The People V. O.J. Simpson av Jeffrey Toobin

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<p><b>Now a major BBC TV series.</b></p><p>The definitive account of the O. J. Simpson trial, <i>The People V. O.J. Simpson </i>is a prodigious feat of reporting that could have been written only by the foremost legal journalist of our time. </p><p>First published less than a year after the infamous verdict, Jeffrey Toobin explores the secret dealings and manoeuvring on both sides of the case, and how a combination of the prosecution''s over-confidence, the defence''s shrewdness, and the Los Angeles Police Department¿s incendiary history with the city¿s African-American community, gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.</p><p>Rich in character, as propulsive as a legal thriller, this enduring narrative continues to shock and fascinate with its candid depiction of the human drama that upended the world. <i>The People V. O.J. Simpson </i>tells the whole story, from the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman to the ruthless gamesmanship behind the scenes of the trial of