The Dark Backward by D.W. Buffa (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Dark Backward by D.W. Buffa William Darnell thought he had seen every kind of human conflict, every type of human tragedy, seen them in all their immense variety: murder done from envy, murder done for revenge, murder done for money, murder done for love, murder done after careful planning, murder done in a moments rage. He had known, and defended, every kind of murderer, all of them, despite their differences, driven by the same desire, known since Cain slew Abel: the need to kill because, in their twisted imaginations, it was the only way their own lives would be worth living. He had known them all, and if there was something he had missed, it was in all probability now too late. But that was before he knew Adam and began the strangest case of his long career.It was not just the strangest case he had ever tried; it was the strangest case ever tried by any lawyer anywhere. It was impossible to explain; or rather, impossible to believe. The defendant, who did not speak English or any other language anyone could identify, had been found on an island no one knew existed, and charged with murder, rape and incest. He was given the name Adam, and Adam, as Darnell comes to learn, is more intelligent, quicker to learn, than anyone he has ever met. Adam, he learns to his astonishment, is a member of an ancient civilization that has remained undiscovered for more than three thousand years.William Darnell had promised to retire after a trial in which the captain of a luxury yacht that went down in the Atlantic is charged with murder because of what had been done to survive during the forty days they were lost at sea. He breaks that promise to take a case that rescues from the oblivion of time the lost tribe of Atlantis that has somehow managed to survive on an island in the Pacific. The critically acclaimed Evangeline was about the trials of the human soul; The Dark Backward tells a tale about both the limits, and the power, of the human imagination. It leaves you with the question whether Atlantis was nothing more than an ancient myth, or might still exist. William Darnell, to his own astonishment, discovers that what he had always believed was wrong. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography D. W. Buffa completed a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Chicago and worked as a defense attorney for ten years. The author of The Defense (Holt, 0-8050-5307-7), he now lives in Walnut Creek, California. Details ISBN1463777299 Short Title DARK BACKWARD Pages 308 Language English ISBN-10 1463777299 ISBN-13 9781463777296 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-10-17 Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-10-17 NZ Release Date 2011-10-17 US Release Date 2011-10-17 UK Release Date 2011-10-17 Author D.W. Buffa Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:46806308;

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