02291nam a2200349 i 4500 MeVbMML 20211214145413.0 210407s2021 nyu 000 1 eng 2021016353 9781250274809 St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151 SAN 631-5011 DLC eng rda DLC DLC PS3602.A628 D44 2021 813/.6 23 Balson, Ronald H., author. 9652 Defending Britta Stein : a novel / Ronald H. Balson. First Edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021. 343 pages ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent. unmediated n rdamedia. volume nc rdacarrier. Liam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart ; 6. "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."-- Provided by publisher. Danish Americans Fiction. 9653 World War, 1939-1945 Denmark Fiction. 9654 Legal fiction (Literature) 9655 Denmark History German occupation, 1940-1945 Fiction. 9656 Historical fiction. lcgft. 129 Thrillers (Fiction) lcgft. 486 ddc BOOK 27955 27955 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2021-12-14 27.99 6 BALS 63328 2022-04-12 2022-03-24 2021-12-14 BOOK 1