The One-Eyed Judge: A Novel (The Judge Norcross Novels Book 2)

The One-Eyed Judge: A Novel (The Judge Norcross Novels Book 2)

by Michael Ponsor

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  • You appreciate legal thrillers grounded in courtroom procedure and written by someone who's actually sat on the bench for three decades.
  • You're drawn to stories where the justice system's assumptions prove dangerously wrong and ordinary people become collateral damage.
  • You want a thriller that takes its central moral question seriously: can a judge jaded by exposure to human evil still see the truth.

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  • You're looking for a cosy procedural or legal drama where good guys win and systems work as intended.
  • You need a protagonist you immediately sympathise with, rather than one wrestling with his own capacity for misjudgement.
  • You prefer fast-paced plots over the slower, more introspective examination of institutional failure.

About this book

When FBI agents accuse literature professor Sidney Cranmer of a serious crime, his life unravels. Though Cranmer denies ownership of illicit material found in his home, the evidence appears damning. His academic expertise in Lewis Carroll—author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland—makes investigators skeptical of his claims. U.S. District Judge David Norcross presides over Cranmer's case while grappling with his own struggles. He worries that constant exposure to criminal evil has left him unsuited for marriage and fatherhood. Claire Lindemann, who teaches in Cranmer's department and believes in his innocence, decides to investigate herself. When personal tragedy leaves Norcross guardian to his two young nieces, his life becomes further complicated. Unknown to him, a vengeful child predator begins targeting his new family. Drawing on the author's thirty years as a U.S. district judge, this novel offers an insider's perspective on serious criminal cases. The One-Eyed Judge is the second book in the Judge Norcross Novels series and can be read independently.

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