Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid likes to be where the action is: at the scene of a crime, at the arrest of a suspect, with the cops on the Major Crimes Team. But when street smart, plugged-in reporter Percy Crenshaw is brutally murdered in the midst of pursuing a major story, she knows the stakes are high…
Within days, cops have a suspect; then a confession. Yet Samantha suspects that something is very wrong, and her concerns keep coming back to the police. The cop who got the confession used tough tactics. The murdered reporter was romantically linked to a cop’s wife. And all of the cops she’s concerned about are close to her live-in boyfriend, Detective Chuck Forbes.
Forced to prosecute a case in which the defendant may be an innocent man, Samantha must tread carefully to uncover the truth about Percy’s murder — without tearing her career, her home life, and the city apart. But just when she thinks her job can’t get any more difficult, another more shocking crime comes to light…
“Absorbing…Burke confidently lays out the procedural details.” —Publishers Weekly on Close Case
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 1/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
From: Barb Mosman
What do you like about this book:
This book is a tale of murder and police/lawyer/media relationships. The author weaves the story around the relationships between "the press", our protectors in blue, and lawyers. It is not a slam against the police, lawyers or the press, but a realistic story that confirms that there are good and bad police, lawyers and reporters. I did not like the frequent use of acronyms used in the story-I didn't know what many of them stood for, but readers that are more knowledgeable about police and/or lawyer speak would really enjoy this book!