CONVICTION有罪

When the body of eleven-year-old Thuy Sen is found in San Francisco Bay, the police swiftly charge Rennell and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury,helped along by an incompetent lawyer for the defence, is quick to find the brothers guilty - and to sentence them both to die for their crimes.
Twelve years later, Payton is days from his execution, and overworked pro bono lawyer, Teresa Peralta Paget. her husband, Chris, and stepson, Carlo, a recent Yale law graduate, become convinced not only that Rennell didn't receive a fair trial, but that he's innocent. Racing against the Clock and against insurmountable legal obstacles,Teresa, Chris and Carlo desperately try and stop the execution of an innocent man.
作者简介：
　　RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON'S twelve previous novels include seven consecutive international bestsellers. His novels have won an Edgar Allan Poe Award and the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere. Formerly a trial lawyer in Washington and San Francisco, Mr Patterson also served as an assistant attorney general in Ohio and as the SEC's liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor, and now serves on the boards of several Washington-based advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform and reproductive fights. He lives with his wife, Laurie, and their family in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard.