How did you feel about the way Mickey and Cisco handled the two men who beat him up? Cisco said Mickey needed to confront them to get his manhood back. Did you think Andrea Freeman played fair as the prosecutor? Was she wrong to hide her friendship with Maggie McPherson? Do you think Mickey played dirty?įor me it was four decades of confidence and self-esteem shattered like small bones on the pavement.Ħ. Not knowing them gives you more latitude in crafting a defense.” Did viewing a defense prep change your view of the justice system? Are you more sympathetic to the defense side now?ĥ. Mickey says, “Sometimes knowing things limits you. This book gives insight into a defense attorney’s job preparing and running a case. My mission was to know all I could and yet there were things I didn’t want to know right now.Ĥ. Did you like Lisa Trammel? Was she a sympathetic character? Did you think she was guilty or innocent? Could you defend a client that you despised? I believed that with strangers, Lisa Trammel was very skilled at keeping her personal and emotional issues beneath the surface.ģ. Do you think that a defense attorney’s advice to not talk about a case with anyone goes against an innocent person’s natural desire to clear their name? Could you remain quiet? Do you think only guilty people ask for a lawyer? What I’m about to tell you now is the most important piece of advice in the world.Ģ. Do you think crime novels are a great platform to shine a light on real world issues? The foreclosure aspects of this story are truly ripped from the headlines. The foreclosure epidemic was the country’s biggest ongoing financial catastrophe.ġ. Don’t read them unless you have read the book. SPOILER WARNING! These questions cover the entire book. Use these questions to help start a conversation about the book.

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