed novels for young readers! Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Theodore Boone: The Abduction Theodore Boone: The Accused Theodore Boone: The Activist Theodore Boone: The Fugitive Theodore Boone: The Scandal Theodore Boone: The Accomplice Leseprobe Chapter 1 The accused was a wealthy man by the name of Pete Duffy, and his alleged crime was murder. According to the police and the prosecutors, Mr. Duffy strangled his lovely wife in their attractive home on the sixth fairway of a golf course where he, the accused, was playing golf that day, alone. If convicted, he would spend the rest of his life in prison. If acquitted, he would walk out of the courtroom a free man. As things turned out, the jury did not find him guilty, or not guilty. This was his second trial. Four months earlier, the first trial had ended suddenly when Judge Henry Gantry decided it would be unfair to continue. He declared a mistrial and sent everyone home, including Pete Duffy, who remained free on bond. In most murder cases, the accused cannot afford to post a bond and stay out of jail while waiting on a trial. But because Mr. Duffy had money and good lawyers, he had been free as a bird since the police found his wife's body and the State accused him of killing her. He had been seen around towndining in his favorite restaurants, watching basketball games at Stratten College, attending church (with greater frequency), and, of course, playing lots of golf. As he waited on his first trial, he seemed unconcerned with the prospect of a trial and the possibility of prison. Now, though, facing his second trial, and with a new eyewitness ready to be used by the prosecution, Pete Duffy was rumored to be very worried. The new eyewit...

-“John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got.” --*The New York Times Book Review

• -"Another swift Grisham thrillerette." --The New York Times on *The Abduction

• -"Theo is a terrific character, an everyman kind of kid. . . . There are many positive messages wrapped in this entertaining story that appeals to the kid in all of us." --USA Today, on *The Abduction

  Added praise for the Theodore Boone series

• "Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist." -The New York Times*

• "Classic Grisham." -The Los Angeles Times*

  "Smartly written." -- USA Today
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  "Grisham is an absolute master."--Washington Post
  
  "Edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk."--Chicago Sun-Times
  
  "Gripping . . . I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery."--Scholastic News 

  Autorentext

  John Grisham

  Klappentext

  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • Kid lawyer Theodore Boone is back, and this time the stakes are personal in a series with “edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk” (Chicago Sun-Times)!

  “Classic Grisham.”—Los Angeles Times

  Big trouble is brewing for Theodore Boone. While all of Strattenburg anxiously awaits the new trial of infamous murder suspect Pete Duffy, problems arise for their own kid lawyer. There’s been a robbery and Theo is the prime suspect. His reputation is on the line, and with evidence building against him—and danger closing in—Theo will do whatever it takes to prove his innocence . . . even if it means breaking a few rules.

  Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone’s trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end.

  Don’t miss any of John Grisham’s acclaimed novels for young readers!
  Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
  Theodore Boone: The Abduction
  Theodore Boone: The Accused
  Theodore Boone: The Activist
  Theodore Boone: The Fugitive
  Theodore Boone: The Scandal
  Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

  Leseprobe
  Chapter 1

  The accused was a wealthy man by the name of Pete Duffy, and his alleged crime was murder. According to the police and the prosecutors, Mr. Duffy strangled his lovely wife in their attractive home on the sixth fairway of a golf course where he, the accused, was playing golf that day, alone. If convicted, he would spend the rest of his life in prison. If acquitted, he would walk out of the courtroom a free man. As things turned out, the jury did not find him guilty, or not guilty.
  This was his second trial. Four months earlier, the first trial had ended suddenly when Judge Henry Gantry decided it would be unfair to continue. He declared a mistrial and sent everyone home, including Pete Duffy, who remained free on bond. In most murder cases, the accused cannot afford to post a bond and stay out of jail while waiting on a trial. But because Mr. Duffy had money and good lawyers, he had been free as a bird since the police found his wife's body and the State accused him of killing her. He had been seen around town—dining in his favorite restaurants, watching basketball games at Stratten College, attending church (with greater frequency), and, of course, playing lots of golf. As he waited on his first trial, he seemed unconcerned with the prospect of a trial and the possibility of prison. Now, though, facing his second trial, and with a new eyewitness ready to be used by the prosecution, Pete Duffy was rumored to be very worried.

  The new eyewitness was Bobby Escobar, a nineteen- year-old illegal immigrant who was working at the golf course on the day Mrs. Duffy was murdered. He saw Mr. Duffy enter his home at about the same time she died, then hurry away and resume his golf game. For a lot of reasons, Bobby did not come forward until the first trial was underway. Once Judge Gantry heard Bobby's story, he declared a mistrial. Now, with Bobby ready to testify, most of the folks in Strattenburg, who had been closely watching the Duffy case, were expecting a guilty verdict. It was almost impossible to find someone w…