{"product_id":"the-suspension-bridge-robbery-g-reading-powell-9780578297637","title":"The Suspension Bridge Robbery: A Gilded Age Legal Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeptember 1894. A brazen ambush: Two express agents gunned down on the Waco suspension bridge, their money bag stolen in broad daylight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe police arrest a peculiar young man named Toby Topper, who's caught with the murder weapon and part of the loot. In a speedy trial, the prosecution parades a string of incriminating eyewitnesses while the oblivious Toby can only pitch back and forth in a mute stupor, and his drunken defense lawyer snores. Disgusted by the inept defense, the judge appoints courtroom warhorse Catfish Calloway mid-trial to put up a fight for the hapless Toby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith no time to investigate, a client who can't tell him what happened, and co-counsel too inept to assist, Catfish must save Toby from the gallows. Calloway \u0026amp; Calloway scrambles for answers as the powerful express company drives the case toward conviction. Is proving Toby insane the only hope? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd where is the rest of the money? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Suspension Bridge Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book in Catfish Calloway for the Defense, a gilded age legal thriller series. The first, \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting House Killing\u003c\/i\u003e, was a 2022 finalist for the American Bar Association's prestigious Silver Gavel Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Reading Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578297639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578297637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald R Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.74d","brand":"G. Reading Powell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079168454911,"sku":"9780578297637","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb7cead4-1b07-4f6c-8093-7b7b62c4dd09.jpg?v=1685479689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-suspension-bridge-robbery-g-reading-powell-9780578297637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}