{"product_id":"the-jury-is-back-9781965950500","title":"The Jury is Back","description":"Sammy Carrara, Jr. has been waiting for twelve agonizing hours to find out if the jury will find him not guilty so he can be set free, or guilty and die in the electric chair. He had moved from Tampa to Anna Maria Island to start a new life as a charter boat captain and get away from the bad influences that landed him in prison. But it is the late Seventies and reefer madness is sweeping across the country. Unable to resist the lure of big money and his thirst for adventure, he gets involved in pot smuggling off the West Coast of Florida. Things go south, and he finds himself charged with the first degree murder of a deputy sheriff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSammy calls on his old friends, Ybor City private investigators Benjamin Blanc and his partner Chino, to assist his lawyer Mark Hammer to try to save his life. He insists he is being framed. The prosecutors claim they have a mountain of evidence, including the murder weapon, to convict him, and strap him into Old Sparky, Florida's infamous electric chair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGetting ready for trial, Blanc and Chino travel from New Orleans to Key West, searching for witnesses that will prove Sammy's alibi. Along the way they encounter a stunning Bourbon Street stripper, and a collection of shifty, offbeat characters. The journey turns hazardous and eventually deadly, leaving them having to defend themselves from mysterious enemies, bent on doing them harm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hard-fought trail takes unexpected twists and turns. The tenacious prosecutors present a compelling case that Sammy had the motive, the means, and the opportunity to commit the crime. Fighting against insurmountable odds, Hammer, Blanc and Chino battle to the end trying to save Sammy's life. Now, Sammy's fate is in the hands of the jury, and no one can predict what the jury will decide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Croix Ben Lazzara,B. M. Lazzara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peppertree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965950500","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Croix Ben Lazzara \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733898346653,"sku":"9781965950500","price":69.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8ecc5720-d698-4f26-abb7-d099d11d7ba1.jpg?v=1773738205","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-jury-is-back-9781965950500","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}