{"product_id":"book-jvhd","title":"Unlucky in Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eNina Reilly takes on the most dangerous and difficult case of her career in \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Perri O'Shaughnessy's latest thriller. An ingenious blend of forensic science, history, and gripping suspense, \u003cem\u003eUnlucky in Law\u003c\/em\u003e pits the tough but compassionate attorney against the most unbeatable adversary of all: the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eNina has just received a last-minute call from her old boss and mentor in Monterey County, California, where she is enjoying the breathtaking scenery and spending time with her boyfriend, P.I. Paul van Wagoner. Klaus Pohlmann is in desperate straits and begs Nina to take over a seemingly unwinnable case: A luckless two-time felon named Stefan Wyatt has robbed a grave and made off with the long-buried bones of a Russian émigré. When he is caught and arrested, further devastating evidence found in the grave suggests that Stefan is guilty of a far more deadly crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eA young woman, a classmate of Stefan's, has been killed, and he is accused of her murder. Now, as a result of California's Third Strike law, Wyatt is looking at twenty-five years to life whether he's convicted of grand theft or murder. Either way, he's in big trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eWith her client's blood DNA found in the dead woman's apartment, Nina faces an uphill battle. Suspecting that her hapless client has been set up, Nina brings in a brilliant forensic pathologist who comes up with a startling theory about the case that could rewrite a crucial page of European history. As the evidence mounts against Nina's client, Paul launches his own investigation into the shadowy past of the two-decades-old skeleton. But long-held secrets nearly get him killed and reveal a more insidious evil at work-and an extraordinary story dating back to tsarist Russia and the Romanov court. As Wyatt edges closer to the unluckiest verdict of his young life, Nina makes an astounding discovery that just might save her client-or expose a killer who could bury them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eBrilliantly imagined and compulsively readable, \u003cem\u003eUnlucky in Law\u003c\/em\u003e is a beguiling mix of wrenching drama and gripping action. And it is Perri O'Shaughnessy's most accomplished novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"O'Shaughnessy comes up with the neatest solution to [a] classic puzzle in recent thriller memory.\"\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50115534553392,"sku":"BDjvhd","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51192074142000,"sku":"ZEjvhd","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":51192074174768,"sku":"ZMjvhd","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jvhd-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773633919","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jvhd","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}