The code of silence remains sacred in Charlestown, one of the most insular and historic neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. This engrossing legal thriller features a murder and conspiracy trial against Charlestown’s most notorious crime family. 

The trial explodes into a high-energy race to justice with chief witnesses being intimidated and killed, jurors defying their instructions, and FBI cover ups blocking the way.  Billy Malone, a cold-blooded crime boss, pulls all stops to manipulate the justice system.  Prosecutor Anson Mitchell presents crucial evidence against the Malone brothers, while seasoned criminal defense attorney, Buddy Clancy, unleashes reasonable doubt with penetrating cross-examinations. The jurors oscillate between guilt and innocence as the courtroom drama unfolds, and the plot twists into an unpredictable climax. 

     "Under Oath is an outstanding novel, and I don't mean just the clever, twisting plot and the deep, credible characterizations. Elmore Leonard develops the stories in his street
thrillers through dialogue; Margaret McLean manages to do the same in this legal thriller through the testimony of witnesses at grand jury and trial. One of the finest courtroom dramas I've read in the last ten years." --Jeremiah Healy, author of The Only Good Lawyer and (as "Terry Devane") A Stain upon the Robe   
 

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