Final Witness: A Novel - Tapa blanda

"A legal thriller ripped from tomorrow's headlines . . . a remarkably skillful novel, brilliantly conceived and beautifully executed."
-The Washington Post Book World

"THE TWISTS KEEP COMING. . . . [A] HIGHLY CONVINCING DEBUT."
-People (Page-turner of the week)

"TOLKIEN'S WRITING HAS A TIMELESS QUALITY [and] the haunting undertones of other great masters of mystery."
-USA Today

"BRIMMING WITH SECRET ROOMS, SECRET DRAWERS, AND SECRET MARRIAGES."
-Entertainment Weekly

"HALF CHRISTIE AND HALF GRISHAM."
-Los Angeles Times

"COMPELLING . . . A TAUT PSYCHOLOGICAL LEGAL THRILLER . . . This Tolkien heir paces the steps and missteps of the legal proceedings perfectly. . . . A solid debut."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Neatly interweaving the legal thriller with the psychological novel of suspense, Mr. Tolkien has created a trial novel abounding with intrigue, distrust, and anger. Fast-paced and with suspense to spare, his debut shows admirable skill and depth and has a conclusion as surprising as it is satisfying."
-The Dallas Morning News

The murder of Lady Anne Robinson by two intruders causes a schism in the victim's family when her son convinces police that his father's beautiful personal assistant hired the killers, while his father, the British minister of defense, refuses to believe his son and marries the accused. A first novel. Reprint.