Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, an Academy Award-winning documentary director, delivers a compelling courtroom thriller that offers a rare and illuminating inside look at a high-profile murder trial. Micheal Peterson was charged with the murder of his wife when she was found dead on the stairs of their home, with a pool of blood surrounding her body. Allowing de Lestrade's cameras unrestricted access to Peterson's defense team and their private spaces, including their offices, homes, and those of their close friends and relatives, American justice is examined in "The Staircase," a novel with more twists and turns than a legal bestseller.
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, an Academy Award-winning documentary director, delivers a compelling courtroom thriller that offers a rare and illuminating inside look at a high-profile murder trial. Micheal Peterson was charged with the murder of his wife when she was found dead on the stairs of their home, with a pool of blood surrounding her body. Allowing de Lestrade's cameras unrestricted access to Peterson's defense team and their private spaces, including their offices, homes, and those of their close friends and relatives, American justice is examined in "The Staircase," a novel with more twists and turns than a legal bestseller.
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