{"product_id":"outrage","title":"Outrage","description":"Description for OUTRAGE by Robert K Tanenbaum: \u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eRobert K. Tanenbaum's electrifying new thriller, District Attorney Butch Karp battles a failure of the system, a police detective desperate to solve a case for his own ends, and a homicidal maniac who will stop at nothing to protect the truth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Months after a brutal double homicide in uptown Manhattan shocks the city, sensational newspaper headlines herald the arrest and indictment of Felix Acevedo, a shy Bronx teenager who confessed to the horrific crimes. But downtown, in the district attorney's office, Butch Karp is seething.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No sooner does he bask in the relief of successfully closing the case on murderous imam Sharif Jabbar than he is thrust into the center of a high-profile prosecution that threatens the integrity of his office. An ambitious young assistant district attorney, seeking career advancement, cuts corners to indict Acevedo, disregarding Karp's fundamental rule: Never charge the accused unless the evidence leads inexorably to proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Now, damned by a coerced confession and a frenzied media bent on lynching him, Acevedo sits in jail while a vicious killer stalks the city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarp's wife, Marlene Ciampi, one half of the \"crime-fighting family\" proclaimed by the media, hits the streets for clues that will save the unjustly accused defendant. What she discovers puts her on the trail of the true perpetrator -- a drug-addicted psychopath with an ax to grind -- and a disgruntled police detective who is willing to lie, withhold evidence, and kill to be labeled a hero.  But it also puts her in the center of a dangerous race to be the last man standing and if she's not careful, one of the other players will take the prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nFrom the gruesome crime scene to a trial that will leave readers on the edge of their seats, Robert K Tanenbaum's unstoppable novel unfolds at breakneck speed as Karp and Ciampi Fight for justice in a dramatic and challenging case that will thrill readers to the bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThis is 23 in a Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955968807128,"sku":"9781439149256","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/products\/Outrage149256.jpg?v=1655026725","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/outrage","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}