Project Gutenberg 2017-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 152 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Cootes, F. Graham (Frank Graham) 1879 1960 Cootes, Frank Graham The Light that Lies Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Light that Lies" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Sampson, who is a successful and affluent man that has consistently evaded jury service, which he views as an annoyance to his otherwise busy life. However, circumstances force him to finally serve on a jury in a high-profile embezzlement case against an elderly defendant, James W. Hildebrand, accused of stealing money from a company he once led. The opening portion of the novel introduces Sampson as he grapples with the implications of his unexpected role as a juror. Despite his earlier distaste for jury duty, he finds himself reluctantly intrigued by the case as it unfolds. The narrative details the atmosphere in the courtroom and introduces key characters, such as the defendant and his granddaughter, Alexandra Hildebrand. As Sampson prepares to deliberate on the evidence, he is struck by the complexity of the case and begins to question his own biases and sympathies, particularly as he becomes aware of his growing feelings for Alexandra. The tension mounts as the unfolding trial forces Sampson to confront both the moral dilemmas of the justice system and his own emotions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Jury -- Fiction Trials -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 206305 2025-06-21T13:25:10.603580 text/html 189332 2024-10-23T01:42:41 text/html 953580 2025-06-21T13:25:14.757585 application/epub+zip 951452 2025-06-21T13:25:11.513551 application/epub+zip 130174 2025-06-21T13:25:11.015612 application/epub+zip 1016196 2025-06-21T13:25:17.543556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 999136 2025-06-21T13:25:14.159930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183217 2022-09-24T16:10:14.966238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173524 2025-06-21T13:25:10.270585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153689 2024-10-23T01:42:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17088 2025-06-21T13:25:17.695527 application/rdf+xml 16258 2025-06-21T13:25:11.138578 image/jpeg 2960 2025-06-21T13:25:11.076542 image/jpeg 900018 2025-06-21T13:25:10.647579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia