So Help Me God (Paperback)

by Larry D. Thompson (Author) "The storm raged in from the Gulf of Mexico..." (more)
Key Phrases: population planning, retained fetal parts, deputy lounge, Johnny Bob, Reverend Luther, Judge O'Reilly (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

PRAISE FOR SO HELP ME GOD:

“A richly textured tale of religion and law, politics and medicine.”—Paul Levine, bestselling author of Solomon vs. Lord   

“The courtroom drama and testimony are brilliantly conceived and carried out…a thoughtful, complex and timely novel, a compelling story one is loath to put aside to do one’s daily work.”—Galveston Daily News

 

"So Help Me God is not only a page-turner but a warning as well. Through a deft, fascinating storyline Larry D. Thompson shows us what can happen here if we're not careful."—Ed Gorman

“So Help Me God is an exciting legal thriller that takes the reader on a sizzling ride as a courtroom becomes the battlefield over one of the most controversial social issues of our time.  Not since the Scopes Monkey Trial has a man of religion and a man of ideas clashed so dramatically and brilliantly in a courtroom.” –Junius Podrug, award winning author of Presumed Guilty

“I don’t think I have ever read anything quite so compelling.  Everything was woven together beautifully and could only have been done so by someone who had actually lived through similar experiences in the courtroom.”—pennyterk.com

“Move over John Grisham!”—Denton A. Cooley, MD, world-renowned pioneer heart surgeon

“Seldom does a first effort at courtroom fiction find itself in the class of such notables as Inherit the Wind, The Verdict, and The Rainmaker.  But Larry Thompson’s So Help Me God belongs there.  I predict it will become a modern day classic courtroom tale.”—Jim Perdue, Sr., nationally renowned trial lawyer and author of I Remember Atticus

“I hated to finish that last page of So Help Me God…the courtroom scenes are both realistic and spell-binding.”—Hartley Hampton, past president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Description

Miraculously awakening from a twelve-year coma, television evangelist Thomas Jeremiah Luther eagerly resumes his world-wide ministry while secretly plotting to seize control of conservative Christian political power in America. 

When a teenage member of Luther’s congregation almost dies from an abortion, he convinces her family to file a multi-million dollar medical malpractice case against the physician and abortion clinic.  The right verdict will shut down abortion clinics all over the country and send the religious right and power brokers of all stripes flocking to his door.

With two powerful and charismatic lawyers arguing the case, the nation is riveted to this landmark courtroom battle where the one of the most heated points in the national debate will be decided:  When exactly does life begin? 

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 492 pages
• Publisher: Live Oak Productions (May 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097686911X
• ISBN-13: 978-0976869115
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,060,036 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look at the Book Trailer!!!!!!, March 4, 2006

By	VLTRNJD "Vic" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Help Me God (Mass Market Paperback)

Length:: 1:36 Mins

The Appeal A Time to Kill The Firm Twelve Angry Men (Penguin Classics) Inherit the Wind John Grisham 3-Pack (The Pelican Brief / A Time to Kill / The Client) A Time to Kill 12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition) To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition) Inherit the Wind

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Help Me God, February 15, 2005

By	C. Pauli (South Dakota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: So Help Me God (Hardcover)

Great book! Quite thought provoking. Character development was excellent. The kind of book I hardly ever read, but thoroughly enjoyed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting and entertaining book, January 9, 2005

By	Nancy A. Kerr (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: So Help Me God (Hardcover)

I found this book to be an exciting read. His development of each of his characters was masterful and thoughtful. It is obvious that much research was performed in touching on the very controversial subject of abortion. His experience as a practicing attorney was evident as he presented both sides of this issue as well as the comradeship of attornies as they do battle in the courtroom representing their clients to the best of their abilities. A must read.