Murder at Mont St. Michel
When beautiful and idealistic law student Judy Alexander signs up for the Exoneration Clinic at a financially challenged law school in mid-town Manhattan, she has hopes of investigating and righting wrongful convictions. Instead, she is drawn into a media-hyped case in Texas in which a man accused of murder declines all legal assistance and offers to plead guilty, but only in exchange for being sentenced to death. Convinced of his innocence, Judy follows leads which lead first to Catalina Island off the coast of California, and then inexorably to a nineteen year old cold case in which a young girl mysteriously disappeared without a trace while visiting the iconic French landmark of Mont St. Michel, an ancient medieval monastery atop an isolated island which was occupied by a contingent of Nazi soldiers during World War II.
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- 2019
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About this book
Murder at Mont St. Michel is a legal mystery novel. Its heroine is Judy Alexander, a beautiful and idealistic law student who signs up for the Exoneration Clinic at a financially challenged law school in mid-town Manhattan. She hopes to investigate and right wrongful convictions.
Instead she is drawn into a media-hyped case in Texas. A man accused of murder declines all legal assistance and offers to plead guilty, but only if he is sentenced to death. Convinced he is innocent, Judy follows leads that take her first to Catalina Island off the coast of California.
From there the trail runs to a nineteen year old cold case. A young girl vanished without a trace while visiting the French landmark of Mont St. Michel, an ancient medieval monastery on an isolated island that Nazi soldiers occupied during World War II. Our catalogue lists the book as published in 2019.
Who it is for
This is for readers of mysteries and legal fiction who like a wrongful conviction story with a cold case underneath it. The settings move from a Manhattan law school to Texas, to Catalina Island, and to the French island abbey. It is a departure from the Colorado history that fills most of our library. We have no author biography or review on file, so the description above is what we can honestly offer.
Ways to use this book
Wondering how real exoneration clinics work
A novel built around a law school clinic can leave you curious about the real thing. The Registry's case database lets you read how actual exonerations came about, state by state. Keep in mind this is a mystery, so the Registry is background reading, not a guide to what happens in the story.
Planning a trip to Normandy
Readers who want to see the abbey for themselves can use the official site to plan. Check its schedule and ticket pages before booking anything, since conditions change, and compare them with any guidebook you already own.
Go deeper
This legal mystery moves from a law school clinic in Manhattan to Texas, Catalina Island and a French abbey on a tidal island. These sources cover the real wrongful conviction work and places the story touches.
National Registry of Exonerations
A project of three university law schools that collects and publishes information on known exonerations of criminal defendants in the United States. The site offers searchable cases, maps and downloadable data.
Innocence Project
A nonprofit that works to free innocent people and reform the justice system. Its website explains common causes of wrongful conviction, such as eyewitness misidentification and false confessions.
Mont Saint Michel Abbey, official site
The abbey's own English language site offers its history, visit planning pages, ticket booking and details for families and teachers.
Catalina Island Conservancy
A land trust founded in 1972. Its website covers hiking, trails, education programs and conservation work on the island.
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