A Cure for Night

Praise

“Taut courtroom drama. . . . Gritty urban realism. . . . [A] razor-sharp debut.” —Entertainment Weekly

“[Peacock] heads toward Scott Turow country. . . . Based on his work here, he’s got a good chance to make partner.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A fresh view of the legal system, the drug trade, and an insider’s view of Brooklyn. . . . Riveting.” —Florida Sun-Sentinel

“A lively, dialogue-driven story of life on the streets and in the courtroom, and in both arenas, anything goes.” —USA Today

“Terrific. . . . Chilling . . . . When the prizes are awarded for this year’s best first novel, A Cure for Night will be competing for the gold.” —Washington Post

“Welcome to Brooklyn’s criminal courts and the next generation of courtroom novelists. . . . A strong debut.” —New York Post

“Fascinating. . . . Intriguing. . . . [There are] lots of surprises lurking within its pages.” —Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

“[A] brisk debut novel and utterly likable public defender procedural. . . . Peacock—a Brooklyn lawyer in private practice—really knows how to craft an absorbing page-turner with an unexpected finale.” —Newark Star-Ledger

“Well-written book. . . . Nothing is what it seems to be. . . . A lot of fun.” —Contra-Costa Times

“A Cure for Night compares favorably with such works as Robert Traver”s Anatomy of a Murder and Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent. The courtroom exchanges are scintillating, the action away from the bench is suspenseful, and the conclusion is surprising.” —Nashville Tennessean

“Peacock’s gritty look at the bowels of the legal system is informed by his legal training, and he paints a complicated, engaging portrait of a city where it’s a five-minute walk from high rises to low life.” —National Public Radio

“The best courtroom drama in recent memory, as good as what Scott Turow and John Grisham gave us in their prime.” —The Rap Sheet

“Remarkable. . . . [Peacock] is a gem of a writer, storyteller, and moralist.” —Washington Lawyer

“Thoughtful. . . . Peacock accurately captures the bleak, almost mournful, gritty realism of the underpaid public defenders as they inhabit this sullied world.” —Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

“Haunting, seductive and dead-on-the-mark, A Cure for Night is the best courtroom novel in a generation.” —Mark Costello