A splendidly-engineered thriller and stand alone novel by the crime writing daughter of the great James Lee Burke. Set in New York, a powerful lawyer is called in by his teenage daughter to defend a man she once loved, but ruthlessly abandoned when she was younger, of a murder charge. However, it soon appears that all the known facts and others she digs up indubitably point to him as the killer and the doubts grow in her mind, although she feels a moral obligation to get him off the hook. Balancing the legal and personal world, the plot develops with smooth efficiency, with the reader's loyalties shifting constantly, alongside the protagonist's. The twists come fast and furiously, each one questioning the facts that came before and you'll race to the satisfying end. Often reminded me of John Grisham at his earliest best, but with a feminine touch which is quite unique.
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DID HE, OR DIDN'T HE?
Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defence lawyers. When she gets a phone call informing her that her former fiancée has been arrested for a triple homicide there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him - and why?
But, as the evidence against him mounts, Olivia is soon forced to confront her doubts.
Alafair Burkeis the Edgar-nominated, New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including Find Me, The Ex, The Wife, The Better Sister, and the co-author of the best-selling ‘Under Suspicion’ series with Mary Higgins Clark. The Better Sister is being adapted for television by Amazon Prime, and will star Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. A former prosecutor, and now a professor of criminal law, she recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded the prestigious Pinckley Prize in 2023. She lives in New York.
