Guilt by Association
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3.9 • 289 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Los Angeles D.A. Rachel Knight is a tenacious, wise-cracking, and fiercely intelligent prosecutor in the city's most elite division. When her colleague, Jake, is found dead at a grisly crime scene, Rachel is shaken to the core. She must take over his toughest case: the assault of a young woman from a prominent family.
But she can't stop herself from digging deeper into Jake's death, a decision that exposes a world of power and violence and will have her risking her reputation -- and her life -- to find the truth.
With her tremendous expertise in the nuances of L.A. courts and crime, and with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters, Marcia Clark combines intimate detail, riotous humor, and visceral action in a debut thriller that marks the launch of a major new figure on the crime-writing scene.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Clark, the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial, makes a triumphant fiction debut that catapults her to the same level as Linda Fairstein, her fellow assistant DA turned legal thriller novelist. Clark's alter ego, L.A. deputy DA Rachel Knight, suffers a shocking loss when a close colleague is suspected of committing a murder-suicide. Unable to reconcile her view of the accused with the official investigation, Knight persists in digging on her own, even though her office has been recused from the case. The workaholic also has her hands full with a case she inherited from the dead prosecutor the rape of a 15-year-old girl, Susan Densmore, whose doctor father, a prominent financial backer of Knight's boss, is convinced that he knows who the assailant is. Clark (Without a Doubt with Teresa Carpenter) deftly handles the multiple plot lines. Readers will want to see a lot more of Knight, who combines strength of character and compassion with all-too-human foibles.
Customer Reviews
impressed!
i think i could get into the cast of characters in this book like i do with sue grafton or janet evanovich.
what a great and fun read with quite a twist!!
Guilt by association
I was surprised...this was a great story..well written..and I will pursue other books by Marcia Clark.
Guilty by Association
Gripping. Edge of your seat writing with a touch of suspense. I couldn't put it down and when I did, I couldn't get the story out of my head. If I had had a full day to read this entire book, from first page to last, it would've just taken me a day! Yes, it was that good. I highly recommend it, if you like authors such as Grisham and Patterson. :-)