Probable Cause [Mass Market Paperback]

Grif Stockley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1993

"Entertaining...Fast, fascinating."
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
When the profits of his law firm dip too low, ex-public defender Gideon Page is fired--but not before he steals a case that has all the makings of a media nightmare. Dr. Andrew Chapman, a black psychiatrist, is charged with manslaughter when a severely retarded girl dies in his care during a risky--and some say barbaric--elctro-shock procedure. When it turns out that the doctor and the girl's mother were having an affair, the press is about to have a field day. That is, unless Gideon can unravel the many twisted threads of truth, battle a county steeped in racial strife, and lock horns with a tough, ambitious, female prosecutor in a courtroom set to explode....

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This lucid and moving sequel to Expert Testimony explores racial tension and litigation in an Arkansas town.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Arkansas lawyer Gideon Page returns ( Expert Testimony , Summit Bks., dist. by S. & S., 1991) as defender of a likable and sophisticated black psychologist accused of murdering his white lover's retarded child during electroshock therapy. Interracial love, child abuse, and family secrets add volatility to the case and send Page scurrying for mitigating evidence; meanwhile, he worries about solo practice, true love, and middle age. Courtroom tactics, case details, and legal explanations flesh out this steadily involving drama for legal eagles.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 10 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804111332
• ISBN-13: 978-0804111331
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,439,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Characters that make you want to go to Arkansas, October 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Probable Cause (Mass Market Paperback)

Grif Stockley's PROBABLE CAUSE is full of well-defined, memorable characters. Gibeon's Guys: Spunky Sara, a daughter with wisdom; Rainey ,a girlfriend who's so in love she's trying to protect herself; Dan, a budding partner with his own expansion plan; and then there's the clients. Egotistical, sociopathic, obcessive-compulsive, bill paying clients. Finally, meet ex-social worker cum attorney, Gideon Page. More real than shredded wheat with raisens. The only way you'll ever meet people like these is in Grif Stockley's imagination, and in PROBABLE CAUSE.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than John Grisham any day, November 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Probable Cause (Mass Market Paperback)

Grif Stockley is the writer you have probably never heard of -- but should definitely read. I picked up this book, finished it, then picked up all of his others. Loved them all! Better than John Grisham any day.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Arkansas lawyer on his own, March 31, 2001

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Paul Skinner (Manassas, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Probable Cause (Mass Market Paperback)

Gideon Page gets fired and starts on his own with a manslaughter client and a woman who bakes rats. I had hopes that this book would be much better, but the action was slow. It took forever to get to the court scenes, and they were dissappointing. I never figured out what motivated Dr Chapman to be so stubborn with his lawyer. There are parts of this book which entertain with appealing characters, but overall, I had to force myself to finish it.