ROBERT ROTENBERG

"En la tradición de los abogados defensores convertidos en escritores, como Scott Turow y John Grisham, el letrado Robert Rotenberg debuta en la novela con esta intriga legal, a la que aporta su rico conocimiento forense. Deberia haber sido un caso visto y no visto. El principal presentador de radio del Canada, Kevin Brace, ha confesado que ha dado muerte a su joven esposa. Ha salido a la puerta de su apartamento de lujo con las manos cubiertas de sangre y le ha dicho al repartidor de prensa: La he matado. El cadaver de su mujer yace en la bañera con una herida mortal de cuchillo justo debajo del esternon. Ahora, solo deberia quedar el procedimiento legal: documentar la escena del crimen, llevar el caso a juicio y se acabo. El problema es que, despues de musitar esas palabras incriminadoras, Brace se niega a hablar con nadie, ni siquiera con su propia abogada. Con el descubrimiento de que la victima era una alcoholica autodestructiva, la aparicion de unas extrañas huellas dactilares en la escena del crimen y un revelador interrogatorio judicial, el caso, aparentemente sencillo, empieza a adquirir todas las complejidades de un juicio por asesinato ardorosamente disputado. Firmemente enraizada en Toronto, desde la antigua prision del Don hasta el deposito de cadaveres o los umbrios corredores de la historica sala de justicia del Ayuntamiento Viejo, Caso cerrado nos conduce en una visita fascinante a una ciudad tan vital y excitante como el mosaico abigarrado que puebla el relato de Rotenberg. Estan Awotwe Amankwah, el unico periodista negro que cubre el crimen; el juez Jonathan Summers, un ex capitan de la Marina que dirige su tribunal como si todavia estuviera en el puente de mando; Edna Wingate, una esposa de guerra britanica de ochenta y tres años fervorosa practicante del yoga con calor, y Daniel Kennicott, ex abogado de un gran bufete que se hizo policia despues de que su hermano fuese asesinado y la investigacion terminara en un callejon sin salida.&

If you like court room dramas rush out and buy this one . . . A rock-solid plot with fascinating characters, it had a wonderful somersault ending that makes it a truly satisfying thrillerDaily MailOn the morning his headline-grabbing divorce trial is due to begin, multi-millionaire Terrance Wyler is found dead on his kitchen floor. Hes been stabbed seven times.Detective Ari Greene arrives minutes before the international press and finds Wylers four-year-old son asleep upstairs. When Wylers ex-wife shows up at her lawyers office with a bloody knife, it looks as if the case is over.But Greene soon discovers the Wyler family has secrets theyd like to keep hidden, and theyre not the only ones. And if theres one thing Greene knows, its that the truth is never simple . . .

A Toronto homicide detective is attacked at his doorstep when his investigation into possible links between the Nazi occupation of Italy and the murder of his brother decades later gets too close to the truthin the new crime thriller from bestselling author Robert Rotenberg. Perfect for fans of Scott Turow and David Baldacci.Its been years since Daniel Kennicotts brother, Michael, was shot and killed the night before he was about to depart for Gubbio, Italy. The case, never solved, has haunted Daniel ever since. Long suspecting the killing was tied to Michaels planned trip but overwhelmed with grief, Daniel has put off going thereuntil now, the tenth anniversary of the murder.As hes about to leave, Daniel learns that his two mentors, detectives Ari Greene and Nora Bering, have been more involved in the investigation of Michaels murder than he ever knew. And theyre concerned about Daniels safety. But why? Is Daniel risking his lifeand those of othersby trying to uncover the truth?When Daniel arrives in the bucolic Italian hill town, he learns the past has not been put to rest. Residents are still haunted by the brutal Nazi occupation, the brave acts of the local freedom fighters, and the swift savagery of German retribution.And as Daniel delves into his familys deadly connection to Gubbio, Ari Greene searches for a killer closer to home.Inspired by the true story of the Forty Martyrs in Gubbio, Italy, during World War II, What We Buried is an extraordinary crime novel about troubled legacies, revenge, and the unbreakable bonds of family.

Robert Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh Jeffery DeaverA talk-show host confesses to the brutal murder of his young wife.The evidence is cast iron.But when a determined detective, an ambitious rookie prosecutor and a defence lawyer keen to make her mark piece together the details of the case, nothing fits.An intricately plotted web of lies, half-truths and hidden motives emerges - along with a secret no one could have suspected.