The Fall Girl
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Lives and lies are inextricably linked by a high-profile murder trial in The Fall Girl, the latest exhilarating legal thriller from bestselling author Marcia Clark.
When Charlie Blair left Chicago behind—and her old life as Lauren Claybourne—for a gig in the Santa Cruz DA’s office, things were supposed to be easier. Or at least nothing that a couple of Xanax and a tumbler of vodka couldn’t handle. The plan had been working, until the murder of a local bail bondsman Shelly Hansen.
Enter: hot-shot prosecutor Erika Lorman, she of the stellar record and unfailing touch with juries, a veritable legend in her own right. Fresh off the prosecution of celebrity chef Blake Steers, the newest resident of California’s penitentiary system and perhaps its most high profile, she’s thrust back into action alongside her new co-chair from the windy city and ready to do anything to put criminals behind bars.
But as the fevered search for answers intensifies and the hunt for a killer continues, secrets from the past threaten to undo not just the case—but Erika and Charlie, too. Expertly plotted and relentlessly paced, The Fall Girl will keep readers guessing until the very end.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the opening pages of this nail-biter from Clark (Final Judgment), Chicago public defender Lauren Claybourne burns all her possessions, including her identification, without explanation. Months later, she resurfaces in Santa Cruz, Calif., as Charlotte "Charlie" Blair, having falsified her résumé as well as her name, which enables her to be hired as an assistant district attorney. Her hopes to maintain a low profile are threatened after she's assigned to assist Erika Lorman, a legendary homicide prosecutor, on a new case. Erika is fresh off the successful prosecution of Blake Steers, "a highly successful and adored celebrity chef," for beating and garroting Natalie Hemingsworth after she broke up with him. But now Erika's been assigned to lead the search for the killer of bail bondswoman Shelly Hansen, who was stabbed to death in her bedroom. For an unspecified reason, Erika fears that revelations from the Hansen inquiry could lead to Steers's conviction being overturned. Meanwhile, Lauren/Charlie worries that press coverage of the Hansen murder will expose her true identity. Clark nimbly keeps readers guessing about her leads' secrets while providing an intriguing solution to the Hansen killing. Clark's legal experience again translates into superior fiction.
