Clear And Convincing Proof
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Publisher Description
When attorney Barbara Holloway takes a case, there's no middle ground: it's her rules, her way. Now, as she finds herself at the helm of a complex defence involving the murder of a man everybody loathed, all she needs is what she most lacks clear and convincing proof.
The Kelso/McIvey rehabilitation center is a place of hope and healing for its patients and for the dedicated volunteers who work there. For beautiful Annie McIvey in particular, it's a sanctuary from her cruel husband; and for directors Naomi and Greg Boardman it's the culmination of a lifelong dream. But it's a dream about to be destroyed by Annie's husband David
A brilliant surgeon, an implacable misogynist, a man whose ego rivals his skill with a scalpel, David McIvey plans to close the doors on the centre's good work and good people, replacing it with a state–of–the–art surgery with him at the helm.
So when David's body is discovered outside the clinic early one morning it's no surprise to anyone, especially Barbara Holloway, that somebody dared to stop him in cold blood
Now Barbara must use her razor–sharp instincts and take–no–prisoners attitude to defend the two members of the clinic about to stand trial for his murder. Annie McIvey and Darren Halvord are accused of having an affair and plotting to kill David but Barbara believes a more complex motive lies at the heart of the crime. In order to expose it, she is forced to explore the darkest hiding place – the soul beneath the skin.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Wilhelm's latest Barbara Holloway legal thriller, intrigue swirls around a rehab clinic. Erica Castle, a newcomer to Eugene, Ore., volunteers at the Kelso-McIvey Rehabilitation Center in order to make connections in the community. There she meets a network of friends and neighbors, all of whom become suspects in a murder when one of the clinic's owners, ruthless neurosurgeon David McIvey, is found shot dead after he threatens to shut down the place. The possible guilty parties are legion: McIvey's emotionally abused wife, Annie, is waiting for her pre-nup to expire so she can exit a loveless marriage with something to show; Darren Halvord, a brilliant physical therapist and handsome single father, was spotted at the scene of the crime; Naomi and Greg Boardman, founders of the clinic, have put their hearts and souls into an institution that's about to be destroyed. Enter criminal lawyer Barbara Holloway, known to Wilhelm fans for her appetite for difficult cases. Spunky, with a penchant for legal aid work and jeans and sweatshirts instead of suits and hose, she is retained by the Boardmans to disprove the police's theory: that Halvord and Annie McIvey are lovers who eliminated David McIvey so they could be together. The characters never really rise off the page, but there are engrossing plot twists aplenty, including one last humdinger in which Holloway proves she's well worth her fees.
