“A brisk-paced legal thriller packed with twists, turns, and tension!”
—Cam Torrens, award-winning author of Stable and False Summit
About A Terrible Guilt
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Arrested for a double murder at a restaurant in a small Georgia town, recently fired busboy Joseph Owens is convicted and sentenced to death. Two Atlanta lawyers, who believe he is innocent, volunteer to represent him in his final appeal. Can they prove his innocence before he is executed?
About the Author
Bob Rothman was a newspaper journalist for six years before becoming a trial lawyer who practiced for 38 years with a large Atlanta law firm. In addition to his media and business litigation practice, Bob spent ten years leading a team of volunteer lawyers and paralegals at his law firm, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, representing a death row inmate in his habeas corpus proceeding. Bob’s first novel, A Terrible Guilt, is a legal thriller.
Praise
A poignant and masterful story about a capital murder case, and the devastating impact it has on everyone involved.
—Bob Carlson, Butte, Montana, trial lawyer for more than 40 years
A fast-paced blast through the legal maze of a capital murder case. Rothman's knowledge of the courtroom shines through.
—Morris Hoffman, retired Colorado state trial judge, author of Pinch Hitting
"Rothman maintains a brisk narrative while showcasing the complexities of the American judicial system. ... A dynamic cast drives this worthwhile legal thriller."
—Kirkus Reviews
Rothman’s deftly developed characters face real-world problems in a fast-paced plot filled with crime, corruption, and law firm politics.
—Nancy Degan, New Orleans, Louisiana, trial lawyer
Rothman expertly guides the reader through the intricacies of a capital murder case while detailing the emotional toll the case takes on all those involved. Fans of legal thrillers will not want to put this book down.
—Gary Gerlacher, MD, MBA, author of Last Patient of the Night: An AJ Docker Thriller
A story that will grip you from the opening pages and have you cheering for the two lawyers who take on a seemingly impossible fight for justice.
Work in Progress
Bob is working on a second novel, The Shark’s Protégé, in which a young man’s mentor leads him to the edge of, and occasionally over the line, into a life of crime. But the young man’s life becomes complicated when he falls in love with the daughter of the town’s police chief.
