Until Proven Guilty

"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one."

Voltaire (1694-1778)

Until Proven Guilty is the sixth book in the Angel's Touch Series.

Blurb
Frank Connor, a man Jacobs helped to get convicted to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, now, the seventeen-year non-parole period has ended, and he is applying for parole, once again asserting his innocence. Jacobs enlists Angel's help, fearing that he might have made a mistake, due to inexperience, as he was the junior detective on the case.

Detailed Summary
Frank Connor, a man Jacobs helped to get convicted to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, now, the seventeen-year non-parole period has ended, and he is applying for parole, once again asserting his innocence. Jacobs enlists Angel's help, fearing that he might have made a mistake, due to inexperience, as he was the junior detective on the case. Further investigation leads them to believe that not only is this the case, but that it was not a mistake made by Jacobs, but rather, Roy Levinson, his senior colleague at the time, who was leading the investigation. Jacobs is placed on administrative leave, and Thea Brown takes over the investigation. Meanwhile, Jacobs has to deal with the defence lawyer, Michael Morris-Harvey, who is running what is tantamount to a smear campaign in the papers, suggesting a police cover-up. After being taken off the investigation, Jacobs resorts to reopening the original case, and finds that it was not a “mistake” as such, but rather, deliberate perversion of the course of justice by then DS Levinson, who Jacobs still looks up to as “the man who taught him everything he knows”. Meanwhile, Thea Brown steps in as Jacobs' temporary replacement, and Angel is forced to take a back seat because Thea doesn't understand or believe in what she can sense, so instead, she works with Jacobs to go over everything from the original case, including visiting Frank Connor's daughter at Cyrenian House. At the same time, Christian and Angel have to deal with the unexpected appearance of Lara, and the effect that has on their fledgling relationship.

Characters
Kevin Adams | Thea Brown | Frank Connor | Sandra Connor | Alex Freeman | Angelique Freeman | Andrew Jacobs | Roy Levinson | Michael Morris-Harvey | Maxine Scott | Christian White

Memorable Lines
Thea Brown discussing Angel.
 *  'I don't want to have someone with a Cassandra complex coming in here and telling me how to do my job. Let alone a civilian. How did she get involved here in the first place?'

Points of Interest

 * Thea Brown's nickname "Bomber" comes from the fact that she has the same surname as Tony Brown.