The Saberdene Variations / Thomas Maxwell

A powerful lawyer’s most famous opponent comes back to kill him. On his first day at Harvard, working-class student Charlie Nichols is instantly charmed by the debonair rake Victor Saberdene. WhileAs Nichols earns tuition playing football, Saberdene’s wealth, class and dancing fee and charmt rocket him to the top of Harvard’s impenetrable social pyramid and beyond—to become the most feared defense lawyer in the country, a man who uses his charisma to manipulate juries.. While Saberdene uses his charisma to manipulate juries, NicholsCharlie becomes an international ’s work as a crime reporter carries him across the globe. He hasn’t thought of his old friend Saberdene in years when he reads of the Anna Thorne killing. A beautiful young Massachusetts stagehand disappears after a fling with the handsome, dangerous Carl Varada—who might have escaped had Anna not been Victor Saberdene’s sister-in-law. SaberdeneVictor puts Varada behind bars, but years later the killer earns early release. When Varadahe sets his sights on the great lawyer’s family, no amount of charisma can stop him.