BOOKS: Angel of Death Row

Renowned death penalty defense attorney Andrea Lyon’s forthcoming book, Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer, chronicles her 30 years of experience representing clients in capital murder cases. In all of the 19 cases where she represented defendants who were found guilty of capital murder, jurors spared her clients’ lives. Lyon, who was featured in the PBS documentary Race to Execution and was called the “angel of death row” by the Chicago Tribune, gives readers an inside look at what motivates her during these difficult cases and offers behind-the-scene glimpses into many dramatic courtroom battles. Lyon is the founder of the Center for Justice in Capital Cases based in Illinois and a professor of law at DePaul University College of Law. The book includes a foreword by Alan Dershowitz, who calls Lyon “a storyteller par excellence.”

(A. Lyon, Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer, Kaplan Publishing, 2010). Posted Dec. 11, 2009. The book may be purchased here. See also Books.