Depraved Indifference

Harrison J. Walker is a rather unorthodox criminal defense attorney with a more than 90 percent acquittal rate which has earned him regular coverage in the New York Post’s “Page Six”gossip column, high-profile clients and the “Jaywalker” sobriquet. Jaywalker’s activities have also gotten him a three-year suspension of his law license.  

 When Depraved Indifference, the third book in Joseph Teller’s “Jaywalker case” series begins, Jaywalker is nearing the end of his suspension. Enter Amanda Drake, who has some interesting ideas on how to retain an attorney. Amanda is the estranged wife of Carter Drake, III, the so-called “Audi Assassin” who is in jail for driving his sports car under the influence of alcohol the wrong way on a Rockland County highway and causing an accident in which nine people were killed.

 “A drunk-driving case is only a drunk-driving case. Until someone dies. When that happens, it blossoms into a vehicular homicide. When nine someones die, it can become a full-blown murder case, especially when the victims are incinerated after the van in which they’re riding gets forced off the road, flips three times and explodes,” says Jaywalker.   

The murder case against his client is further complicated because of extensive press coverage and the fact that Drake was driving without a valid license and left the scene of the accident. The novel’s title comes from a legal term that alleges Drake’s conduct before, during and after the accident exhibited a depraved indifference for human life. It’s a no-win situation for Jaywalker whose defense of Drake is complicated when he is pitted against a prosecutor who sees the case as a career builder.  

As the case against Drake unfolds, Jaywalker is forced to come to grips with his own moral compass and whether his trial might be reflective of his own depraved indifference.  

Depraved Indifference is an excellent legal drama whose strength lies in the meticulous plotting of the attorney’s preparation for trial and the resulting courtroom scenes. Jaywalker is great when his legal strategy comes together but the attorney is also able to make the requisite adjustments when the unforeseen occurs.  While Depraved Indifference can be read as a stand-alone, The Tenth Case – the first book in the series – is recommended for those who want to understand who Jaywalker is and enhance enjoyment of this book.

- Gwendolyn Osborne 

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“Another masterpiece. Teller has hit it out of the park yet again.  Without a doubt his third gold nugget… Incredibly entertaining, riveting and, most of all, impossible to put down.  It seems like every tenth page or so, something happens that makes you go “Wow,” and there it is, you are caught reading another 25 pages or so.  The only disappointing part, if I can really call it that, is that I am finishing these books too fast, and now have to wait until the next one.” 

– Dom Guinta


“I’ve read an average of a hundred or more novels a year for the past fifteen years. Depraved Indifference has to be [Teller's] very best yet, perhaps for me one of the top ten best stories ever!  Simply outstanding in all respects.  Jaywalker is my kind of guy.”

- Ron Floyd

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