Snow Blind [Paperback]

Douglas Kalajian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2000

Snow Blind is the true story of an idealistic young public defender whose ego blinds him to the dangers of cocaine. Howard Finkelstein sets out to defend the poor and powerless but ends up counsel to some of the most dangerous men in South Florida. Money and fame take the place of family and principle, until he finds himself in a jail cell instead of a courtroom. When the defender becomes a defendant, Howard is forced to make the hard choices that will either lead to his salvation or to his final ruin.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Ravensyard Publishing, Ltd. (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966788389
• ISBN-13: 978-0966788389
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #949,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long, Long nights in Miami, January 23, 2001

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Patrick Alcatraz (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow Blind (Paperback)

I first met Douglas Kalajian after toasting the New Journalism with the fabled editor Eddie Sears during a wine-fueled chit-chat in the executive floors of The Palm Beach Post. The year was 1994 or 1995. I forget, mainly because I left all my brains to the wrinkled mavens who entertained me nightly at the many ornate bars I frequented in Palm Beach. What Sears said about Kalajian pretty much cements my belief that Douglas, more than any other writer in star-crossed Southern Florida, has a full grasp of the many flawed characters that walk that wild geography. "Kalajian will shock the Hell out of a witch," Sears said. This book is about one such wicked dude. You can visit Florida for a week and it isn't long before you get the distinct feeling that Florida is no Midwest Wimp like Oklahomo or Kancer or Rita Nebraska...No, sir. Here, in his book, Douglas Kalajian is both Dali and Diego Rivera. He has painted a factual mural so alarming and bright that to read it is to see what's on the other side of the Sun. I read it while fishing in The Gulf of Mexico and damned if every damned fish I caught didn't look ugly as all Hell. Truth is scary and Douglas Kalajian has thrown truth at us...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once Blind He Now Sees, December 21, 2000

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FX Quill (Vienna, Va United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow Blind (Paperback)

Kalajian has written a riveting tale of the true life fall of a passionate advocate for the poor who becomes caught in the seductions of the drug underworld and who saves his soul only when he returns to his calling to help others.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crusader with a pony tail, January 15, 2001

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David Blasco (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow Blind (Paperback)

Snow Blind is a true story that moves at the pace of an action adventure. The action happens in the courtroom, as a youg public defender with a gift for showmanship rights wrongs, rescues the innocent and puts the high-and-mighty in their place. And then something goes wrong, big time. If you live in South Florida you WILL recognize the protagonist and the bigwigs he must duel. You'll be surprised, because not many people know the details. Even if you live elsewhere and don't know the names, you'll be swept along by this amazing story.