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Title details for The Trials of Zion by Alan M. Dershowitz - Available

The Trials of Zion

A Novel

by Alan M. Dershowitz
Dick Hill
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A shocking act of terror brings the Middle East to the point of explosion. As the resulting political conflict threatens to erupt, a young Jewish American lawyer joins the defense team of an arrested but possibly innocent Palestinian. Soon the lawyer's father, a famed criminal attorney, must win the Palestinian's case or risk losing his daughter forever. To do so, he must take into account the tormented history of the Holy Land from every possible angle.


The Trials of Zion combines the tension of the greatest courtroom dramas with the action of a fast-moving thriller, all set against the colorful backdrop of one of the most complex cultural settings in the world. Filled with memorable characters, this novel offers listeners not only compelling suspense but a panoramic view of the history of a beloved and bitterly contested land, and a sharply controversial perspective on the sources of—and the possible solutions to—the world's longest and most crucial international crisis.

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  • Release date

    November 2, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400199921
      • File size: 301016 KB
      • Duration: 10:27:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The combination of Alan Dershowitz and Dick Hill creates an enjoyable novel that reads like a fictional autobiography of the famous attorney. The story features lawyer Abe Ringel and his daughter, Emma, also a lawyer, who goes to Israel and finds herself defending an accused terrorist. In short order, Abe also gets involved, and from that moment the story takes off. Hill, whose resonant voice and authoritative delivery are ideal, provides just the right complement for Abe and Emma, allowing the characters' personalities, and the emotional and ethical conflicts they confront, to move to the forefront. Hill's style also helps smooth over moments when the dialogue drags. The result is satisfying. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 2, 2010
      At the start of Dershowitz's earnest third novel (after 2000's Just Revenge) featuring celebrity lawyer Abe Ringel, whose quirky, sometimes quixotic career resembles the author's own, Abe's 26-year-old daughter, Emma, goes to Israel despite Abe's misgivings. Emma, a recent Yale law school graduate, plans to help defend a terrorist bomber accused of setting off an explosion that has killed several of the world's leaders. Deadly complications force Abe to step in and get involved in trials whose outcomes could threaten the lives of those who are nearest to him. Besides showcasing the differences between the Israeli and American systems, these trials raise ethical questions that are, as always in this series, the real heart of the matter. Those looking for a read that offers interesting legal issues and clever courtroom action and don't mind clunky dialogue and perfunctory thriller plotting might enjoy the result.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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