Books
Face of Betrayal
Released April 7, 2009
Written by FOX News correspondent Lis Wiehl and veteran mystery novelist April Henry, Face of Betrayal is the story of three fiercely smart and devoted justice-seeking women who investigate the disappearance of a Senate page connected to a philandering politician.
While home on Christmas holiday, a 17-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The media firestorm that ensues quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedge… who just happen to be Cassidy’s best friends. It appears the young page was romantically involved with a senator–a senator now under suspicion for her disappearance.
As time begins to run out for the missing girl, Allison, Cassidy and Nicole fight to locate her before it’s too late, even while each fights her own personal battles–a stalker, single motherhood and an abusive relationship.
The 51% Minority
Released February 27, 2007
Women make up 51% of the American population, yet still aren’t treated equally to men in areas that matter most. In this provocative new book, Lis Wiehl, one of the country’s top federal prosecutors, reveals the legal and social inequalities women must face in their daily lives–and provides a “Tool Box” for dealing with a variety of issues. From boardroom to courtroom, from pregnancy to contraception, from unequal pay to domestic violence, women are more often than not handed the short end of the stick.
Winning Every Time
Released April 26, 2005
In this very engrossing spin on a self-help tract, Wiehl, legal analyst for Fox News and co-host of a daily radio show (The Radio Factor), explains how to make use of lawyerly thinking in everyday life. Drawing on years of trial experience, she provides the means for prevailing in such situations as getting a raise, communicating better with your partner or becoming a more effective parent. Dividing case methodology into eight sections (“The Theory of the Case”; “Discovery”; “The Closing Argument”; etc.), Wiehl makes legal theory spring to life with well-written anecdotes from her professional courtroom and personal lives, along with comments on high profile trials, including O.J. Simpson’s. The lesson from that trial, Wiehl argues, is that one must present a story of the case that is based on fact and reasoning, rather than appearing pushy and aggressive to a jury. And in an example of sticking to the “theory” of one’s case, Wiehl details how a frustrated father got his son to complete his nightly homework by keeping his emotions under control and maintaining control of the discussion—a powerful theory indeed.
