02196nam a2200325 i 4500003000800000005001700008008004100025010001500066020001800081037011900099040002800218050002600246082001500272100003200287245005900319250001900378264004300397300002400440336002700464337002900491338002800520490004600548520104500594650003101639650004401670650003101714651006101745655003201806655003201838MeVbMML20211214145413.0210407s2021    nyu           000 1 eng    a2021016353  a9781250274809  bSt Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151nSAN 631-5011  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC00aPS3602.A628bD44 202100a813/.62231 aBalson, Ronald H.,eauthor.10aDefending Britta Stein :ba novel /cRonald H. Balson.  aFirst Edition. 1aNew York :bSt. Martin's Press,c2021.  a343 pages ;c25 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent.  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia.  avolumebnc2rdacarrier.0 aLiam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart ;v6.  a"Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular restauranteur, is set to be honored by the Danish/American Association for his many civic and charitable contributions.Frequently appearing on local TV, he is well known for his actions in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II-most consider him a hero. Britta Stein, however, does not. The ninety-year-old Chicago woman levels public accusations against Henryks by spray-painting "Coward," "Traitor," "Collaborator," and "War Criminal" on the walls of his restaurant. Mrs. Stein is ultimately taken into custody and charged with criminal defacement of property. She also becomes the target of a bitter lawsuit filed by Henryks and his son, accusing her of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Attorney Catherine Lockhart, though hesitant at first, agrees to take up Mrs. Stein's defense. With the help of her investigator husband, Liam Taggart, Lockhart must reach back into wartime Denmark and locate evidence that proves Mrs. Stein's innocence."--cProvided by publisher. 0aDanish AmericansvFiction. 0aWorld War, 1939-1945zDenmarkvFiction. 0aLegal fiction (Literature) 0aDenmarkxHistoryyGerman occupation, 1940-1945vFiction. 7aHistorical fiction.2lcgft. 7aThrillers (Fiction)2lcgft.