The Plinko Bounce, Martin Clark
The Plinko Bounce, Martin Clark
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The Plinko Bounce

Author: Martin Clark

Narrator: David Aaron Baker, Morgan Hallett

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/12/2023


Synopsis

A New York Times Book Review Best Thriller of 2023!

For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and the unfortunate souls who constantly cycle through the courts, charged with petty crimes. Then, in the summer of 2020, he’s assigned to a grotesque murder case that brings national media focus to rural Patrick County, Virginia—Alicia Benson, the wife of a wealthy businessman, is murdered in her home. The accused killer, Damian Bullins, is a cunning felon with a long history of violence, and he confesses to the police. He even admits his guilt to Andy. But a simple typographical error and a shocking discovery begin to complicate the state’s case, making it possible Bullins might escape punishment. Duty-bound to give his client a thorough defense, Andy—despite his misgivings—agrees to fight for a not-guilty verdict, a decision that will ultimately force him to make profound, life-and-death choices, both inside and outside the courtroom.

With its unforgettable characters, insider’s blueprint of the justice system, intricate plotting, and provocative, no-holds-barred ending, The Plinko Bouncedemonstrates once again why Martin Clark has been called “the thinking man’s John Grisham” by The New York Times and praised as “hands down, our finest legal-thriller writer” by Entertainment Weekly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on September 26, 2024

A marvelous legal thriller about chaos and ethics. "The Plinko Bounce" by Martin Clark is a marvelous legal thriller about what can go wrong when the right thing is done for a not-so-right person. On the surface, the plot of "The Plinko Bounce" is simple: a skilled and ethical lawyer defends a bad cli......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on February 16, 2024

Andy Hughes Is A Good Man. How do we know he is good? First of all, the book tells us so. Constantly. Everyone Andy ever meets must in every conversation with him say that he is a good man, that he made good choices, that he is ethical, that he is smart, that he is a good lawyer. It sure must be nic......more

Goodreads review by Cora on May 18, 2024

Please don’t read this if you’re a public defender or you know one. The book itself is well written, and the characters are well developed, but the plot is so frustrating. As an attorney and former public defender usually my issue with legal thrillers is their inaccuracy and implausibility in respec......more

Goodreads review by Saeed on December 03, 2023

If you want to know how a book can go from a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read to a ⭐️ ⭐️ star by its final act, this is as good a place to start as any. Andy Hughes is a small-town public defender, a very salt-of-the-earth kind of guy who knows his job is to defend the guilty, even if he’s 100% certain the defendant i......more

Goodreads review by Jamele (BookswithJams) on September 16, 2023

I enjoy reading legal thrillers and this was no exception. I thought the plot was well done, the characters were well-developed and the pacing moved along quite nicely. It really picks up after the trial and I was vested until the end, which had a nice shocker that I enjoyed. Overall this was a grea......more