One of our Debuts of the Year 2011.
This is one hell of a debut novel. It’s a super sharp, superbly constructed page-turning legal thriller introducing us to a new protagonist, Los Angeles D.A.Rachel Knight, who you will want to read more about – and fear not more will be on the way. The realism of the book isn’t surprising when you find out that the author Marcia Clark was the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder case.

A Deputy DA specialising in high-profile cases, Rachel Knight is addicted to her work and fiercely loyal to her friends. But when her colleague Jake is found dead in a seedy Los Angeles hotel room next to the body of a teenage male prostitute, Rachel realises she might not know those around her as well as she thinks. The police want to write off Jake's death as a straightforward murder/suicide.
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A Deputy DA specialising in high-profile cases, Rachel Knight is addicted to her work and fiercely loyal to her friends. But when her colleague Jake is found dead in a seedy Los Angeles hotel room next to the body of a teenage male prostitute, Rachel realises she might not know those around her as well as she thinks.
Guilt by Association features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Guilt by Association was written by Marcia Clark and published by Mulholland Books an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Guilt by Association has 368 pages
Yes it is part of Rachel Knight series
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