title: Just Deceits: A Historical Courtroom Mystery
author:  Michael Schein 
description: Michael Schein's excellent debut novel, JUST DECEITS, is the perfect book for lovers of courtroom thrillers, historical fiction, mysteries, or anyone looking for an exciting page-turner that also stimulates the mind. Schein s writing is crisp, the characters are vivid and engaging, and there are many unexpected twists on the way to a stunning ending. I couldn't put it down! --Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Jury Master, Damage Control and The Cyanide Canary<br /><br />JUST DECEITS is an exceptionally well-written novel that combines a gripping legal who-done-it with a rich and clever historical tale. Because the line between truth and belief is not neatly drawn, the book is also a significant contribution to the genre of the novel of ideas. The reader looking for thoughtful fun will not be disappointed. --Julian Riepe, former Book Acquisition Manager, Amazon.com
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  ## Prologue
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "This is the case of the United States of America versus Raven Sebastian
  Winterhome, AKA Sir Julian Storm, AKA Lord Marcus Etienne Ravenscar… birth
  name Marvin Kowalski," the judge added with a cynical frown. His eyes glanced
  up from the papers in front of him. "Are you Marvin Kowalski? Or any of these
  other aliases?"
  
  
  The chamber bore greater resemblance to a bunker than a courtroom. The
  furnishings and layout were all present-tables for prosecution and defense, a
  judge’s bench and witness stand, even an American flag in one corner-but the
  concrete walls had been left unpainted. Heavy steel doors fit for a naval ship
  lay closed and locked at either end of the room. The digital clock embedded in
  the wall noted an hour far too late for any ordinary 