Synopses & Reviews
Jack Hilliard has the perfect life. A family man with two young sons and a supportive wife that he has loved since the day they met, hes also on the verge of being elected District Attorney of St. Louis. As secure at home as he is in the courtroom, he has plenty to fight for and nothing to hide. But everything in Jacks life is not nearly as perfect as it seems, as he learns when he finally admits to being attracted to one of his old friends and colleagues, Jenny Dodson. Jack tries hard to put his feelings for her aside, but his attraction develops into an obsession that he cant control. What should have been a terrible mistake never to be repeated turns into even more when Jenny is accused of the murder of one of her clients, and Jack is her only alibi. Now Jacks in the painful and precarious position of being trapped between saving a friend and protecting his family. Julie Comptons searing debut novel,
Tell No Lies, is as much a whodunit as it is about why---why does Jack Hilliard do what he does, even when it seems he cant win, why does Jenny Dodson let him, and why is human nature as much about love and conviction as it is about trust and betrayal?
Review
Praise for Tell No Lies
“Tell No Lies has all the requisites of legal thrillers including courtroom dramas and lawyers' behind the scenes work… Compton proves she has real storytelling skills. Tell No Lies' final twist is as stunning as that classic surprise in Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent.”
--Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Comptons debut is a taut, tense cautionary tale complete with courtroom drama and a surprise ending.”
--Kirkus (starred review)
“Readers will like this debut by a practicing attorney for its fluid prose and insight into the legal system.”
--Library Journal
Review
Praise for Tell No Lies
“Tell No Lies has all the requisites of legal thrillers including courtroom dramas and lawyers' behind the scenes work… Compton proves she has real storytelling skills. Tell No Lies' final twist is as stunning as that classic surprise in Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent.”
--Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Comptons debut is a taut, tense cautionary tale complete with courtroom drama and a surprise ending.”
--Kirkus (starred review)
“Readers will like this debut by a practicing attorney for its fluid prose and insight into the legal system.”
--Library Journal
Review
“
Tell No Lies has all the requisites of legal thrillers including courtroom dramas and lawyers' behind the scenes work… Compton proves she has real storytelling skills.
Tell No Lies' final twist is as stunning as that classic surprise in Scott Turow's
Presumed Innocent.”
--Florida Sun-Sentinel “Comptons debut is a taut, tense cautionary tale complete with courtroom drama and a surprise ending.”
--Kirkus (starred review) “Readers will like this debut by a practicing attorney for its fluid prose and insight into the legal system.”
--Library Journal
Synopsis
Jack Hilliard has the perfect life. A family man with two young sons and a supportive wife that he has loved since the day they met, hes also on the verge of being elected District Attorney of St. Louis. As secure at home as he is in the courtroom, he has plenty to fight for and nothing to hide.
But everything in Jacks life is not nearly as perfect as it seems, as he learns when he finally admits to being attracted to one of his old friends and colleagues, Jenny Dodson. Jack tries hard to put his feelings for her aside, but his attraction develops into an obsession that he cant control. What should have been a terrible mistake never to be repeated turns into even more when Jenny is accused of the murder of one of her clients, and Jack is her only alibi. Now Jacks in the painful and precarious position of being trapped between saving a friend and protecting his family.
Julie Comptons searing debut novel, Tell No Lies, is as much a whodunit as it is about why---why does Jack Hilliard do what he does, even when it seems he cant win, why does Jenny Dodson let him, and why is human nature as much about love and conviction as it is about trust and betrayal?
Synopsis
A sexy and compelling debut about one family man's obsession and the price he's forced to pay, this story is as much a whodunit as it is about why.
Synopsis
Jack Hilliard has the perfect life. A family man with two young sons and a supportive wife that he has loved since the day they met, hes also on the verge of being elected District Attorney of St. Louis. As secure at home as he is in the courtroom, he has plenty to fight for and nothing to hide.
But everything in Jacks life is not nearly as perfect as it seems, as he learns when he finally admits to being attracted to one of his old friends and colleagues, Jenny Dodson. Jack tries hard to put his feelings for her aside, but his attraction develops into an obsession that he cant control. What should have been a terrible mistake never to be repeated turns into even more when Jenny is accused of the murder of one of her clients, and Jack is her only alibi. Now Jacks in the painful and precarious position of being trapped between saving a friend and protecting his family.
Julie Comptons searing debut novel, Tell No Lies, is as much a whodunit as it is about why---why does Jack Hilliard do what he does, even when it seems he cant win, why does Jenny Dodson let him, and why is human nature as much about love and conviction as it is about trust and betrayal?
About the Author
Julie Compton, a debut novelist, practiced law in St. Louis, Missouri, and most recently worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. She now lives in Florida with her husband and two daughters.