Judgement Calls : A Mystery

English

Series: Samantha Kincaid Mysteries Ser.

Volume: 1

ISBN: 0805073868

EAN: 9780805073867

Category: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General/Fiction / Legal/

Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry

Release Date: 07/01/2003

Synopsis: A seemingly simple assault case spirals into a complex web of violence and deception in this bold debut thriller Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid walks into her office in Portlands Drug and Vice Division one Monday morning to find three police officers waiting for her. A thirteen-year-old girl has been brutally attacked and left for dead on the citys outskirts. Given the lack of evidence, most lawyers would settle for an assault charge; Samantha, unnerved by the viciousness of the crime, decides to go for attempted murder. But as she prepares for the trial, she uncovers a dangerous trail leading to a high-profile death penalty case, a prostitution ring of underage girls, and a possible serial killer. And she finds her judgmentnot only in matters of the law but in her personal lifecalled into question. In Samantha Kincaid, Alafair Burke has created a complex, appealing charactera woman consumed by a sense of justice, who is also tough enough to take on a mans world. Seamlessly juxtaposing courtroom scenes with those of criminal investigation,Judgment Callsreveals not only an insiders knowledge of the criminal justice system but a fresh new voice in the world of crime writing.

Judgement Calls : A Mystery

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.16 inches

Width: 6.38 inches

Length: 9.58 inches

Weight: 22.29 oz

Pages: 352