Guilt by association : a novel

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Title:

Guilt by association : a novel

Author:

Clark, Marcia, author.

Series:

Rachel Knight ;

Series Number:

Summary:

District attorney Rachel Knight tries to find a way to clear the name of a close colleague, Jake Pahlmeyer, who died in what is suspected as a murder/suicide, while taking on his politically-charged case, involving a sexual assault against the teenage daughter of a prominent Los Angeles doctor who claims to know the identity of the assailant.

Audience:

Adult Follett Library Resources

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

356 p. ; 25 cm.

Genre:

Legal fiction (Literature)

Subject Term:

Public prosecutors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Mulholland Books,

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780316129510

Publication Information:

New York : Mulholland Books, 2011.

Call Number:

CLARK

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Summary

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.

Author Notes

Marcia Rachel Clark (nee Kleks), was born in 1953. She came to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in the notoriously high-profile criminal trial of O.J. Simpson in 1996. Prior to the trial, she had served the Los Angeles District Attorney's office for thirteen years, winning all her murder convictions.

Clark wrote Without A Doubt, a recount of the trial and the reasons for concluding that Simpson was, without a doubt, guilty of double murder. The book was published in 1997 and was a bestseller.

After the trial and a bitter custody battle for her two sons, Clark ended her law career. She has appeared as a regular guest on cable political and news talk shows.

Clark resides on the west coast with her two sons.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

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. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

"Former Los Angeles prosecutor Clark's debut novel is well polished, using her insider experience to create a fast-paced mystery," gushed our reviewer, who also praised narrator January LaVoy. Listeners meet protagonist DA Rachel Knight, who is investigating two cases simultaneously-one official, the other under the table. Clark has joined the ranks of lawyers who have become best-selling authors. (LJ 9/15/11) (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.