ABOUT CO-AUTHOR JIM LLOYD
No doubt the authors can construct a compelling story, but it is the flesh-and-blood characters, the dead-on dialects, and the searing honesty that brings this story to life. In a REAL-LIFE COURTROOM LEGAL DRAMA, ALMOST A MURDER", authors Jim Lloyd and Jody Seay recount how a wealthy "Son of Oklahoma" is slain by his delicate foreign wife. To police, the brutal facts are clear: she cracked his skull with a bat, shot him twice, she strangled him, dumped his body; lied repeatedly and then, when cornered, she confessed. Everyone believes it's going to be a slam-dunk murder trial and a quick trip to a lethal injection. But cub lawyer, Lloyd, reluctantly comes to her defense in this completely lopsided contest. He puts his family and future in jeopardy to defend a killer with no friends, no money, and who barely speaks English. Together the defendant and Jim stand against powerful political and financial forces in an epic battle between retribution and truth in the Oklahoma legal system. Ultimately this TRUE CRIME THRILLER is one of the most studied legal clashes in US law today. Written by an award-winning author and the lawyer who defended this case, ALMOST A MURDER", showcases their stunning ability to capture pivotal moments and to reveal vulnerability. This provides readers an unparalleled "you are there" view of the headline-making trial with personalities on display. And the regional tone is captured perfectly. It's a sensational battle... drama, humanity, moral dilemma and, yes, even painful self-examination as it happened in this great Oklahoma courtroom.
REVIEWS and TESTIMONIALS
Mark Lindberg, Attorney & Business Law Professor at Oral Roberts University
"The reader invests themselves absolutely. Who wouldn't want a 'Jim Lloyd' to defend them when it really matters?"
John W. Klenda, Lawyer
"Forty years ago the law profession was much different; many of us gave lip-service to real 'justice for all'. However, you, Jim, at the risks of your reputation and financial disaster made it real - not always pretty - but real. And now, in this book, you capture for us the behavior of the characters involved and you shine a light that glimpses their soul... their very being. This makes it all the more overpowering."
Ed Lutz, Attorney
"Jim's unique understanding of the law brings this story of a young woman who killed her husband to life. His struggle to balance the legal profession with his personal life in order to save his client makes this book a real page-turner."
