THE STIRLING DEFENSE: A Historical Legal Thriller Based on a True Story - Hardcover

Patnode, Gerald R

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798995026105

Verlag: RUXTON RIDGE PUBLISHING, 2026

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The Stirling Defense

In 1889, Archibald Stirling is a man of wealth, privilege, and prestige. As a respected Baltimore criminal defense attorney and partner in a renowned law firm, his life is steeped in tradition and order. But when he accepts a single desperate plea for help; everything he believes will be challenged,

One morning, the familiar routine in the Stirling household is shattered. Outside, the shouts of an angry mob rise as four Black men in chains are paraded through the streets by federal marshals. Among them is Henry Jones, the son of the Stirling family's loyal housemaid, Elsie Tolson who has been accused of leading a violent uprising on Navassa Island, where Black laborers fought back against their brutal white overseers. Henry now faces certain execution. With tears in her eyes and fear in her voice, Elsie begs Archibald to save her son.

This real event, fictionalized through The Stirling Defense, is a gripping exploration of justice, sacrifice, and moral courage. Through one man's fall from privilege into the crucible of social change. The novel reveals the extraordinary cost of standing for what is right and the lasting impact of one man's fight against an unjust system.

Determined to seek justice, Archibald takes Henry's case, setting off a chain of devastating consequences that include expulsion from his partnership, divorce from his wife, his young son brutally assaulted, and their home is torched in an arson attack. Even with several attempts at Archibald's life, he refuses to back down.

As the trial unfolds, Archibald exposes the horrors of Navassa Island, where Black laborers were starved, beaten, and worked to death. His defense is not just for Henry but for an entire class of men trapped in a system of exploitation and racial injustice.

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Gerald Patnode has led a life that provides a rich, fertile background for his storytelling. These lives range from a stint in the Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis to time as an Ocean City, MD, police officer, a serial entrepreneur, a college professor. His writing career began in the early 1970's as a freelance journalist, writing for a variety of business magazines and newspapers in Baltimore, and later a weekly column for the Baltimore Business Journal. He also produced and hosted a weekly public affairs television program in Baltimore and a regular on-air political commentator the NBC-TV affiliate WBAL. As a university professor, he wrote three non-fiction books on political power and contributions to textbooks, and peer-reviewed papers in Academic Journals. His fiction writing includes two screenplays and his first novel, The Stirling Defense, which launches September 1st, 2026.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: RUXTON RIDGE PUBLISHING
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798995026105
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 418
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