Beneath the Cherry Tree

Beneath the Cherry Tree
David L Bates
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Trade Paperback
h210 x 148mm - 257pg
1 Dec 2009 NZ
9781877332715
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Julian Paul is a Wellington barrister with a gambling problem. Anthony Samuels is a remand prisoner and Julian's client. He faces serious drug charges and is desperate for bail. Julian undertakes to arrange this - for an exorbitant fee - by blackmailing a Judge who had a homosexual relationship many years previously. Will Julian succeed? Will he ruin his future and destroy his family in the process? Can same sex relationships be an expression of true love? The author is a former police Inspector and now a practising barrister. He has an intimate knowledge of criminal law and the workings of the justice and prison systems in New Zealand. The story is consistent with the realities of the law and makes for a fascinating and exciting read. The characters are well drawn and their machinations reveal their true nature. The author explores issues of honesty, family responsibilities and same sex relationships in a thoughtful and gripping sequence of events as the story unfolds to its inevitable conclusion.
David Bates was born in 1947. At age 15 he enlisted as a Seaman Boy in the Royal New Zealand Navy. At 19 he became a member of the New Zealand Police where he spent 17 years, attaining the rank of Inspector. He graduated LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1981, resigned from the Police in 1982 and has practised law in the public sector since. For the past 22 years, as a Barrister, he has specialised in the practice of criminal law. He and his wife Christine live in Tauranga, New Zealand. They have two children and three grandchildren. He is the author or co-author of six legal books. Beneath the Cherry Tree is his first novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781877332715
Published: 1 Dec 2009
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Polygraphia
Publisher: Polygraphia
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Pages: 257
Dewey: 823.3

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