The Professor, Robert Bailey
The Professor, Robert Bailey
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The Professor

Author: Robert Bailey

Narrator: Eric G. Dove

Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/26/2016

Synopsis

Law professor Thomas Jackson McMurtrie literally wrote the book on evidence in the state of Alabama. But when a power-hungry colleague uses a recent run-in between McMurtrie and headstrong student Rick Drake to end his career, he is left unsure what to do next.Meanwhile, a devastating trucking accident in Henshaw, Alabama, leaves a young family dead. Drake, now a fledgling lawyer, takes the case against the freight carrier and soon begins to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that is buried in a tangled web of arson, bribery, and greed. On the eve of the trial and with his case unraveling in the midst of a dangerous cover-up that threatens to silence his star witnesses, Drake realizes that only his estranged mentor, Professor McMurtrie, can help him now.With everything to lose and only justice to gain, will McMurtrie and Drake overcome bad blood to defeat a ruthless adversary? Can the Professor turn back the clock and recover all that he’s lost?Revised edition: This edition of The Professor includes editorial revisions.

About Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Davidson College in North Carolina before going to law school at the University of Alabama, where he made Law Review. For the past thirteen years, Bailey has been a civil defense trial lawyer in his hometown of Huntsville, where he lives with his wife and three children. The Professor is his first novel. For more information, please visit www.robertbaileybooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on January 16, 2020

A wonderful, hard-hitting legal thriller, with all the suspense that a good book in the genre needs. We have 'The Professor' Tom McMurtrie, who literally wrote the book on evidence in the state of Alabama, who suddenly finds himself on the outer with the University of Alabama, where he teaches. At t......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on July 15, 2019

this is a great read ... even when I was able to see what was coming, it was presented so well I kept turning the pages (metaphorically, since I read it on kindle) ... good characters, good law scenes, maybe a little excess on the violence ... the best thing I can say is that I immediately bought th......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on February 07, 2017

Astounded this is rated at more than 4 stars here. I was a bit suspicious when the only blurbs on this trade paperback were from two obscure writers -- not Publisher's Weekly or even a newspaper I'd heard of -- and suspicions were well-founded. The guy who compared him to Grisham was clearly peddling......more

Goodreads review by Jean on July 06, 2016

This is the debut novel of Robert Bailey. For a first book I am impressed and if he writes more books I will buy them. I found it exciting to have a different type of protagonist in this story. Not the usual handsome young, know it all, action hero but in this story we have a sixty-eight year old mal......more

Goodreads review by Skip on December 05, 2020

An excellent legal thriller. Tom McMurtrie (a/k/a "The Professor") wrote the book on evidence in the state of Alabama, is suddenly forced to resign from the University of Alabama law school by a former protégé (now prosecutor), thought to be a friend. At the same time, he is approached by an old fla......more

Quotes

“Taut, page-turning, and smart, The Professor is a legal thriller that will keep readers up late as the twists and turns keep coming. Set in Alabama, it also includes that state’s greatest icon, one Coach Bear Bryant. In fact, the Bear gets things going with the energy of an Alabama kickoff to Auburn. Robert Bailey knows his state and he knows his law. He also knows how to write characters that are real, sympathetic, and surprising. If he keeps writing novels this good, he’s got quite a literary career before him.” —Homer Hickam, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys and October Sky

“Gripping from the first page to the last.” —Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump

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