Deliberate Intent: A Lawyer Tells the True Story of Murder by the Book

Rodney A. Smolla. Crown Publishers, $23 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-609-60413-7

FYI: The Fourth Circuit's decision meant that the families had a right to file a civil suit against Paladin, which they did. As PW reported (News, May 31), Paladin recently settled out of court for an estimated $5 million and agreed to cease publishing Hit Man.

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