Edward Phillips Oppenheim

The Evil Shepherd illustrated Edward Phillips Oppenheim

"A former defense attorney turned righteous crusader is the hero of this blockbuster novel from an early master of the thriller genera businessman is found stabbed through the heart, the obvious suspect his partner: Oliver Inditch, a cold-eyed fellow with a paper-thin alibi. Inditch seems destined for the gallows, but he is saved by brilliant defense attorney Francis Ledesma, who uses every legal trick he knows to free his client. It is a defense to be proud of, but Ledesma's joy vanishes when Hadith's wife informs him that her husband is guilty of crimes far more monstrous than murder. His faith in his career shaken, Ledesma vows never again to defend a guilty man. But when his newfound principles run up against the harsh reality of real-world justice, he finds himself trapped between his love for a beautiful woman and a powerful desire to do the right thing--no matter the cost"