Missing Justice: A Samantha Kincaid Mystery - Alafair Burke

Descriere Missing Justice: A Samantha Kincaid Mystery - Alafair Burke

Following up her acclaimed debut Judgment Calls, Burke brings back Portland's Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid. The search for a missing judge leads her into Portland politics and a labyrinth of crime, corruption, and coverups. \n \nIn the second entry in this sharp, new crime series, the search for a missing judge leads Samantha Kincaid into Portland politics and a labyrinth of crime, corruption, and cover-ups \n (Publishers Weekly) \n \nDeputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid is back at work after an attempt on her life and a promotion into the Major Crimes Unit. When the husband of Portland, Oregon, city judge Clarissa Easterbrook reports her missing and Samantha is called out on the case, she assumes her only job is to make the district attorney look good until the judge turns up. When the police discover evidence of foul play, however, Samantha finds herself unearthing secrets that Clarissa had wanted to stay hidden, the lingering personal tolls of a crime that occurred decades ago. And when those secrets lead to the discovery of corruption at the highest levels of the city's power structure, Samantha realizes that her quest for justice could cost her not only her job but her life.\n \nIn the skillfully plotted, highly suspenseful follow-up to her acclaimed debut, Judgment Calls, Alafair Burke once again demonstrates that she's got what it takes (Michael Connelly). With its irreverent heroine and seamless blend of squad rooms, street scenes, and courtroom drama, Missing Justice confirms Burke's place among the genre's most talented and exciting newcomers.\n

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St. Martin's Griffin

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ENSTK

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9781250024541

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1

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