Blurb:
A murder investigation draws firebrand attorney
Samantha Brinkman into her boyfriend’s past in this novel of high-risk suspense
by bestselling author Marcia Clark.
When it
comes to relationships and self-preservation, defense attorney Samantha
Brinkman has always been cut and run. But it’s different with her new lover,
Niko, an ambitious and globally famous entrepreneur. Sam is putting her faith
in him. She has to. He’s also her new client—a suspect in the murder of an
investor whose shady dealings turned Niko’s good life upside down.
He had the
motive: revenge. As did many others who banked a fortune on the wrong man. That’s
a point in Niko’s favor. So is his alibi for the day of the slaying. Until that
alibi mysteriously disappears. As Sam’s feverish search for another viable
killer begins, the investigation only leads deeper into Niko’s past and its
secrets.
From the
darkest suspicions to final judgment, fighting for Niko is Sam’s job. To do it,
she must risk everything on a man who could make all her worst fears come true.
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Here’s Publishers Weekly’s starred review:
In Clark’s excellent fourth thriller featuring L.A. defense
attorney Samantha “Sam” Brinkman (after 2017’s Snap Judgment), Sam has found her dream
man in Niko Ferrell, a funny, smart hunk who’s achieved global fame and fortune
with a business empire centered on his martial arts skills. Her cynical belief
that her happiness is too good to last is validated when their vacation on Bora
Bora is interrupted by news that Gold Strike Enterprises, a company Niko
invested in, has gone under.
While the significant financial loss is one Niko
can afford, the same isn’t true for others to whom he recommended the
investment, including his mother, who’s wiped out and suffers a debilitating
stroke from the resultant stress. That tragedy gives Niko a powerful motive for
murder. When Niko and Sam discover the dead body of one of the men who ran Gold
Strike, Niko becomes the prime suspect in what turns into a homicide case. Sam’s
need to believe her boyfriend’s innocence is tested when she learns secrets
about his past he withheld from her.
The plot twists are both plausible and shocking in this
intelligent page-turner. Fans of whodunits featuring ethical dilemmas will be
pleased.
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