The Edge of Innocence is the first book by David Miraldi, a partner at Miraldi & Barrett.  The book tells the story of his father’s legal defense of a man accused of murdering his wife in scalding bath water in Lorain, Ohio in 1963.  David was eleven years old when this case dominated local headlines. Long after his father’s death, the author found the Bennett file buried in the bottom of his mother’s closet. From the moment that he began reading those papers, the long-forgotten drama seemed to cast a spell on him. As he uncovered more and more of the facts, he realized that the story he had known as a child was much different from the one that unfolded before him.

The Edge of Innocence can be purchased on-line from Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and www.davidmiraldi.com.  The book is also available at these local stores: Nielsen Jewelers (753 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio) Jax Store for Men and Women (36840 Detroit Road, Avon, Ohio) and the Ben Franklin Store (13 W. College Street, Oberlin, Ohio).

FROM REVIEWERS

[The Edge of Innocence] is a work of compelling immediacy. . . . Without manufactured thrills, Miraldi crafts an engaging and suspenseful narrative. The Edge of Innocence is both a gripping courtroom drama and a glimpse at a time past. It should appeal to fans of cerebral, up-market crime writing. BlueInk Review

A debut historical novel re-creates a sensational 1964 murder trial in Lorain, Ohio. . . . . [T]his is an engrossing tale. . . . . A chilling view of the vagaries of the justice system, with a final surprise. Kirkus Reviews