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From its exposure in the phenomena of popular culture-including mystery novels, TV shows, and the seemingly everlasting "Trial of the Century"-America's judiciary process is something that most citizens worldwide are familiar with, even though they may not understand it fully. Now comes a novel that reveals a totally different aspect of the judiciary process: the role of the silent but indispensable court reporter under the authority of the court. Giorgio Giovanni Giannini, otherwise known as 'Gio, is a brilliant young musician, a classical pianist studying to become a conductor and composer. Because of reversals in his family's business (they are winemakers in California's Napa Valley and in Tuscany), 'Gio must earn money to pay for his continuing musical education. So he puts his talented fingers to work in another way, as a reporter in the highest trial court in Washington, D.C. There he comes face to face with a corrupt judge, whose abuse of power horrifies him. As events unfold, a clash is inevitable. 'Gio must face not only a fierce adversary, but also the test of his own courage to stand up to such power and authority and say and do what he knows is right. Suzanne Gray's novel 'Gio celebrates the non-celebrity player in a fast-paced courtroom drama. Handsome, charismatic 'Gio is a man of strong ideals and volatile temperament. In his role as a court reporter, he must listen silently as his antagonist, the corrupt Judge Meehne, trashes innocent lives. Clearly these forces cannot coexist, and the result is an explosion-the sure-fire basis for page-turning fiction. About the Author: Suzanne Gray has worked for an arm of the State Department in Italy, in the deluxe hotel industry in London, as an editor in France, and as an official court reporter for the Superior Court in Washington, D.C. Her husband, now deceased, was First Secretary at the British Embassy in Rome, and Ms. Gray accompanied him on his assignments for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to New York, Paris, Geneva and other parts of Europe and central Africa. While living in Paris she wrote her first novel, The Congo Manuscript, published by William Heinemann, Ltd., London. She lives and writes in Charlottesville, Virginia. |
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'Gio 256 pages, cloth, $22.95 For ordering information, click here or phone (800) 662-8351 |