The Shadow Lawyer

di Djamel Lekbir (Autore)

Djamel Lekbir, 2026

The devil doesn't knock on the door. He waits for you to open it yourself. When a celebrated lawyer takes on the defense of a man accused of slaughtering seven children in a ritualistic crime, he expects another routine case: plant doubt, exploit loopholes, secure a verdict. But as he delves into Case File No. 47, he makes a chilling discovery—the symbols carved in blood around the victims' bodies match the engravings on a ring he has worn for twenty years. A ring he does not remember putting on. A ring given to him by a stranger who once told him: "You're not my victim. You're my unknowing partner." Haunted by his own past and the voice of a child who asked her father "Baba, are you angry with me?" moments before her death, the lawyer finds himself trapped between legal duty and a terrifying question: Is he defending a killer—or following a script written for him two decades ago? Set against the haunting palm groves of Biskra, Algeria, The Shadow Lawyer is a literary legal thriller that blends psychological suspense with elements of magical realism. It explores the fine line between justice and complicity, the ghosts we carry from childhood, and the possibility of redemption for a man who has spent his career defending the indefensible. For readers of The Trial and The Outsider, this is a story of a lawyer who must confront the darkest truth of all—not about his client, but about himself.

• Autore: Djamel Lekbir
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Djamel Lekbir
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798233943997