The Innocent Woman (Steve Winslow Courtroom Mystery, #6)

Steve Winslow didnt understand. The young womans court appointed attorney didnt cost her anything, the guy had just plea-bargained her petty-theft charge down to a suspended sentence with no time served and no fine, so why was she trying to fire him and hire Steve? It was a great deal, except for one thing. She happened to be innocent

“In his ability to channel Erle Stanley Gardner, Parnell Hall stands alone … one of the funniest and most unorthodox jury selections in fictional annals … purely entertaining witness-stand give-and take.”
—Jon L. Breen, Mystery Scene Magazine