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Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night
Cape May Court House A Death in the Night
Author: Lawrence Schiller
No one in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, was surprised when Eric Thomas, a popular young local doctor, sued the Ford Motor Company for the wrongful death of his pregnant wife, Tracy. After all, the accident they were involved in was minor, and they were driving a big, powerful Explorer, a family vehicle. Nevertheless, Tracy died in the accide...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060006655
ISBN-10: 006000665X
Publication Date: 9/1/2002
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night on + 21 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Book is based on a true life crime.....not a bad read
reviewed Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night on + 3 more book reviews
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This intriquing story is wrapped around big business (Ford)and a local dentist who's wife is killed in an accident, he claims because of the air bag in their Ford Explorer.

Ford then defends themselves, claiming the doctor killed his wife. The story is intriquing and has an unexpected ending!
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I enjoyed this story as I lived nearby at one time and had worked in the hospital in the area.
Ana avatar reviewed Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night on + 126 more book reviews
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True crime (sort of). A woman is dead after a minor accident, and her husband sues Ford for faulty air bag. But as the court discovery proceeds, the lawyer finds that she may have been strangled prior to the accident, and the crash staged as a cover up. Based on a true story. Kind of dry and a lot of jargon, but interesting.
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No one in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, was surprised when Eric Thomas, a popular young doctor, sued the Ford Motor Company for the wrongful death of his pregnant wife, Tracy, after a minor accident involving their powerful Explorer. Backed by the medical examiner’s findings, the lawsuit claimed that the Explorer’s air bag inflated improperly, causing injuries that resulted in Tracy’s suffocation.

But this seemingly simple product-liability case soon evolved into something far darker and more complex…

After an exhaustive investigation, Ford turned the tables, alleging that Tracy Thomas did not die from injuries resulting from a defective air bag. She died because of manual strangulation. Now, it was the defendant, the giant automaker Ford, who became a de facto prosecutor, with plaintiff Eric Thomas, a passenger in the Explorer, accused of murdering his wife…
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This book has got to be the most BORING book I have ever read! There is so much repeat....and repeat...and repeat expert testimony that it just drags on and on. And at the end of the book, it was all for nothing! It is definitely a page-skipper! I would like the credit for the book but I have to say I DO NOT recommend it!


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