Barry Siegel
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In 1948, three civilian engineers were killed in an Air Force plane crash while testing secret navigational equipment. The widows filed suit, but the Air Force, at the dawn of the Cold War, refused to hand over accident reports and witness statements, claiming the documents contained classified information that would threaten national security. In 1953 the Supreme Court sided with the Air Force in United States v. Reynolds, formally recognizing the...
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Lawyer Greg Monarch has to resort to some dirty tricks to save a former partner accused of murder in California. The partner was framed by nuclear polluters he was exposing. The moral of the story is that sometimes it is necessary to bend the rules to achieve justice. By the author of A Death in White Bear Lake.
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ACTUAL INNOCENCE BARRY SIEGEL Her fate was sealed in a verdict rendered five years ago when Sarah Trant was found guilty of slashing an old man's throat. All subsequent appeals have been denied. Now, six months from execution, she turns to the one man she hopes can save her attorney and former lover Greg Monarch. As his investigation into the original trial begins, Monarch discovers a case rife with flagrant misconduct by the prosecutor, concealed
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Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles's pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depression helped fuel the city's transformation from a seedy frontier village to a world-famous metropolis. Leading that pursuit was the "Prince of Realtors," William May (Billy) Garland, a prominent figure in early Los Angeles. In important respects, the story of Billy Garland is the story of Los Angeles. After arriving...
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Ballantine Books
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2002.
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"Doug Bard has been a detective with the sheriff's department in La Graciosa, California, long enough to know the score. Now that an influx of upscale chain stores and luxury housing has turned sleepy Chumash County into a boom town, the last thing anyone wants is crime casting a shadow over the prosperity."--Jacket.