Burning Shield: The Jason Schechterle Story

This gripping biography of Jason Schechterle's battle for life and justice celebrates the resilience of the human spirit while condemning corporate greed. In the telling of Schechterle's story%E2%80%94from his becoming a Phoenix police officer to the March 26, 2001, auto accident that nearly killed him%E2%80%94Napoleon offers up suspenseful prose replete with all the crucial elements of a legal thriller. Schechterle's accident%E2%80%94a taxi hit his police cruiser, which inexplicably burst into flames%E2%80%94turned out to be part of a nationwide spate of similar auto explosions. Legal crusader Patrick J. McGroder, who worked with Schechterle in his case against Ford Motor Company, is depicted as a feisty, down-home everyman. This enthralling biography injects the intimacy of fiction into a true story of human endurance. Readers are continuously reminded that Jason Schechterle is flesh, bones, and blood, not a fictional character, and they are invited to experience his terror, frustration, and ultimate triumph.