{"product_id":"nemesis-david-pinto-9781942762546","title":"Nemesis","description":"\u003cp\u003eElliot has everything: A successful medical practice, New York City townhouse, beautiful wife and family, and a powerful, independent mistress. Ted, Elliot's close, long-time friend, relishes his booming law practice, beautiful wife, fast car, and his sexual dynamo of a mistress. Both competitive to a fault, Elliot and Ted don't realize that their long nights of erotic exploits transpire with the same woman, Lindsey. That all changes the day she is murdered. Evidence points to Elliot's culpability and Ted gallantly defends his friend in a vicious courtroom battle. But as Elliot's sordid affair airs in court and the nightly news, observers begin to suspect that he's taking the fall for someone else. Sex, murder, deception and betrayal. Will justice be served--and to whom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A courtroom thriller depicts a friendly rivalry turned deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliot Barrett's life is an enviable one. He's a prestigious physician with a thriving practice, a well-appointed home in New York City, a devoted wife, and two loving children. He risks it all when he becomes romantically involved with Lindsey Anderson, the seductive daughter of a patient. When she turns up dead, the police immediately blame Elliot. There is incontrovertible evidence placing him in her apartment and damning if circumstantial evidence suggestive of a sexual affair. Elliot decides to deny the tryst and enlists the help of his best friend, Ted Lapoltsky, a successful lawyer, to defend him. Unbeknownst to Elliot, Ted also had an affair with Lindsey and wanted to leave his wife for her, a design she squarely rejected. Ted and Lindsey had become locked in a passionate argument about it, and when she revealed she was also seeing Elliot, Ted grabbed her in a jealous fury, causing her to hit her head and sink into unconsciousness. While Ted defends Elliot, he's careful to avoid even a hint of self-incrimination. He also revels in the opportunity to see his prudishly judgmental rival publicly disgraced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA captivating legal thriller that's impressively unpredictable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Spellbinding... A tight, cinematic, onrushing narrative... The novel has the simmering heat of \u003cem\u003e9 1\/2 Weeks\u003c\/em\u003e and the excruciating, white-knuckle legal machinations of Scott Turow's best works.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--M.J. Moore, \u003cem\u003eNeworld Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved \u003cem\u003eNemesis\u003c\/em\u003e... The setup of the two lifelong friends is marvelous, and the trial scenes especially good. The plot moves along beautifully--full of large and small surprises--and even the minor characters are deftly drawn. Lindsey is an exquisite creation... Bravo and bravo.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Jay Neugeboren, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Stolen Jew\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Imagining Robert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Pinto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942762542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942762546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heliotrope Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"David Pinto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486426837247,"sku":"9781942762546","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f5993e9-3ae7-40e0-bb62-131aa38de2d2.jpg?v=1778055415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nemesis-david-pinto-9781942762546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}