HCSF Reading Group

Join the HCSF Reading Group to discuss "A Covenant With Death" by Stephen Becker

In-Person Meeting

San Francisco location will be sent two days before the meeting to those who RSVP. Please note this venue will not be wheelchair accessible.

Sunday, June 12
4:30pm - 6:00pm PT

HCSF Members: Free, but RSVP required.
Non-Members: $10

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A Covenant with Death
Stephen Becker 240 pages 1966
(Digital edition available on Amazon for Kindle app; ample supply of used books available online)


A stunning courtroom drama set in 1920s New Mexico: “If you enjoyed Anatomy of a Murder or To Kill a Mockingbird, this is your kind of book” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

On a sultry day in the spring of 1923, Louise Talbot spends the last afternoon of her life lounging in the shade of a sycamore tree in her front yard. Beautiful and vivacious, Louise is the talk of Soledad City—every man lusts after her; every woman wants to know her secrets. She is found strangled to death that evening, and when the investigation uncovers her affair with another man, the citizens of the frontier town draw the obvious conclusion: Bryan Talbot murdered his wife in a fit of jealousy and rage.

Presiding over the trial is twenty-nine-year-old Ben Lewis. Appointed to the bench as a tribute to the memory of his late father, he fears he is too inexperienced to sentence another man to death. All the evidence points to Talbot, however, and it is a magistrate’s sworn duty to see that justice is served. But when a last-second twist casts the question of the defendant’s guilt or innocence in a shocking new light, Judge Lewis must decide whether to uphold the law—or let a murderer go free.

A thrilling suspense story and a fascinating inquiry into human nature and the true meaning of justice. (Open Road Media, Digital Edition Publisher)

According to the HCSF member who recommended this book, "It should be required reading in every law school."

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Meeting Organizer:
Kirsten Miclau
kirstenmiclau@yahoo.com