What's Life Worth
By Perry, Clay
In the small northern logging town of Big Neck, a defiant young man stands accused of murdering the most powerful man in town—and seems determined to hang for it. Mary Lee, the only female attorney in the county and the most underestimated one, is the sole voice who believes he may be innocent. As she fights not only the court but her client's own will to live, she unravels a web of old debts, buried secrets, and a crime that runs far deeper than anyone in Big Neck dares to admit. Set against a rugged Northwoods backdrop, this is a story of justice pursued against the odds, and of two broken people who may yet save each other.
Publisher: Street & Smith Publications. (in The Popular Magazine)
First published: 1930