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Defense attorney Clare Westbrook functions very well in crisis mode -- whether taking the media rap for an explosive case or bargaining with her teenaged niece, whom Clare is raising. But a shocking crime -- the murder of her notoriously unethical boss -- is about to test her heart and soul:... read more
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Characters edit
- Tony Sonterra: Male lead (homicide detective) in the book from Scottsdale AZ Police
- Emma: Niece of female lead in book, mother missing and father in jail, living with aunt (lead female in book)
- Harvey Kredd: Defense Attorney
- Loretta: Clare's best friend
- Tracy: Emma's mother and Clare's sister - she is missing and presumed dead by Clare
- James Arren: Emma's father just released from prison
- Justin Netherton: One of Clare's clients
- Clare Westbrook: Defense attorney who works for Harvey Kredd - female lead
- Sylvie Wyand: Friend of Tracy and Clare's from the bar Nipples, where they worked together
- Arlo Browder: Tucson cop
- Thomas Westbrook: Clare's dead father - he left her mother before she was born
- Henley: Sylvie's boyfriend
- Janet Baylin: Add a description of this character.
- Bernice: Emma's dog
- Mrs. Kravinsky: Clare's friendly, clairvoyant next door neighbor
- Denise Robbins
- Kip: Loretta's husband
- Mrs. Dorsett
- Gram: She raised Clare and Tracy after their mother died
- Danny Murdock
- Walter Kass: Westbrook family attorney
- Maria: Dr. Netherton's maid who tells Clare of a connection to her father, Thomas Westbrook, who she never knew
Setting & Locations edit
- Tucson, AZ
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Nipples: Bar Claire, Tracy and Loretta worked in while attending college
- Horny Toad: Bar in Cave Creek, AZ
- Cave Creek, AZ
First Sentence edit
I didn't kill Harvey Kredd; somebody beat me to it.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 61
Authors & Contributors edit
- Linda Lael Miller (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 9780671042530
Page Count: 448
Publisher: Pocket
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 9780671042530
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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