The Devil's Defender

"John is not only brilliant and thoughtful, he's also a wonderfully entertaining writer. He's a fine lawyer too, a storyteller with an artist's sense of the drama in the pursuit of justice." Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award--winning screenwriter
"Even though I usually side with the prosecution's case, I've been impressed with John Henry's brilliance, charisma, and willingness to take on seemingly impossible challenges. His clients include some of the most publicized names in criminal law. What many people don't know is Browne, the man. This memoir is beautifully written, unveiling his struggles with conscience, his years as a rock musician, and his interactions with Ted Bundy. Secrets about Bundy appear here for the first timethings that even I didn't know about. A compelling tour de force!" Ann Rule, NewYork Times bestselling author
"John Henry Browne's career has included some of the most prominent and compelling criminal cases of our time. In this engaging page-turner he has done the public a real service in providing important behind-the-scenes details only known to him, along with his unique, incisive perspectives. Rare for books of this type, he is unflinching in his take on his (numerous) legal adversaries and equally on himself." Richard S. Adler, M.D., forensic and clinical psychiatrist
"John Henry Browne writes like a force of nature because he is one. The charismatic, polarizing rock-star defense lawyer has written an edge-of-your-seat account of his wonderfully strange life and exploits in and out of the courtroom, from babysitting Jimi Hendrix to defending the indefensible, including the likes of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (the soldier accused of murdering sixteen Afghan men, women and children in the so-called Kandahar Massacre), and Colton Harris-Moore (the "Barefoot Bandit"), among many, many others. What is most remarkable about The Devil's Defender is not just that it reads like the thriller it actually is but also that what emerges after the smoke clears is a portrait of a genuine American hero, who believes above all else that everyoneno matter how apparently reprehensibledeserves the very best defense our legal system can offer." Matthew Carnahan, creator/showrunner, Showtime's House of Lies